My Canon 400D SLR came with a standard kit lens that was fine at first as I learnt how to get the best out of my new camera. However all the reviews I read have criticised the kit lens and suggested that you could get much better results by replacing it with something better. I knew I wanted a lens that would enable me to take both wide angled shots and distance shots. I like to photograph wild life so a decent zoom lens was my priority. I had a limited budget so couldn't afford to buy several different lenses and wanted to buy 1 lens that would meet all my requirements and not break the bank! I did lots of research and was impressed by the specifications of ...  Read the complete review

When I first started out in SLR photography I wanted zoom, zoom and more zoom......A bit like a tech geek who wants more RAM for his PC as he thinks it makes it 'better' But as I became more involved with taking photos it turned out that I had an epiphany, that zoom wasn't the be all and end all of something especially if you wanted to take a wide angled shot of the pristine Snowdonian landscape in rubbish weather which involved taking that massive zoom lens off to put a smaller wide angled lens on, water and dust and dirt would creep into the sensor and before you knew it you had rubbish photos anyway.......Step forward the amazing utility lens which has both wide ...  Read the complete review

I bought this lens after a massive amount of research, I wanted to find a lens that compromised of two possible lens into one big lens so it would be easier to carry around. I also was feeling very limited by the current lens I had which was Canon 18-55mm basic kit lens. Most important thing I focussed on was the focal length; 18-200mm. It has an optical zoom of 11 times. This lens has a maximum aperture of F/3.5-6.3. One of the main issue with this lens is that when at 18mm, it has a maximum aperture of F/3.5 but move to 200mm, the max aperture increases to F/6.3. This is annoying as you have to control the lightning even more than you would have to. Also, ...  Read the complete review

the sigma lens we have found as avey high quality product , we went round california and found this great as a travel lens, because it gives you huge focal options from one lens cutting down the need to carry another lens. not having to change the lens means less chance of getting dust on the camera sensor and also not missing that breath taking picture! i find this lens as high quality as other more expensive brands, it is a good size and not too heavy and very easy to fit, sigma also make for a wide range of cameras but you have too make sure you buy the correct lens that fits your camera. i would rate this lens very high as i say it has travelled along way ...  Read the complete review