90% of DSLRs are crop frame and most of their users have no idea of what a full frame camera really offers. I am happy that sigma brought this versatile lens with big aperture. ☺️

4 years later the quality of this video is still amazing!

Lets use this go pro stabilizer! **cue shakiest go pro footage possible**

I use the sigma 18-35mm, 35mm f1.4 and 50mm f1.4 Art lenses on my canon 70d. I can honestly say they are phenomenally sharp and very satisfying to use.

Volume (audio) is a little low and the gopro stabilizer is definitely not good, but the lens comparisons were excellent. Thanks TCS!

I'm buying this for my D5500, Full Frame quality on a crop sensor at a cheap price, amazing Sigma!

So...no one noticed the bear in the background at 2:22

if sigma make something like 50-100 f1.8 for crop body, I will definitely grab one.

I've​been earning my living from photography for over forty years, and I've recently gone BACK to crop sensor from full frame, and don't regret it at all. There's a lot of mileage left in the aps-c format, and all the while there are cameras about like Canon's 80D/7Dii and Nikon's D7500/D500, I think that's going to continue for a LONG time. Also, many modern EF-S and AF-S lenses offer insane levels of performance for little outlay.

I use the Sigma 18-35 F/1.8 and think it is superb. Great review guys, I agree with your opinions. The Sigma 18-35 is a much better lens than some people give it credit for.

holy shit are you sure he used the stabilizer on the gopro?

Love the bear in the background at 2:19

This was a great and simple comparison. Loved the addition of the gimbal review at the end. Keep up the great works guys!

Great video guys! Also thank you to Levi for trying that garbage GoPro gimbal. I DO NOT WANT! Lol Great sound and look in that last shot of Jordan and Dave. I assume that was the FS7, what was the lens and sound setup?

Nice review guys and just a reminder : Nikon 28mm 2.0 N Ai $90, 1972... second hand. Huge optic : compares with vintage cinelens... U won't get it new, but works like it is... Second market is always there and could be the third choice for some here.

Jorden, great review. I am getting the Sigma in this week. I was very happy with the 30 f1.4 A as well.

I noticed you shot the Sigma @ f16. I use this lens a lot for landscape, and f16 is its smallest aperture and I've yet to notice any diffraction. I shoot both on the 7D II, mainly for wildlife, and the 5D III for just about everything else, but this lens gives me a brilliant wide (29mm on a 1.6 crop) to mid (52mm) lens. I know the maths don't really work out like this but it's a fair guide. Out of all my lenses, this and my Canon 100mm f2.8 macro, are the only two that are always in my bag.

Excellent Review. I can see this to be useful for so many guys out there.

This review comes late but I need it so much.

Thanks for a great review.. My Sony RX100 will be sold soon and then I'm upgrading to a Nikon D5500 body. Looks like the first lens will be the Sigma 18-35 f1.8. Images look awesome

It still baffles me that i get scoffed at when I bring out my fantastic 3rd party lenses by a lot of busy pros. What I find annoying is that they dont even want to listen about whats so compelling about these lenses. I sit there just shaking my head. I guess this is why Nik and Canon are able to get away with their prices so high. Great video guys, thanks!

Just throwing this out there... the 18-35 becomes a pretty damn good 35mm 1.8 on full frame. It's not FLAWLESS, it does have a little bit of vignetting on the corners, but it's pretty damn good. Not too shabby for a lens that shouldn't even be compatible.

Its been 5 years now and the most obvious change doesn't deal with the lens, but the Gopro video quality. Now we get stabilize video better than that gimbal straight out of the camera. Also, I just bought the lens new for $480 with the base and I'm excited to use it. Its been on my wish list since it came out.

Don't know about the lenses but watching this in mid 2021 and I must say, the GoPros have come a looooong way.

Awesome! Liked the end too, that dude explained it very well!

am i the only one that gives thumbs up just that awesome intro music?

These are the type of videos that I subscribed to see

Sigma has been playing very outstandingly in the field of camera lens these years... Credit should be given to their R and D team.

Enjoyed the gimbal review at the end!

Hi Levi! Cool to see you in front of the camera. Thanks for giving the gimbal a shake to let us know how it went. How does the display on the back of the gimbal work? Is it through Wi-Fi? I use the WiFi app for my GoPro Hero 3 Black but an frustrated at times by the 10 second delay on the display. Is the 4 better at that or does the gimbal just use a different way to show the video?

Hey there, awesome review. Really thinking about buying this lens for my D5600. What do you think about the Sigma 15-50mm f/2.8? If you had to made a decision and choose this one or that one, which would it be? I already have the Nikkor 50mm f/1.8. Would be interesting to hear people's thoughts. Thanks.

1:26 That is what you would think but it is not true. Full Frame lenses lose quite a bit of resolution on crop sensors. They usually resolve about half of the resolution as they do on Full Frame. If you shoot apsc then get apsc lenses if "sharpness" matters to you. Check out DXO and you will see what I mean.

Sigma pls make this 18-35 f1.8 lens available for Sony E mount too!!!

