In the first place, this wide-angle telephoto zoom is a lens for travel purposes. I used to use a genuine CANON lens, but I lost it in an incident last October. I lost it in an incident last October….
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SLR camera lens theft and insurance application, the result – 2010 Russia No.9 – | my lifelog yuu-koma.jp
After that, I didn’t have a chance to use the SLR camera much for a while, but I was feeling lonely without it and I’m going to use it for a trip that’s coming up in two months anyway, so I bought it, although it’s a strange timing.
The reason I chose SIGMA is the price. I have no complaints about its performance and reputation.
I haven’t photographed it that much yet, but I took a quick snap of it at practice today.
The image quality is very good and the AF is smoother than the stock Canon lens. The AF is smoother than Canon’s stock lenses. I’m not a great photographer, so AF is important. The weight doesn’t bother me either. I don’t mind the weight.
