Great review. This adds so much value to the APS-C line. If they complete the trinity it'd be crazy carrying the entire set in a small lens bag. Pair with the 16 and 56 1.4 and it'd cover pretty much every need. Thank you Sigma!

I just received this lens today. Is superb and very very sharp. 100% recommended. Perfect match with the a6600

we are slowly getting to the 10-300 f/1.2 pancake.

We have to appreciate that Dustin is replying every comments to give suggestion

Your reviews are brilliant in the real world sense as well as the studio test scenarios, thank you 🙏

Sigma explained their choice to leave out os in their release video. They prioritized small size and os would have worked against that goal. I wonder if all that correction impacts the quality of the image corners. A nice review and amazing how early you got it so you could time the review with the official announcement.

Outstanding images and review. Always a pleasure. I was excited to replace my a6400 kit lens with this when it was announced but I'm really not sure whether it's worth it without image stabilization. :/

Hit a quick like on my way to work. I already know the results of this review. Thanks Dustin in advance. Catch the rest at lunch time.

Thanks Dustin for this no nonsense and eloquent review with real world application!

No plans of buying this lens since I'm keeping my Sony 16-55 but I'm still watching this because this is a Dustin Abbott video.

Hi Dustin...thank you so much for taking the time to answer all of these and other questions. You are really the only reviewer that I have confidence in...! Quick question about image quality of this lens vs the Sony 18-135 and the Tamron 17-70. I am a full frame user but relay upon my A6000 for travel and more casual photos.

just got one in a $550 bundle. I wish it had oss but i really liked the compactness. I have accepted that if it is not compact, my a6000 will just sit more than not. I really like the size, it is perfect.

Just got mine today and sold my sigma 16mm next could be my sigma 30mm but I will keep one of my top favorite lenses the 56mm

Another typically thorough review of a lens that will have major market appeal given the very, very large number of Sony a6series bodies in the real world. A lens that has very broad appeal. Lack of image stabilisation is not an issue for me as I rarely shoot video. Have already ordered this lens. Now have a 6400, was content with my a6000, still have it, however the IAF on the 6400 is just soooh useful. Sony really owe Sigma a huge vote of thanks in, some years' ago, and even now, filling in the gaps in Sony's very limited native glass. I don't pixel peep, or pore over MTF graphs and this is all the lens I need + my Sigma trio- the 56 1.4 is just superb. I trust that you and your family enjoy the Festive Season and that 2022 is less challenging ,on many fronts, than this year.

I got the Tamron 18-70 mainly on the strength of your excellent review and i have been very pleased with it -indeed and still am. HOWEVER i quite agree that it is a heavy lump and since i do a lot of hiking and only sometimes take a monopod think i will purchase this lens as well for travelling or, as you say, as a 'pick up' combination on my A6400. I should say that i already have and use the 'magic Sigma 3' but thats just too many to pack on many trips!

Im so glad I clicked on this review. It was really good and helpful and you even inclduded astro photogrpahy samples ! May I ask which bortle ratio you had were you shot the picture ?

Its very interesting how sigma is now designing with mirrorless and form factor in mind. Also the compact size is perhaps also in line with their FP/L camera line wherein one could use the lens in super 35 just as with the higher res sony FF cameras which give a good aps-c mode - so it also becomes a very compact video lens. And with the new a7iv in crop mode one has such a compact lens for 4k 60 with ibis & extra software stabilization. Also closer MFD is not meant to give a macro like resolution but can bring out more texture. So in such a minimal package a lot of density and versatility! And as usual a highly nuanced multi dimensional review

This lens will fly on a crane m2 gimbal! I was in the mark of a a good 23-24 prime lens and I feel so spoiled with this lens! 24mm result is fantastic and not shy from a prime! Also at 18 and more importantly 50 it is so acceptable....What else do we want? A great tiny lens to match the tiny size of apsc bodies. This will be easily the sigma's best seller lens in a couple of years.