I really like this lens [the sigma], I do have one small qualm. I do quite a bit of hiking with the lens and camera in a sling [black rapid] at my side. Rubber grip is showing signs of abrasion. The pointed ridges of the zoom ring are somewhat rubbed off on the bottom. Not that this effects the lens optically, I do worry that in a few years it might affect handling. I do recommend the lens, but it is something to watch out for.

Diggin' the new camera angles.

The Sync Action Stabilizer looks pretty rough

great review guys, thanks to you, I just bought this lens to use it on my d7100...

Greart review. Thanks. I'm looking at Sigma now.

Would you recommend these lens for Astrophotography and use on a Sony A6000?

As always I am enjoying TCS video reviews! A pleasure to watch and I intend to like these kind of review more as regular reviews on many well known website. However I have one comment. I'm a photographer and I watch these video's as a photographer. But a bit more overthinking what kind of clothes you wear in front of the camera wouldn't hurt....

Cant wait for the 24mm art to come out

One thing you didn't talk about is when you put the 18-35 lens on a Pentax camera you have built in shake reduction .

I bought one and love it!

Is it safe to say your conclusions on this lens can be applied to the 24-35 FF big brother? Or is it different in certain aspects?

when jordan mentioned you should get a good crop sensor ultra wide for your crop sensor camera then get full frame glass afterward. Does that mean i should get something like the tokina 11-16mm f2.8 first (design for aps-c), then get 35mm , 50mm, 85mm, 24-70mm (full frame)?

Nice comparison. It wouldn't really make sense to get 3 primes in that range though. For competing systems - like fuji - you'd get either an 18mm and 35mm, maybe a 14mm and 23mm etc. Still, nice to see the Sigma is that good. Especially since it pretty much covers a range that has no prime equivalents in Canon (no fast 18mm, fast 20mm, a fast 24mm but a pricey one).

I recently switched from a 70D to a A7ii and though I stand by my decision and am very happy with the Sony it was a real bummer to let go of my 18-35 1.8 in order to get it. I only wish Sigma would develop some FF lenses for the e-mount.

Sigma should really make an equivalent for mirrorless. Sony, Fuji and MFT users would appreciate it, specially if optimized for video.

Real good review! thanks.

Superb video. I have Nikon D3300 with kit lens 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 VR2, 55-200 f/4-5.6 VR1 & 35 mm f/1.8G. I want to use Nikon 85 mm f/1.8G on my Nikon D3300 (1.5x APS-C) for candid shots. It will give me FOV(Field of view) of 127.5 mm. Before purchasing I want to find out how much room is required for me to shoot indoor, should I shoot with my 55-200 set at 85 mm or at 120 mm.

What is the best DSLR for shooting video and what lens would you suggest if i was going to buy one lens outside the kit lens. Ive looked into the Nikon D5300 and D7100, but i noticed you guys shot with the Sony A7s for a video too. Ive looked at so many cameras that im just confusing myself now.. So any help would be appreciated!! Thanks TheCameraStoreTV

Hi, can you explain more on what lens should I buy for my crop body? And, should I buy native e mount lens for my sony or should I buy canon lens with an metabone adopter or speed booster? Thanks.

Quick question: What lens were you using at: 5:07?

Hi there, I've been reading a lot of forum post that people have problem in getting the Sigma 18-35 in focus. Seems the Canon version has the best result. Then Nikon and the Pentax version usually can't focus properly right out of the box and need adjustment either on the lens (through the USB dock) or on the camera. How often of such a problem do you guys see with the Nikon version??

I absolutely love my 18-35 on the D7000! I'm hoping to upgrade to a Sony A7ii, and will really miss this lens.

Have you tried the sigma 18/35 metabones Gh5 combo compared to the sigma on a ff or crop sensor camera? Is there any lose in quality on the gh5 mbs/sigma combo? In regards to video, Cheers 🤠🎥👍

I currently have them manual Samyang 16mm f2.0 and I want to get Nikon 35mm f1.8 as well. Do you recommend me to just get the 35mm for $200 beside the 16mm? Or do you recommend to sell my 16mm and buy the Sigma 18-35mm?

Does using sigma 18-35 on full frame reduces megapixels?

I have watched lot of your videos in the last 3/4 months and love the way you guys explain ins/outs of camera/lens. I just bought Sony a6300 and heard tons of talk around this lens so I decided to try it out. But now when I went to Amazon to place an order it gives me 4 different versions to choose from. I'm now confused which one to get for my Sony a6300. Any recommendation? Do I need any adopter as well? Thanks for all your very helpful reviews!

how about the contrast and colours how dose sigma performs is it good for all round lens

I know this lens have some focus problem, my question is, if you use usb sigma dock to manually adjust the focus will it work well? thank you so much!

Nice! How is this compared to the Tamron 35mm F1.8 with VC wide open as far as sharpness? thanks

@TheCameraStoreTV does Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 have visible distortion and vignetting on Nikon D7500 camera?

I was going to say that you could have stabilized it and it'd be usable footage, but realized you didn't do it for the sake of the bookended review. I think there are better gimbals out there though. Also, GoPro footage could have been corrected a bit so the distortion wasn't as strong.

