Even though this is a public PC, I decided to sign in to post this comment, after reading some negative comments down. IMO this is one of the most straight forward review about the Sigma 17-50. I was so confused before buying this lens, and this video totally, undoubtedly cleared all my questions. About it's prime usage, whether it's a lens for landscapes or no, how is the artistic effect- you covered everything very well. Thanks a lot for this video.
I think that the reason someone would buy this lens to replace the 18-55 kit lens is not the sharpness but the 2.8 constant aperture. That being said, perhaps it would have been more illustrative if the comparisons were made to highlight the low light performance between the two and also the video performance when zooming.
THe 17-50 has better sharpness. Even wide open. If you put it at the same apertures a kit lens would work at, it is vastly superior. The onyl bad thing about this lens is that the focus motor is a bit slow and the ring has like 45 degrees of turning. And the AF motor is not very accurate. I have to use it with Live View to get constantly good focusing. If not it's a mixed bag and not good enough.
chilibean somewhere I read that images clicked by this lens on D5300 stays on the screen for 1 minute or so. N also scrolling through the images is not fast.
I can agree on the scrolling problem. Somehow in my D5300 it disappeared as I switched focus mode on the lens. I do not have the same problem on my new D7200
I have a nikon d5300 and bought this sigma lens due to your recommendation. I love it for stills and video. I even uploaded my first cinematic test video using this duo. thanks Newpix. :)
great to know my review helped! I have several fast primes that I love for video, however, none of them beats the versatility of this lens due to the zoom range, fast aperture and image stabilisation! It is my favourite all around travel and run and gun lens!
Nice video. I think it would tell most viewers how this lens would fit their priorities. As a one-man band doing video interviews I find fast zooms really speed up the framing process. And this one is good quality on a budget. Plus it'll work on crop sensor DSLRs and MFT bodies (with adapter). Lot of value there.
You video made me buy the Nikon D5300 instead of the D3400 a few years ago. I didn't have intentions for video work but I'm glad I listened. I do both photography and videography now and have upgraded since. But I thought I'd share this since I'm considering buying this lens
It's a good sign when you find someone who has the same camera and lenses you have! I'm really happy with my nikon d5300 and some days ago just bought this lens... Seems promesing! I had the same problems you had with yuor prime lens several times, and I have 35mm f1.8, a little wider, but not always usable, sometimes it's better a lens that can give you that shot, against the best lens you have
Hi and thank you for the kind words! I see that we can be from the same city, are you from Naples? I see Pinuccio in your profile pic, ogni scarrafone é bell a mamma soja! I have also recently bought the 35mm 1.8, probably the best lens around considering how much you pay it. but this Sigma is always with me when I travel, it is the best travel lens around there. You can do portraits and landscape when on the road, simply amazing :)
Yey! A new video! I'm really hoping to hear someone go indepth with the 35mm 1.8 dx for video work, like how the focus ring handles and whatnot. I remember you talking about it a little bit before, but I'm hoping for more info on it. Keep up the great work, man!
For my canon 77d(APSC), Sigma 17-50, Canon 17-55 2.8 and sigma 18-35....which is better lens for people photography, weddings, travel, portraits, events(mainly indoor)......not a professional but an enthusiast.....image quality is key...
Hello Cristian, i have a remark about what you said when you were comparing the Sigma lens with the Nikon 50mm 1.8. The Nikon 50mm 1.8 lens is designed for a Full frame sensor and since you are using a camera with a cropped sensor, all of the lenses you will use that are designed for Full frame cameras will be magnified by a coefficient that depends on your camera. For the Nikon D5300 the crop factor is 1.53, this means that the Nikon 50mm will actually have a 1.53 x 50mm focal length, which is equal to 76.5mm. The Sigma lens your reviewed has the code DC on the box, which means it was designed for a cropped sensor (DG for full frame), thus 50mm is actually ~50mm. Best regards and good luck with your channel!
Hi Andrei! I thought that these kind of lenses (like also the nikon 35mm 1.8 DX) were only adjusted to have the glass still focusing all the light on the sensor (like different curvature) and not lose light. I thought the crop factor would still apply. But hey always good to know!
