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28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 DL Aspherical Hyperzoom Macro

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Sigma 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 DL Aspherical Hyperzoom Macro


 
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Reviewed by: 

RickP66

( Intermediate)

Review Date
August 21, 2005

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
2 votes

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Review 1 of 44

Price Paid:  $269.00 from local shop

Summary:

I bought this lens in an attempt to replace the kit lens for my Canon Digital Rebel, but I quickly found that this lens was not going to cut it. It was way too slow to be useful in anything but bright daylight, it produced soft images with poor contrast and there was noticable distortion and chromatic abberations. Not a good lens.

Strengths:

Versatile focal length. Light.

Weaknesses:

Soft at both ends. Slow. Distortions and CA. Poor contrast.

Similar Products Used:

Canon 28-105 Sigma 18-125

Customer Service:

NA



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Reviewed by: 

rogerslade

( Expert)

Review Date
August 18, 2005

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

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Review 2 of 44

Price Paid:  $220.00 from Castle Cameras, UK

Summary:

Not too sure about this. Useful zoom range but much better quality at small apertures. Distortion acceptable & sharpness adequate.

Strengths:

Quick autofocus & relatively compact size/light weight

Weaknesses:

Sharpness at wide apertures. It's a good thing that fast film is so good these days & still better than digital

Similar Products Used:

None

Customer Service:

N/A



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Reviewed by: 

Pavel

( Intermediate)

Review Date
July 8, 2004

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
2.50 of 5,
2 votes

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Review 3 of 44

Price Paid:  $350.00 from www.fotoobchod.cz

Summary:

Sorry for my english. My SIGMA AF 28-200 DL ASP is older version with 72mm filter diam. I use this lens with my Nikon F70 and i was satisfied with it´s range and price. However, i find that my lens are after 5 years broken. Focusing ring moves not smothly by manual focusing, manual focus is practically impossible; by switching to AF works relatively good. In addition, i have not sharp pictures now. I must go to service and repair. After i bought this lens 5 years ago, pictures are good sharp, not very sharp, but enough for me. This is good lens in you travel often. Good cooperate with my SB27 Speedligh flash, pictures with flash and this lens are very good. Not good for architecture, barell distortion at the end of range is heavy. Moving out the lens if you are the SLR overhand is not pleasant. Generally i think, for 5 years, this is good, not so good lens for family and travel photography, not if you want very sharp and no distorted images. After service i will sell it a replaced with standard zoom 28-70(80)f/2,8.

Strengths:

Price, range, hood included.

Weaknesses:

Heavy, barell distortion at ends, not very sharp, flare, small DOF.

Similar Products Used:

Not used

Customer Service:

I need repair wrong function of manual focusing ring. I have no practice with service.



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Reviewed by: 

Coriolis

( Intermediate)

Review Date
May 21, 2004

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
2.83 of 5,
6 votes

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Review 4 of 44

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:

Just a few words. This zoom (the 62mm filter size) is small, light and takes good pictures, but it is not a good lens. Barrel distorion at 28-40 and pincushion at 80-200 it is not a good thing. This model has a zoom lock buttom, so zoom creeping is not an issue. I have noticed a SEVERE vignetting problem at 28 mm, and it is unnaceptable for me.

Strengths:

Light, cheap, relatively sharp, 62mm filter, hood included.

Weaknesses:

Vignetting at 28mm, flare below 100 mm.

Similar Products Used:

Tamron 70-210 for pentax-K

Customer Service:

Not needed.



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Reviewed by: martys
 (Expert)

Review Date
November 28, 2003

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
2.79 of 5,
14 votes

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Review 5 of 44

Price Paid:  $170.00 from Adorama

Summary:

After purchasing this lens became my workhorse. Compact and versatile with very good picture quality. Keep on your camera quality and portability.

Strengths:

Compact size allows you to keep this lens on your camera. Very good contrast and resolution in middle zoom ranges. Wide end of range at 28mm and 200mm very acceptable. No vigenetting noticed at 28mm. AF performance is quick.

Weaknesses:

Could use a wider apeture but this is the consumer version. Older version has a tendency to creep to longer zoom when on neck strap.

Similar Products Used:

Various Pentax 28- 80mm, Vivitar series 1 35 to 135, Phoenix 100-400mm.

Customer Service:

Not needed in the 3 years I have owned this lens.



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