So glad I found your channel! The sheer amount of information and attention to detail included in your reviews are very impressive. Thank you for all your hard work. I'm migrating from Nikon (anyone remember Nikon?) and trying to decide between the Fuji and Sony APS-C ecosystems. For camera bodies, I'm thinking of The Fuji XT-3 vs Sony a6400. For lenses, I'm trying to decide between the Fuji Fujinon XF 16-55mm f/ 2.8 R LM WR or the Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN. I'll be shooting mostly product photography and fashion indoors. The XT-3 has superior video capabilities but the Sony has better auto focus/eye detect, so it's pretty even for the bodies. I'll only have the budget for one lens, so that is going to be the major deciding factor for me. Which lens do you think is superior?

Awesome review as usual. Thank you!

Nice review, like the unabashed Ontario setting. I think Dustin said it at the very beginning... Where was this lens 5-7 years ago? I have the Sony 16-55 (which costs $1100US in Canada). It's twice the price but it is a fantastic lens in everything it does and includes that value extra few millimentres at the wide end. The Sigma is a compelling lens, a small, f2.8. It's nice for new E-mount users who have the choice. Keep us the good work Dustin. Do you think a 50-135 f2.8 is next - that would break some truly new ground!

The distortion is corrected automatically, when "lens compensation" is put to "auto" in camera menue. Also works with RAW files, no need to do the correction in post process!

Great review! Just bought this lens with the A6700. Love it! So sharp, so fast af, great towards the sun, ok "sun star" actually, and great bokeh at this price point! 🙂

Thank you Dustin for this superb work. All relevant informations are there for all to use to make a clever choice. Another great content, thank you for your investment. Bravo !

Great value! 😊

I love all of your reviews; very detailed. The folks over at DPreview when reviewing this lens, noticed.a bit of Longitudinal Chromatic Aberration. Maybe I missed if you mentioned it. Was it an issue during your review?

Hi Dustin, Maybe this is a odd question, but If I have to choose one from Tamron 11-20mm f2.8 vs Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8, which one should I go for ? My requirements are travel photography, portraits of my daughter/wife and landscapes like mountains/ponds. Also I visit to cities in night so I take pics of architecture buildings that are glowed in night.

This would a nice one for subtle street photography

Hi Dustin! Great review as always. One question tho. I have sony fx30 and i dont have any lens right now. I am in between to get sigma 1.4 16mm plus tamron 28-75 g2 or i can get only this lens and call the day! I am looking for video shooting mostly(like ancient ruins, zoo, jungle, hiking, church, streets animals) and some photos here and there. I am also going to shoot talking head videos in door. Do you think this lens is good enough for all of these or i should go for 2 lens combo? (Or if you have better suggestions) I am also planning to use 4k 120fps option in Fx30 which has 1.5 more crop on top of apsc crop! Thanks for reply in advance!

The real question for me is this… While shooting I honestly hate switching between my sigma trio lenses. I know the focal lengths are different between the trio and this zoom, but for all intents and purposes will this suffice as a one and done for photo and video without too much loss of quality?

I am torn between this 18-50 2.8 vs sony 18105 and 18135 for when I want to travel or hiking light. 135 will give you more range and a used copy will allow me to buy another fast 1.8 or 1.4 prime. 18-50 2.8 will allow me to take indoor restaurant or food photos. Any recommendation?

Excellent review, first time here on the channel but I’ll be back!

Is anyone else totally on the fence with this lens? The 6600 has IBIS, so that is my game. But there is just someting about this lens that makes me reluctant to pull the trigger. This could be a lens for everything in my work - street, documentary-style, journalism - but what is it that makes me hesitate? Opinions and suggestions, please. And this Dustin Abbot fellow it pretty sweet.

Nice review and what do you think is this Sigma 18-50 better buy than Fuji 18-55 2.8-4 or 16-80mm f4 or maybe even 16-55 2.8 (of course for Fuji release end of year but will be the same like for Sony). From pictures that I see (Sigma 18-50) on some reviews the sharpness and IQ looks amazing even at corners. Bokeh is also not bad. Maybe is even better than heavy 16-55 2.8 ?

Hi Dustin, thank you for this really informative review. I am a FujiX shooter and I am currently using the Fuji 16-55 f2.8 (your review of this lens was also really helpful). Any thoughts on how this Sigma 18-50 would compare with the Fuji 16-55 in terms of image quality? I am more than happy with the images I get from the 16-55, but size and price of the Sigma are definitely appealing (I heard that this little zoom from Sigma coulb be available on the Fuji X mount by the end of the year...). Thanks!

would love ti see a tel option to pair with this 50-200 f2.8 or even 70-250

Great review, as always. THANK YOU !!!!! regards, Dan

Great video! Would this work on the Lumix S5ii ?

