Sigma 17-50

[Randy]

What say you Cafe ?

 

[Randy]

Never mind I just realized it’s a DX lens

 

[Palouse]

Yeah, loved the Nikon version on my D2X, but heavy!

 

[ac12]

Yup DX lens.
FYI, here is my expererience with it:

• STIFF zoom ring.
  • I have to grab the zoom ring with my hand and use my hand/arm to turn it. I cannot turn it with just my fingers.
  • This makes it hard to easily and quickly set the zoom ring.
  • I think this is due in part to the short 60 degree throw of the zoom ring, where it has less leverage to push out the extending optics.
• Short 60 degree zoom throw
  • The short STIFF throw makes it difficult set the zoom precisely. I usually under or overshoot the desired zoom setting.
  • So I zoom wide then crop in post.
• Zoom ring turns in the OPPOSITE direction than Nikon zooms.
  • If you zoom with muscle memory, this can be BAD.
  • Shooting volleyball, I kept turning the zoom ring the wrong way, and losing shots.
    • Zooming to tele, rather than wide.
  • For me, this was the most frustrating experience of using the lens. After 15-20 minutes of this, I just gave up, put the lens away and switched to my primes.

For a DX lens, I would recommend the Tamron 17-50/2.8 NON-VR.
Though older, it is a much more user friendly lens than the Sigma.