The SIGMA 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN | Contemporary was with me for 12 miles (that’s 29,848 steps) as I walked around downtown Chicago. Weighing so little, while being so versatile, it never left my side. And that just might be a great definition for a travel lens – always there when you need it. A few thousand photos later, from sunny exterior landmarks of Chicago, to portraits at night, the lens surpassed my expectations. And a pleasant surprise was how close it focuses. While moving the camera closer and closer to a flower along a Chicago street, I was able to photograph a tiny honeybee as it landed.

In this shooting, SONY α6500 and SIGMA fp were used at the same time. The former camera is APS-C and the latter one is full-frame but I use it with the crop mode. Both of them are quite lightweight. With SIGMA 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN | Contemporary, the whole set weighs less than 800g, but I still benefit from a large aperture of 2.8 which surprised me! After all, in order to present a quiet and solemn atmosphere in a temple, faint light sources are used instead of bright fluorescent lamps.

The SIGMA 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN | Contemporary is so small that it makes the camera almost fit in a pocket and offers me the opportunity to go out light (with two small children, it is a luxury) and to face every adventure in which my son got me involved! It is like a smartphone, with the advantage of printable image quality.

I shoot most of my images with the SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 DG OS HSM | Art. As this lens offers brilliant quality, I was particularly intrigued to see whether the images with the SIGMA 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN | Contemporary would come close to that level for a very similar equivalent focal range when paired with crop-sensor cameras. My question was answered on day one – it’s a resounding yes! Whether commercial or non-commercial work, this lens makes it effortless. As mentioned, the picture quality is fantastic in terms of sharpness and the gorgeous, sexy bokeh!

SIGMA’s excellence in development and production technologies has been built up since our founding in 1961 and became increasingly sophisticated with the introduction of the SIGMA Global Vision brand in 2012. With this as a base, SIGMA has given careful thought to the quality of the products, the feeling of using it and the pleasure of owning it. This is how the I series was born.

For this getaway to the French seaside resort of La Grande Motte, the SIGMA 24mm F2 DG DN | Contemporary was perfect to capture the out-of-size architecture. I took it with me everywhere without a second thought, to the beach, on nighttime walks, and even to the top of the ferris wheel. When you’re there, you never really fully realize the scale—and the amount of detail—that goes on in this kind of crazy architecture. Looking at the pictures afterwards made me pause when I saw how sharply the lens captured the intricacies of the scenes.

The SIGMA 24mm F2 DG DN | Contemporary makes a great impression on my SIGMA fp L and my Sony α7 III. The all metal housing is robust and absolutely beautiful to look at. It also provides great haptic feedback, which I enjoy immensely. Also the image quality and the handling are very impressive on both camera systems. The results are mind – blowing, to be honest.

The lightweight and compactness of the SIGMA I series impresses me. I have always used a focal length of 90mm to go out to create, but the lenses in this focal length are generally heavier. As a female photographer, I think the exterior attractiveness and size of the equipment are features that really matter to me. SIGMA 90mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary gives me a very different experience.

While a wide lens is a key ally in capturing a scene, a place or a context, the focal length of the SIGMA 90mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary allowed me to focus on details, tighter and more intricate vantage points, key features of architecture (which is one of my favorite subjects to capture), and more confidential aspects of a person or object.

This lens was great for the job. It is compact, robust and very good to handle. Most
importantly it has a very fast autofocus and is extremely sharp. I had cars coming up to me
at Nürburgring Nordschleife with a speed of 260km/h and this lens got it perfectly sharp. The
Dual Zoom is a feature that helps a lot by being quick to operate when the cars fly towards me. It’s fantastic!

The SIGMA 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports is a great way to bump up wildlife photography for ambitious amateurs, and serves the needs of professionals whose work is focused primarily on long-lens work.

The 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports is perfect for any wildlife photographer looking to take the next step in their photography, and can take plenty of punishment even in harsh conditions. I cannot point out a single drawback of this lens. As a wildlife photographer I am very impressed with its ability and I cannot wait to use it more in the field and on my travels.

I’ve been using the SIGMA 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports lens for several weeks and it is a very capable optic that would be a great addition to many kits, including my own. The build, autofocus, and image quality is superb and its extreme reach combined with the silent shooting capabilities of a modern mirrorless camera has allowed me to photograph wary subjects without disturbance.

I use my SIGMA 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports to remember these moments and the warm feeling they gave me. I believe photographing wildlife does not only present the sublimation of emotion, but it also reminds humans of their deep yearning for nature.

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The heart of my work resides in the home and captures my family’s day-to-day routine. It is my signature style.

I am a photojournalist. Thus, I sometimes have to push my camera and lens beyond their limits.

Smart and nimble.
The new standard mirrorless zoom.

SIGMA sets a new standard in large-aperture mirrorless zoom lenses.

“When I travel on my own,
I always take a camera with me.
To me, the camera is almost like a good friend”