Hello Raj, I think you didn't pay much attention to the video, at 11:27 Cristian is comparing the Sigma 17-50 lens (APS-C designed) with the Nikon 50mm F1.8 (an APS lens), which are both mounted on the camera and not shown in the frame. The Nikon kit lens 18-55 is used only as a prop at that time. That's why the bottom frame is magnified, no one is cheating. And if you want to talk proper terminology, the key words are "35mm equivalent" .
Long story short. Nikon 50mm 1.8 is 50mmx1.5 (crop factor) =75mm on a Nikom DX camera. Sigma 17-50mm at 50mm is 50mmx1.5 (crop factor) = 75mm on a Nikon DX camera.
The review was amazing! Just what I was looking for before buying the lens. I really liked the explanation and the tests you performed. But I think you might've missed out on the autofocus aspect 😅. Good luck for the channel growth 👍 and hope to see more reviews and content. Thanks
i', going to buy this sigma 17-50 f2.8 for my canon 80d and i'm still debating should i get a full frame camera i'm not going to be kicking out that kind of money
The reason why you think it's not 50mm, it's because you aren't focusing to infinity. This lens has quite a bit of focus breathing, that's why you get more magnification from your Nikon lens if you are shorter then... well, infinity focus. It's got nothing to do with equivalent like some other dude said; 17-50mm focal lenght for 35mm like all lens. Try shooting a distant object on a tripod.
hi! that is an interesting observation! I have also noticed quite a lot of focus breathing, which I failed to report in this review, as it never really impacted my photos. I will test it for sure, thanks :)
I have a canon 80d and i want to buy this lens and see how good the picture quality is i bought a camera body and it didn't come with a lens so i need one
Hi Newpix! Great Video! :) I have one question. I'm a total noob in photography, so i'm interested how you edited the photos you showed at the end. Do you use a filter on these shots, similar to LUTs in video-post-editing or how are you color-grading your photos?
Hi Crawling8888! Welcome to the photography world! As regards the pictures, no polariser filters were used. I only used a 10 stop ND filter from Walimex that I have bought on amazon. As regards the post processing I do not use any LUTs or presets. Most of it was increasing shadows and decreasing highlights to balance sky and foreground. Then add clarity and saturation. finally to make really the sky pop out I used a graduated filter in Lightoom to lower further the exposure, a bit of dehazing on it. :)
Newpix Wow, thank you! I'll try that out! Your pictures are absolutely awesome, I honestly didn't think that my Nikon D5300 could do that. Really impressive with that Sigma lens and a few post-processing steps :) I hope not to bore you but I've got another question: Do you pay for some plug-ins in lightroom or do you only use the standard stuff? I'm not familiar with lightroom yet, but I can use it because my girlfriend has all the adobe creative programs from her school :D
@@newpix7555 nice! :) I just picked a used up a used one ~1 month ago for 180 Eur. I think that's a bargain + I have only used nifty fifty since then and only on some very few occasions.
Hard to tell if this is a good review or not because the obnoxious sound track is effectively blocking your voice much of the time. Loose the music or MIX IT WAY DOWN while you're talking. Another thing that caught my attention was; why f/11? Did you test both lenses for their "sweet spots"? They may not be the same for both lenses and f/11 may fallout of that range. However, having said all that, it looks as though the Sigma would definitely be a step up from the kit lens. So, thanks for making this video.
Well, primarily for video I do not know. It is very sharp and nice, however for video you cannot use autofocus since it is too unreliable on Nikon for video mode and also noisy. For video purposes I would try to get an old wide prime and stick with it. But if you have the budget, go for it, you can do much more with this versatile zoom (events, people, landscapes).
Hello! Could you please give me a piece of advice? )) I have a standard canon 18-55 lens, I want to change it to a more high-aperture one. I take pictures of my kid, she is always in motion, often at home, where the lighting is weak and I have to turn up the iso to freeze motion at a short shutter speed. As a result, the quality of the photo is awful. And I also like to take pictures of landscapes, but this happens from time to time. What lens would you advise to buy? Now I consider the canon 35 mm f2, it is not cheap, so I don’t want to regret it later. Is this fix lens suitable for portrait and landscape shooting, as well as for video? Or it's better to by sigma 17-50? Thanks a lot if anybody answers!
