 Wonderful, Responsive & Tack Sharp |
| Review Date: January 28, 2010 |
| Reviewer: R. A Gibson, San Antonio, TX USA |
| I own a great deal of glass... lenses litter my office. Most of the lenses I'm glad I purchased and a few, well, those go to the Land of Ebay. This one, however, will never be far from my camera(s). I owned the predecessor, the 17-70 f/2.8-4.5 HSM, an excellent lens and a supreme value. Effectively, a 25-105mm, perfect walkabout lens with Macro capability - equally adept at the candid portrait as well as the quick nature shot. Images post process quite well. So, it was a bit of trepidation that I purchased the updated lens... would it perform as well? Would the OS (Image stabilization built into the lens) be effective? Is it still a great value Nikon lens? Fortunately, the answer to all three questions is a resounding yes. If anything, images are a bit sharper out of camera. OS is effective from 2-3 stops. And absolutely, this lens is a phenomenal value especially compared to the fantastic 17-55mm f/2.8 NIKON lens priced at a healthy four figures. So unless you're loaded and/or totally convinced that only Nikon glass can work effectively on Nikon bodies, consider this lens for your arsenal. It's a strong step up from the kit lenses and a healthy competitor to the venerable 17-55mm. |
Great lens at an affordable cost
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| Review Date: January 23, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Sudhakar P. Upadhyaya, Raleigh, NC |
Photography is not my profession. I have been using the older version of this same lens on my D300 for the last year and have loved it. Could not resist the OS version and went for it to test it. But without second thought, I am keeping this.
- The OS works really well as suggested.
- Color reproduction is better than the non-OS version
- Very well built as its predecessor
- Extremely quite OS motor. |
Sigma 17-70 OS review
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| Review Date: March 17, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Cheryl A. Kaskey, |
I recently bought this lens to be used on a D80 Nikon body. It is a replacement for a Nikon 18-70 lens. In the time that I have had this lens I have been real pleased with the performance of the lens. I have had no problems with the auto-focus system. It is fast and locks solidly. I have had no problems even in low light conditions.
The os works good but it doesn't always release right away. If I shut off the camera it releases right away but if left on it takes approx.30 seconds to turn off.
This lens is quite sharp when stopped down to F5.6 and destroys the Nikon 18-70 lens across the entire focal range. It has a fair amount of distortion at wide angle but not as much as the 18-70.
One thing that I'm going to have to get used to is the focus ring rotates when zooming in or out and I tend to have my hand touching the focus ring accidentally. Hopefully I can adjust to this.
I think for this price range lens it is built very solidly.
Unless the durability is less than I expect I will be quite happy with my purchase. I would have given this lens a 4.5 stars if it had been offered but I think there are other lenses that are faster and better so I couldn't give it a 5 star rating.
Since this lens was bought as a replacement for my Nikon 18-70 I am happy with the results. It has less distortion,a little more wide angle, a stabilized lens, and better picture quality. Life is good!!!
April 1, 2010
After spending a lot more time with this lens I have upgraded my rating from a 4 to a 5 star. This lens is able to take some incredible images. I am really impressed with the sharp images from this lens. It appears to me to be a real gem!!
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Very sharp lens, excellent image stabilization
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| Review Date: March 20, 2010 |
| Reviewer: John M. Bacheller, Latham, NY USA |
| I've had this lens for only a few days, but it's clearly a worthy successor to the old 17-70mm non-stabilized lens that it replaced. It is well built, both the AF and image stabilization work well, and is compact. The f:2.8 - 4.0 maximum aperture with the built in stabilization gives it a significant low light advantage. Images are very sharp. This is a great step up from the standard 18-55IS lens that comes on the camera, giving both better low light performance and greater range. I have a Canon 50D and checked the accuracy of the AF, and found that it was quite accurate - it does not front or back focus. |
Sigma 17-70MM f/2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM Lens
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| Review Date: April 5, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Stephen R. Ellis, Fernley, NV, US |
| I recently perchased a Nikon D90 from Amazon. A Nikkor 18-105mm lens came with it. All pictures were good except when I took close-up photos, like flowers. I tried a close-up lens set but there wasn't any variation. I ordered the Sigma 17-70mm DC Macro OS HSM lens from Amazon. What a difference! The wide angle is great for Family photos and close ups of cars. The MACRO is good enough to capture the pollon on the pistol of the flower. I love the performace and the price of the Sigma 17-70mm DC Macro OS HSM! |
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