Sigma 18-125mm F3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM is a Variable aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Superzoom Zoom lens with Optical Image stabilization and APS-C / DX max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Canon EF mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Sigma 18-125mm F3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Sigma 18-125mm F3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Average |
| Sports | Average |
| Portrait | Good |
| Travel | Good |
| Street | Average |
| Wedding | Good |
| Walk Around | Good |
| Vlogging | Fair |
| Landscape | Good |
| Macro | Average |
Reasons to Buy Sigma 18-125mm F3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Sigma 18-125mm F3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Optical Image Stabilization |
| Autofocus |
| Distance Scale |
| Hood supplied |
| Focus Distance Limiter |
| Zoom Lock |
| Versatile Lens with a Zoom Ratio of 6x |
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| No Weather Sealing |
| Lens Extents while zooming |
| Slow Aperture at Tele end |
| Variable Aperture |
Lens Mount
Sigma 18-125mm F3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM is compatible with cameras that have Canon EF lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Canon EF lenses are Canon T8i, Canon 90D and Canon SL3.
Sigma 18-125mm F3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM is also available in Sigma SA and Nikon F (DX) mounts.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Sigma 18-125mm F3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM has a maximum diameter of 74mm and total length of 89mm. It weighs 490g / 17.3 oz.
Sigma 18-125mm F3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM has a filter thread of 67mm.
Focal Range
Sigma 18-125mm F3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM has a focal range of 18-125mm and 6.9X zoom ratio which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 28.8-200mm when used on a APS-C / DX format camera.
Optical Image Stabilization
Sigma 18-125mm F3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM features an optical image stabilization system which helps to reduce the blur that occurs due to shaking during hand-held shooting.
Zoom Lock
Sigma 18-125mm F3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM has a Zoom lock feature which eliminates Zoom creep where focal length of the lens changes with gravity when it's held downwards or upwards.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Sigma 18-125mm F3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.26x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.35m. For a non-macro lens, the 0.26x is considered a high magnification and will come handy for close-up shots.
Aperture
Sigma 18-125mm F3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM is a variable aperture lens with a max aperture of f3.8 and a minimum aperture of f22 at 18mm, and a max aperture of f5.6 and minimum aperture of f36 at 125mm .
| Focal Length |
Max Aperture |
Min Aperture |
|
18mm
|
F3.8 |
F22 |
|
125mm
|
F5.6 |
F36 |
Optical Formula
Sigma 18-125mm F3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM's optical formula consists of 16 elements in 12 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 2 SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass elements
- 1 molded glass aspherical
element 2 hybrid aspherical elements
Lens Hood
Sigma 18-125mm F3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
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