Well first of all, check the light pollution map. For my location, I don't need to go further than 20 km. Second, the light polluted area must be out of the direction you're shooting. for example, if you're shooting Polaris, that is towards the north, the light polluted region must not be in the north.
I have the 50mm 1.8 and kit lens, and I find the 50mm often times a bit too limiting and too close, and the kit lens just doesn't have as large of an aperture, so I think this will be a good upgrade.
I have the Sigma 17-50 and I love it. I have the f1.8, 50 mm and sold it. Because I didn't use it often enough. Period The background music is annoying.
Something to be warry of. Lens/camera firmware incompatibility. Met with someone selling one of these used. He'd shot it fine on a D7000 for lord knows how long. Well i shoot a D750 and D3300 with the latest firmware. And the sigma 17-50 2.8 hsm OS whatever, this lens, would not AF with my cameras. I expect if ur buying new, thats probably not going to be a problem, as sigma wouldve fixed that out the factory. But this lens has been around a while, and you might be tempted to pick it up used for cheap. But check with the seller, what they shoot, and try before you buy. Cause this thing didnt ship with sigma's newer lens docks, and sigma doesnt say you can update firmware yourself with their docks like with the 18-35 f/1.8. And any nikon compatible with their AF-P line of lenses, may not play nice with this lens, without sending it to sigma for a firmware update. And if i knew it'd be free and/or quick to fix, i'd still have picked it up, but i need a lens this weekend, and hence i'll be getting a cheaper tamron 17-50 2.8 non~os. And if i see another good deal on a compatible sigma, i'll try and flip the tammy. But. Super bummed
Hi! This is a crop-camera lens that it is made to be used with APS-C sensors. The 5DII is a full frame body that would need a normal 24-70 lens not this 17-50 crop-sensor lens. Do you have a 5D mark II?
True! Resolution power of lenses is a very big topic especially when considering cameras with high megapixel count. I remember some issues when the D850 or the Sony A7RIII came out. Too many pixels for cheap lenses.
The majority of people who bought it use it for landscape, too, have you heard about the hyperfocal distance and know how to use it? Can you make a focus and then crop for a zone of maximum sharpness ... Finally are you photographer or youtuber?
Hi Negzak.Not sure to understand your critique. By the way, in my humble opinion if you are all about landscape, this is not the lens to go. As you said, you do not need F2.8 for landscapes, so to me it does not make sense at all to invest in this fast zoom.. Landscapes shooters are always ranging from F8 up to F16 and at that apertures, even the crappy kit lens is not bad if you are not willing to print billboard sizes of your pictures. There are other lenses that you could buy if you wanna go for landscapes. Back to your question I am an enthusiast photographer who happens to share his experiences here on RUclips :) Cheers!
Hi Zinny! The nomenclature is quite confusing you are right. Usually the SMALLER the number the BIGGER the aperture. So saying an aperture of MAXIMUM F2.8 refers to how much the iris of the lens is open; or you can refer to the F stop number and say that the aperture is MINIMUM 2.8. Long story short, the lens ranges from F2.8 to F22. It is very suitable for landscapes as well.
it is a great lens. For travel/landscape/street it is perfect. I thought the it would overlap with the 50 1.8, but it is not absolutely the case. The 50 1.8 is still a little bit longer and bokeh is better and for portraits there is nothing better.
You can get a 35mm 1.8g instead of 50mm 1.8g if you have an APS-C Camera. That's what I did and don't know why I haven't done it sooner. You still get the F1.8 and it's a lot more usable. The 35mm on an APS-C is equivalent as a 50mm is on a full frame camera. The lenses I currently have are, the Sigma 17-50mm F2.8, 35mm 1.8g and the 70-300mm nikkor zoom lens.