Awesome review..if you have SONY a6600 IBIS, which one u wish to buy? Tamron 17-70mm or Sigma 18-55mm? Not so important about focal length difference..

Hi Justin. I am very new to this. Just brought first camera a used Sony A6000, as I would like to try out first before putting too much money. Now the time to choose first lens. Which one you recommend I am thinking of Sony 18-135, Sigma 18-50, Sigma 30, and Sigma 56, but to start with I only have budget to buy maximum 2 lenses. Could you please give me advise if I can only pick up one, which one to start? If I can pick up 2 of them, which ones? Thanks a lot for your help!

Currently I'm saving for Sony 16-55 f2.8. For me it is important the lens is compact. I expect the image quality of sony is little bit better but also more expensive. Which one would you recommend?

Hello Dustin, I'm buying my first ever camera next month and i was(still am) so confused about the sigma 18-50, sigma trio and tamron 17-70. I am a complete beginner and i want to buy this 18-50 but the distortion part is not sitting quite right with me. Can you please tell me if that would be much of a problem during travels(landscape photography) and moderate portrait photography? Your insight is very valuable for me

Any thoughts on how this might compare to 28-70mm 2.8 DG DN Sigma? I know different formats, but just in terms of OOF smoothness, build quality, focusing speed and overall impressions.

Hi Dustin, thank you for another beautiful review. What's the difference between a fully vs partial splash and dust protected lens in terms of sensor dust problems? Can dust reach the sensor on a partial tropicalized lens as well? Thanks

Too bad it doesn't have OS, but otherwise a great little lens.

Thanks for the video Dustin very nice. I have a question for you I just bought ZV E10 and I need to buy 3 lenses for going on holidays to Europe, I am struggling with the choosing, since I want to take photos of landscape and cities, also on people, day and night. So between tamron 11-20 f 2.8, Sony 11 mm f1.8, Sigma 16 mm f1.4, Sigma 18-50 f 2,8, Tamron 17-70 f2.8 and Tamron 18-300 F3.5 -6.3, which 3 lenses would you pick for the trip( theses are my first lenses) Thanks a lot for your help

great video. What small tripod are you using at the beginning of the video?

Maybe there will be a Leica version of this lens ?

Better to go with the 3 prime lenses Sigma has had, or switch to this new lens instead? Right now I only have 1/3 of the Sigma trio lenses being the Sigma 16mm 1.4.

Great.. Now all we need is a 10-18mm f/2.8 and a 50-180mm (preferably upto 200mm) f/2.8 with Optical Stabilization...!

Do the Sony APS-C cameras allow to focus bracketing? Because that combined with the 18mm macro this lens provide without breathing would be extremely interesting.

Great review,This lens very fantastic.

Nice video Can i use this lens for food photography ?

would love to get this lense for my Z50...

Would this lens perform as well as the sigma prime lens 56mm at 2.8?

Brother please tell me it is better than Sony Zeiss 16 70 I have sony 1670 please reply soon

I plan to buy this lens Sigma 18-50mm for Sony A6400, i still worry with lens Sigma 30 mm. I come from Vietnam

Anybody around here who could say if it would be possible to add a wide angle attachement to it?

What's the tripod you are using in this video?

Can you tell me please if is better than Sigma 16 mm ?

Can this lens be used on a7riii?

What’s the small tripod you use?

Would you recommend I sell my sigma 30mm and 16mm to have an all in one?

Very precise review. Nice

This vs 30mm F1.4 Sigma ?

If Sigma only would make this for Fujifilm X-mount…

Any 2.8 lenses for my Sony a 58 a mount camera?

Wow, that was a beautiful cat.

This or sigma 1.4 16mm?

The 17-50 2.8 with stabilization was better. Also because you the 17 mm! At this point who cares about the weight? It is better the tamron 17-70...as its weight is barely thre same to the old sigma 17-50 2.8 OS HSM

Worst lense i have used for video… can follow focus for its life… tried 3 off them on 3 bodys . Same outcome. Sigma said this is how it works…..