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www.trustedreviews.com‘s review Edit

Whether you’re buying your first DSLR and want to upgrade the standard zoom kit lens to something a bit more special, or a DSLR owner looking to build a lens collection, the Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM is a good place to start . While its build quality could be a little tougher and its manual focus ring a little less fiddly, it still has plenty going for it. Capable of good results when used wide open, its constant f/2.8 aperture is as useful as it is creative. Add to this speedy AF performance, built-in optical stabilisation and impressively sharp images from corner to corner at f/5.6-f/11 and it all adds up to a very good package. If you’re looking for a standard zoom upgrade, it's certainly worth considering.
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Sep 19, 2011
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ephotozine‘s review Edit

On paper this lens look like a winner. The specification for the price is very good indeed. Although the resolution in the centre is usually good, the same cannot be said about the quality towards the edges, especially at wide apertures. Saying that the build quality is good, the optical stabiliser works quite well and the lens is capable of excellent results if used within its limits. If you can't compromise to stay within those limits, you may find better value with an alternative lens.
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Nov 12, 2010
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photozone‘s review Edit

The Sigma AF 17-50mm f/2.8 HSM DC EX OS is a highly competitive APS-C standard zoom lens and Sigma's best product in this class so far. It's not a flawless lens but none really is. Its biggest weakness is the performance at f/2.8 - the resolution in the image center is already exceedingly high here but the image corners are soft between 17-35mm and there's some vignetting at the extreme ends of the zoom range.
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