You can't go wrong with 35 1.8 and 50 1.8. Bokeh is a lot better on Nikon at 50 1.8/2.8 compared to Sigma at 50mm 2.8. Also, Nikon at 50mm 2.8 is a bit brighter than Sigma at 50mm 2.8.
Take it from someone with 35 years of shooting. Don't buy Sigma lenses. I have owned 5. 2 are now paperweights because they were not forward Canon compatible, one I sold because the optics were severely decentered and had a soft right side. One stopped focusing, and the last one is sitting in storage. By Nikon or Canon or Tamron, don't make my mistakes.
Thanks for your feedback! Could you please check some of the new videos and tell me if the background improved? I lowered it down and equalized it differently. Still experimenting and looking for feedback! Thanks for your time :)
Your background music is annoying and very distracting, therefor I stopped the video and found another so that I might concentrate on what is most important ( The Lens )
Zoom VS Primes.... FIGHT!
smart!! :) I actually sold my kit lens to get this one as well
Newpix I'm looking to do the same. What is a good way to sell a kit lens?
TURN. THE. DANG. MUSIC. DOWN.
Even though this is a public PC, I decided to sign in to post this comment, after reading some negative comments down. IMO this is one of the most straight forward review about the Sigma 17-50. I was so confused before buying this lens, and this video totally, undoubtedly cleared all my questions. About it's prime usage, whether it's a lens for landscapes or no, how is the artistic effect- you covered everything very well. Thanks a lot for this video.
I think that the reason someone would buy this lens to replace the 18-55 kit lens is not the sharpness but the 2.8 constant aperture. That being said, perhaps it would have been more illustrative if the comparisons were made to highlight the low light performance between the two and also the video performance when zooming.
THe 17-50 has better sharpness. Even wide open. If you put it at the same apertures a kit lens would work at, it is vastly superior. The onyl bad thing about this lens is that the focus motor is a bit slow and the ring has like 45 degrees of turning. And the AF motor is not very accurate. I have to use it with Live View to get constantly good focusing. If not it's a mixed bag and not good enough.
The Sigma 17-50 was my first purchase after receiving my Nikon D5300 and I am totally happy with it as my always on lens.
then we got the same setup here! It´s a killer one :) loving it
chilibean somewhere I read that images clicked by this lens on D5300 stays on the screen for 1 minute or so. N also scrolling through the images is not fast.
I can agree on the scrolling problem. Somehow in my D5300 it disappeared as I switched focus mode on the lens.
I do not have the same problem on my new D7200
How was the experience with Nikon D5300? Any issues with the lens compatibility or image quality?
Insights please!
@@JadeBuaya how was your experience with d5600
I have a nikon d5300 and bought this sigma lens due to your recommendation. I love it for stills and video. I even uploaded my first cinematic test video using this duo. thanks Newpix. :)
great to know my review helped! I have several fast primes that I love for video, however, none of them beats the versatility of this lens due to the zoom range, fast aperture and image stabilisation! It is my favourite all around travel and run and gun lens!
Nice video. I think it would tell most viewers how this lens would fit their priorities. As a one-man band doing video interviews I find fast zooms really speed up the framing process. And this one is good quality on a budget. Plus it'll work on crop sensor DSLRs and MFT bodies (with adapter). Lot of value there.
Good job man! Just lower a bit background music, it is sort of distraction lol :D
Snider Motor Sports True story bro!
that was actually my intent -.-
It's distracting in a BAD way... I'm having difficulty following what you're saying. Lol background music should be in the background
No, don't lower, remove it, there's no point for it.
You video made me buy the Nikon D5300 instead of the D3400 a few years ago. I didn't have intentions for video work but I'm glad I listened. I do both photography and videography now and have upgraded since. But I thought I'd share this since I'm considering buying this lens
It's a good sign when you find someone who has the same camera and lenses you have! I'm really happy with my nikon d5300 and some days ago just bought this lens... Seems promesing! I had the same problems you had with yuor prime lens several times, and I have 35mm f1.8, a little wider, but not always usable, sometimes it's better a lens that can give you that shot, against the best lens you have
Hi and thank you for the kind words!
I see that we can be from the same city, are you from Naples? I see Pinuccio in your profile pic, ogni scarrafone é bell a mamma soja!
