Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC is a Variable aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Superzoom Zoom lens with APS-C / DX max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Sony Alpha mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Average |
| Sports | Good |
| Portrait | Good |
| Travel | Excellent |
| Street | Good |
| Wedding | Good |
| Walk Around | Very Good |
| Vlogging | Good |
| Landscape | Good |
| Macro | Fair |
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Reasons to Buy Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Autofocus |
| Distance Scale |
| Hood supplied |
| Focus Distance Limiter |
| Zoom Lock |
| Versatile Lens with a Zoom Ratio of 11x |
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| No Weather Sealing |
| Lens Extents while zooming |
| Slow Aperture at Tele end |
| Variable Aperture |
Lens Mount
Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC is compatible with cameras that have Sony Alpha lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Sony Alpha lenses are Sony A68, Sony A77 II and Sony A58.
Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC is also available in Canon EF , Nikon F (DX), Pentax KAF and Sigma SA mounts.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC has a maximum diameter of 70mm and total length of 78mm when not extended . It weighs 405g / 14.3 oz.
Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC has a filter thread of 62mm.
Focal Range
Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC has a focal range of 18-200mm and 11.1X zoom ratio which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 27-300mm when used on a APS-C / DX format camera.
Optical Image Stabilization
Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Alternatively, you can check the Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC , Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM C in Sony Alpha mount that have similar focal range but features Optical Image Stabilization.
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Zoom Method
Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC features Rotary (extending) zoom method where the length of the lens changes as you zoom in or out. This makes it possible to design the lens with a smaller minimum length ( generally when it is zoomed out) compared to internal zoom lenses. The disadvantages of this design are being harder to seal against dust and moisture, weight balance shifting while zooming and zoom creep in certain lenses.
Zoom Lock
Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC 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 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.23x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.45m.
Aperture
Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC is a variable aperture lens with a max aperture of f3.5 and a minimum aperture of f22 at 18mm, and a max aperture of f6.3 and minimum aperture of f40 at 200mm .
| Focal Length |
Max Aperture |
Min Aperture |
|
18mm
|
F3.5 |
F22 |
|
200mm
|
F6.3 |
F40 |
Optical Formula
Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC's optical formula consists of 15 elements in 13 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 2 Special Low Dispersion (SLD) glass elements
- 2 hybrid aspherical elements
Lens Hood
Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
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