Chris any chance you could review Sony a5000 for those of us considering entry level mirrorless.

Hi, i have a nikon D5300 aps c camera.. i am thinking to purchase a fx camera because i need that bokeh and low light videography.. Should I settle down for sigma 18-35 1.8 with my 5300? Or should I spend around 7200$ for a new fx cam.. What do you think will help in long run?

Excellent informative video!

Hello, I have an NX1 and was wondering if you know of an adapter I can use for the SIGMA 18-35mm. Thank you :)

This bromance is stronger than Franco & Rogen.

How does it work perfectly without stabilizer

Enjoyed this. Thanks.

Maybe its just me but do the Sigma images look a tad flat?

help, looking at getting this lens but not sure whether to go with a Nikon fit for my d7100 or a sony fit for my a6000. any advice would be appreciated

Hy do you tested the focus with left/right focus points on D7200? , i bought one of this lens and only the central focus point its usable the left/right points its unusable the images with left/right points has front focus. Răspunde

this is really helpful for me!

What did you film this with? The picture is so sharp and clear

Would love to get The Camera Stores opinion on the new Tokina 11-20mm

You say they're both Full Frame lenses but isn't the Sigma is only a Crop lens.

Does that fits on a Nikon d3100?

Well... not buying that gimbal, jittery as heck.

Levi - Not bad dude!

I hate this video editing, not enough time to enjoy and analyze photos you take, this is kind of a happy photo walk, please change that, this is a nice channel to learn about photography. Thank you!

GUYS: DO THE LATEST FIRMWARE UPDATE FROM NIKON (1.04) TO YOUR NIKON D7200 AND GET THE ABSOLUTE BEST PERFORMANCE OF YOUR SIGMA ART 18-35!!! The issues that plagued the Sigma/D7200 is gone!!! I tried it many times and is razor-sharp anywhere in the focus group! do not get rid of your Nikon D7200 or Sigma 18-35 ART

i expected nothing less from the sharpest crop body zoom lens and i kinda want one, but that range is just not very useful (to me anyway) not once you have a 10-20mm, a 50mm and a 70-300mm, i suppose it's great for street photography though

I've been looking at the sigma for way too long. Take my money Jordan.

Guys can you review the a77 markii with 16 50mm? Im thinking to buy but there is no good review about it thanks guys

Wow, the stabilizer looked sh*t. Pardon my language. There are much better ones out there. Feiyu Tech is a big player (knoptop just did a video on this). I'm personally looking forward to the H1 from Pilotfly to hit the EU market, atleast that one looks really promising (it's for a bit bigger cameras, think: GH4, LX100, A7S and NX1). Probably more like it to be announced at NAB with release dates later this year. With dropping prices as more companies do these kind of handheld pistol grip gimbals. Kind of the thing the Nebula 4000 really booted up. But back to lenses. For my Nikon D5300 I have the 18-55mm II kit lens, the 35mm f/1.8 DX lens, the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 which is adorbz! The Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 II, then some other Nikon beasts: the Nikkor good ol' AI-S 28mm f/2.8, AF-S 28-70mm f2.8D ED and AF 80-200mm f/2.8D ED. Would love to get the 750D, but actually as a hybrid shooter, I'd rather stay mirrorless and use a focal reducer on M43 cameras (GH2, GH4, BMPCCs, E-M1). And then Nikon really proves themselves! I can use cheap adapters or focal reducers (lens turbo/speedbooster) whilst still being able to control the aperture! The Sigma 18-55mm f/1.8 is one of the most brilliant lenses for this kind of use. Their ART lens line-up is really top notch.

Man, this is the perfect lens for indie filmaker...

what lens was used for that intro shot? (the first shot of the video)

What camera is this video shot on? I like the skin tones!

Anyone have suggestions for cheaper alternatives to good wide angle lenses for crop bodies? The sigma looks real nice.. but I mean in the 400-600 dollar range?

I wish they'd make this lens for Samsung NX as well, it would be great on my NX1.

GOOD FREAKING VIDEO!!!

What are your thoughts about new Tamron 15-30 with VC ? :)

Will the Nikon version of this work on my d3200 ? I read that I need a 7100 to have the auto focus work on the lens, but on Amazon people are recommending this lens on the 3200

highly highly doubt some generic lens with hacked AF algorithms performs more consistently than OEM glass in most situations. For the 10,000x time, AF lock doesn't not automatically mean actual AF on the subject you want, especially with ring type motors.

why can not I take sharp pictures with my Nikon D3200 camera with SIGMA Lens 18-35mm f / 1.8? I use 125 Shott speed f / 8, ISO 100, what must I change in my camera settings?

@Levi: I am afraid the Gopro Gimbal you tested is not really a good one ;-) Did you ever try the G4 Gimbal? I think you will be impressed because the results will be much better and it's also more compact and easier to handle. Maybe you can give it a try in near future...? At least: No! I am not working for the vendor, but we bought a G4 and we are really impressed how good it works :-)

tell your buddy his go pro gimble is horrible, awesome upload though, great vid.

Jordan speaks the truth