I have also recently bought the 35mm 1.8, probably the best lens around considering how much you pay it. but this Sigma is always with me when I travel, it is the best travel lens around there. You can do portraits and landscape when on the road, simply amazing :)
Good Reviewing....irritable music. sorry
Thanks for the feedback! :) I will try to lower it down in next videos and make it less intrusive
Yey! A new video! I'm really hoping to hear someone go indepth with the 35mm 1.8 dx for video work, like how the focus ring handles and whatnot. I remember you talking about it a little bit before, but I'm hoping for more info on it.
Keep up the great work, man!
thanks for the support! I have the 50mm and still did not get my hands on a 35mm DX. Would love to! :)
That background music though... I was really waiting for it to stop
I was looking to do an upgrade to my Nikon Kit Lens. I liked your review and ordered the Sigma 17-50 f2.8. I'll let you know how what I think of it.
wha t u think
Waiting for your feedback anytime! I’m considering it now
U liar
You can still do landscapes with 2.8 lenses. Just set the apperture to 8 or above
For my canon 77d(APSC), Sigma 17-50, Canon 17-55 2.8 and sigma 18-35....which is better lens for people photography, weddings, travel, portraits, events(mainly indoor)......not a professional but an enthusiast.....image quality is key...
It's hard to focus on the review because the music is very distracting :/
thank you very much for the feedback! I will make sure to lower it in the next videos :)
Just bought a second one! Gave my daughter my first one to use with the d7100 I gave her. Going to use this new one on my D500.
Great review. What's the autofocus like on this lens? I shoot weddings and read it can hunt a bit in dark? Thank you
HI congrats for the great WORK YOU ARE DOING ON RUclips, I have the same lens and the same camera you are reviewing in this video, so happy with them.
thanks for stopping by! Glad to see that you find my job nice :)
Hello Cristian, i have a remark about what you said when you were comparing the Sigma lens with the Nikon 50mm 1.8. The Nikon 50mm 1.8 lens is designed for a Full frame sensor and since you are using a camera with a cropped sensor, all of the lenses you will use that are designed for Full frame cameras will be magnified by a coefficient that depends on your camera. For the Nikon D5300 the crop factor is 1.53, this means that the Nikon 50mm will actually have a 1.53 x 50mm focal length, which is equal to 76.5mm. The Sigma lens your reviewed has the code DC on the box, which means it was designed for a cropped sensor (DG for full frame), thus 50mm is actually ~50mm. Best regards and good luck with your channel!
Hi Andrei! I thought that these kind of lenses (like also the nikon 35mm 1.8 DX) were only adjusted to have the glass still focusing all the light on the sensor (like different curvature) and not lose light. I thought the crop factor would still apply.
But hey always good to know!
Hello Raj, I think you didn't pay much attention to the video, at 11:27 Cristian is comparing the Sigma 17-50 lens (APS-C designed) with the Nikon 50mm F1.8 (an APS lens), which are both mounted on the camera and not shown in the frame. The Nikon kit lens 18-55 is used only as a prop at that time. That's why the bottom frame is magnified, no one is cheating.
And if you want to talk proper terminology, the key words are "35mm equivalent" .
Long story short. Nikon 50mm 1.8 is 50mmx1.5 (crop factor) =75mm on a Nikom DX camera. Sigma 17-50mm at 50mm is 50mmx1.5 (crop factor) = 75mm on a Nikon DX camera.
How does this lens' image quality compare to Nikon 50mm or 35mm 1.8G?
The Sigma picked up the person walking on the bottom right while the kit lens did not.
Adam Jolley 😂😂😂😂
But... The Nikon lens picked up the flying birds, the Sigma lens did not.
The review was amazing! Just what I was looking for before buying the lens. I really liked the explanation and the tests you performed. But I think you might've missed out on the autofocus aspect 😅. Good luck for the channel growth 👍 and hope to see more reviews and content. Thanks
i', going to buy this sigma 17-50 f2.8 for my canon 80d and i'm still debating should i get a full frame camera i'm not going to be kicking out that kind of money
Bro. Great video. Would aprreciate if u could do a potrait shoot with this sigma.
The reason why you think it's not 50mm, it's because you aren't focusing to infinity. This lens has quite a bit of focus breathing, that's why you get more magnification from your Nikon lens if you are shorter then... well, infinity focus. It's got nothing to do with equivalent like some other dude said; 17-50mm focal lenght for 35mm like all lens. Try shooting a distant object on a tripod.
hi! that is an interesting observation! I have also noticed quite a lot of focus breathing, which I failed to report in this review, as it never really impacted my photos. I will test it for sure, thanks :)
I have a canon 80d and i want to buy this lens and see how good the picture quality is i bought a camera body and it didn't come with a lens so i need one
Hi Newpix! Great Video! :)
I have one question. I'm a total noob in photography, so i'm interested how you edited the photos you showed at the end. Do you use a filter on these shots, similar to LUTs in video-post-editing or how are you color-grading your photos?
Hi Crawling8888!
Welcome to the photography world! As regards the pictures, no polariser filters were used. I only used a 10 stop ND filter from Walimex that I have bought on amazon.
As regards the post processing I do not use any LUTs or presets. Most of it was increasing shadows and decreasing highlights to balance sky and foreground. Then add clarity and saturation. finally to make really the sky pop out I used a graduated filter in Lightoom to lower further the exposure, a bit of dehazing on it. :)
Newpix Wow, thank you! I'll try that out! Your pictures are absolutely awesome, I honestly didn't think that my Nikon D5300 could do that. Really impressive with that Sigma lens and a few post-processing steps :)
I hope not to bore you but I've got another question: Do you pay for some plug-ins in lightroom or do you only use the standard stuff? I'm not familiar with lightroom yet, but I can use it because my girlfriend has all the adobe creative programs from her school :D
I'm using D5500+18-140mm . Is it better than 18-140. I will use it for event, travel, landscape and bit of portrait
We have the same camera. I have 35mm, and 18-200 lens
What’s the os button for please?
Good video however the background music is very distracting.
how about the tamron version?
Can I use a Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 on my Nikon Z6? It is possible to shoot on autofocus as well?
Informative video, great pics, you have skills! 🤓👍
thanks mate! :)
Is the OS of the sigma better than the VR of the Nikon kit lens?
Thanks for the vid. Very nice job. Where are you from - accent wise? :D
Italy! :)
@@newpix7555 nice! :) I just picked a used up a used one ~1 month ago for 180 Eur. I think that's a bargain + I have only used nifty fifty since then and only on some very few occasions.
Can i use this lens with nikon d7000 for weddings
Hard to tell if this is a good review or not because the obnoxious sound track is effectively blocking your voice much of the time. Loose the music or MIX IT WAY DOWN while you're talking. Another thing that caught my attention was; why f/11? Did you test both lenses for their "sweet spots"? They may not be the same for both lenses and f/11 may fallout of that range. However, having said all that, it looks as though the Sigma would definitely be a step up from the kit lens. So, thanks for making this video.
Got this lens for $245 brand new. Is it a good deal?
Yes!
Good review thanks
I'm planning to get this sigma lens for making youtube video. What do you think? Is it still worth it? Nice vid, btw!
Well, primarily for video I do not know. It is very sharp and nice, however for video you cannot use autofocus since it is too unreliable on Nikon for video mode and also noisy. For video purposes I would try to get an old wide prime and stick with it. But if you have the budget, go for it, you can do much more with this versatile zoom (events, people, landscapes).
Hello! Could you please give me a piece of advice? )) I have a standard canon 18-55 lens, I want to change it to a more high-aperture one. I take pictures of my kid, she is always in motion, often at home, where the lighting is weak and I have to turn up the iso to freeze motion at a short shutter speed. As a result, the quality of the photo is awful. And I also like to take pictures of landscapes, but this happens from time to time. What lens would you advise to buy? Now I consider the canon 35 mm f2, it is not cheap, so I don’t want to regret it later. Is this fix lens suitable for portrait and landscape shooting, as well as for video? Or it's better to by sigma 17-50? Thanks a lot if anybody answers!
hello sir i have nikon D7100 does it good with this lens for wedding indoor photography? and this is wide angle lens?
I use this lens for astrophotography. It is perfect outside in pitch dark environment.
always wanted to do some milky way magic but never had the chance to get into the proper spot for it!
how far from the city do you usually get?
Well first of all, check the light pollution map. For my location, I don't need to go further than 20 km. Second, the light polluted area must be out of the direction you're shooting. for example, if you're shooting Polaris, that is towards the north, the light polluted region must not be in the north.
if you're at an acceptable distance to the sea, use it to your advantage and point your camera towards the ocean looking for a good solid foreground
I was interested in the talk about the lense, but the background mouse squeaking spoiled it.
Can I use this lens in my Nikon D3500?
It's fit on Nikon D750?
Nice video dude! I'm getting this lens
Hi Lucas, thank you for the support! You will enjoy a lot! What do you usually shoot?
Best
I have the 50mm 1.8 and kit lens, and I find the 50mm often times a bit too limiting and too close, and the kit lens just doesn't have as large of an aperture, so I think this will be a good upgrade.
Does your lens have a crazy rattle like something is loose inside it?
Hi, I have a D7000. Is it ok with my D7K?
are you reviewing the fixed aperture one or the 2.8 - 4.5 one ?
fixed :)
I have the Sigma 17-50 and I love it. I have the f1.8, 50 mm and sold it. Because I didn't use it often enough.
Period The background music is annoying.
can you please tell me the filters you used to take those pics at 12:01 and 12:20? nd filters and polarizer?
Hi!
No polariser used, it was only a 10 stop ND filter from Walimex bought on amazon.
Hi whats the tune at the start of this video
Loved your video
Thanks!
Dope vibe and excellent experiment setup and test!! I’m keeping my sig 17-50 2.8. And U gotta Subbbbb!!
Excellent man
vs Fujifilm 16-55mm F2.8???
Something to be warry of. Lens/camera firmware incompatibility. Met with someone selling one of these used. He'd shot it fine on a D7000 for lord knows how long. Well i shoot a D750 and D3300 with the latest firmware. And the sigma 17-50 2.8 hsm OS whatever, this lens, would not AF with my cameras. I expect if ur buying new, thats probably not going to be a problem, as sigma wouldve fixed that out the factory. But this lens has been around a while, and you might be tempted to pick it up used for cheap. But check with the seller, what they shoot, and try before you buy. Cause this thing didnt ship with sigma's newer lens docks, and sigma doesnt say you can update firmware yourself with their docks like with the 18-35 f/1.8. And any nikon compatible with their AF-P line of lenses, may not play nice with this lens, without sending it to sigma for a firmware update. And if i knew it'd be free and/or quick to fix, i'd still have picked it up, but i need a lens this weekend, and hence i'll be getting a cheaper tamron 17-50 2.8 non~os. And if i see another good deal on a compatible sigma, i'll try and flip the tammy. But. Super bummed
but when i change len it only take 4 second
Firewatch wallpaper ❤️
sir I have 17_50 sigma for 5d Canon mark 2 ?...
Hi!
This is a crop-camera lens that it is made to be used with APS-C sensors. The 5DII is a full frame body that would need a normal 24-70 lens not this 17-50 crop-sensor lens.
Do you have a 5D mark II?
Another thing is that Kit lenses return only 9megapixels compared to the primes which return more than 24 megapixels. Hence the sharpness.
True! Resolution power of lenses is a very big topic especially when considering cameras with high megapixel count. I remember some issues when the D850 or the Sony A7RIII came out. Too many pixels for cheap lenses.
The majority of people who bought it use it for landscape, too, have you heard about the hyperfocal distance and know how to use it? Can you make a focus and then crop for a zone of maximum sharpness ... Finally are you photographer or youtuber?
Hi Negzak.Not sure to understand your critique. By the way, in my humble opinion if you are all about landscape, this is not the lens to go. As you said, you do not need F2.8 for landscapes, so to me it does not make sense at all to invest in this fast zoom.. Landscapes shooters are always ranging from F8 up to F16 and at that apertures, even the crappy kit lens is not bad if you are not willing to print billboard sizes of your pictures. There are other lenses that you could buy if you wanna go for landscapes.
Back to your question I am an enthusiast photographer who happens to share his experiences here on RUclips :)
Cheers!
Newpix I'm confused, the maximum aperture of the lens is 2.8. doesn't mean it can't go down to an f stop suitable for landscape photography
Hi Zinny! The nomenclature is quite confusing you are right. Usually the SMALLER the number the BIGGER the aperture. So saying an aperture of MAXIMUM F2.8 refers to how much the iris of the lens is open; or you can refer to the F stop number and say that the aperture is MINIMUM 2.8.
Long story short, the lens ranges from F2.8 to F22. It is very suitable for landscapes as well.
Sash Burbon't is 17-50 is for full frame !
Is it a full frame lens?
Nope! :) It is for APS-C sensors
Very helpful
thanks!
Hatanpää in Finland?
it was mostly Seurasaari ;)
Im planning to buy this one and sell my 50mm 1.8g
it is a great lens. For travel/landscape/street it is perfect.
I thought the it would overlap with the 50 1.8, but it is not absolutely the case. The 50 1.8 is still a little bit longer and bokeh is better and for portraits there is nothing better.
You can get a 35mm 1.8g instead of 50mm 1.8g if you have an APS-C Camera. That's what I did and don't know why I haven't done it sooner. You still get the F1.8 and it's a lot more usable. The 35mm on an APS-C is equivalent as a 50mm is on a full frame camera. The lenses I currently have are, the Sigma 17-50mm F2.8, 35mm 1.8g and the 70-300mm nikkor zoom lens.
You can't go wrong with 35 1.8 and 50 1.8. Bokeh is a lot better on Nikon at 50 1.8/2.8 compared to Sigma at 50mm 2.8. Also, Nikon at 50mm 2.8 is a bit brighter than Sigma at 50mm 2.8.
hi desde argentina muy buen video y me convenciste de adquerir este lente versátil para eventos, sos un genio y a shooting fotos
That background music is extremely annoying. In fact it stopped me from watching after a few seconds....
Nice video, but the background music annoyed me.
Is this lens Dx or Fx?
applicable to both
DX
Background music is loud..
Nice video just leave the background music off. Its suicidal.
Take it from someone with 35 years of shooting. Don't buy Sigma lenses. I have owned 5. 2 are now paperweights because they were not forward Canon compatible, one I sold because the optics were severely decentered and had a soft right side. One stopped focusing, and the last one is sitting in storage. By Nikon or Canon or Tamron, don't make my mistakes.
Please draw and quarter the person who added music to this video.
The background audio is too loud, its distracting..
You can not compare a 2.8 to 5.6 aperture
is 17-50 is for full frame !
The music is too loud
Thanks for the feeback!
The music 🙉
Nice video, but please stop the annoying background music....
[goddamn I hate to hear this little voice-song in every video intro] Nice review
out at 0:47 for obnoxious musak
I will subscribe IF you turnoff any background noise (music?), we are listening closely to you but getting a headache.
Thanks for your feedback! Could you please check some of the new videos and tell me if the background improved? I lowered it down and equalized it differently. Still experimenting and looking for feedback!
Thanks for your time :)
Turn off the music please!!
666th like on this vid 😂 i might be the devil lol
JHC TURN THE FRICKIN NOISE OFF!
Annoying the backround music
9:22 I never stop get shocked with photographers that don't stop say miths like this.
Talking too much, some comparrinson confusing, and CUT the background melody, anoing. Othervise ok
Your background music is annoying and very distracting, therefor I stopped the video and found another so that I might concentrate on what is most important ( The Lens )
cannot believe you cannot understand how much this music annoys people.
The constant crummy music is really annoying you should shut it off
Irritating background noise/sound.
That background music is jst so irritating 😖😒
TURN OFF CRUMMY MUSIC. TURN OFF ANY MUSIC!,,
Nice review. Talk less, show more and please please QUIT the dreadful music.