Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary Lens for FujiFilm X Mount (Black)

I bought this Lens along with my new Fuji X-H2. It is... perfect? Well when I say perfect I should qualify the statement. It combines excellent optical quality with a good f2.8 max aperture and decent macro capability in a small, light, well built package. All of this for a very decent asking price. In terms of price/ quality ratio, there's nothing better on the market as I type this "review".An equivalent Fuji lens would add a little more range at both ends (more useful at the wide end if I'm honest), all metal construction and better weather sealing. From the tests posted on the internets however, I would argue the Fuji's optical characteristics are more or less the same as Sigma's. The Fuji is unquestionably a great lens, but it is significantly bulkier, heavier, not to mention more than double the price of the Sigma. As an small added bonus, the Sigma has some (rather decent) macro capability.Many would argue against Sigma's plastic construction and rather basic weather sealing, pretty far from me in disputing that. I would add like to add however that the engineering plastic used here feels quite good and solid, plus the overall assembly is beyond any reproach and the action of both rings is smooth and without any wobbles whatsoever. Consequently the lens is a pleasure to operate.All in all, together with the X-H2, this little Sigma it is the perfect everyday "standard" use combo, one that served me well whether indoors or outdoors, including environments such as caves, dark churches or bright days in my backyard. I haven't used this for event shooting yet but I see absolute no reason why It would not perform just as well as my existing (older) Pro Nikon gear.

With firmware update on 3/23 (Ver 1.10), issue solved.‐-------------------------------Overall very light weight and small for F2.8 zoom lens.Pros :Good image quality in the center. Corners are meh.Smaller, lighter than Fuji 18-55mm, but little bit longer.F2.8 all range.Amazing short focus distance at 18mm. You can focus objects about 1 inch away from the lens.Quite and quick focus.Cons :Plastic body, but feels sturdy. (way better than Fuji 15-45's plastic body)Zoom ring turns opposite to Fuji's (you need to turn left to zoom).No aperture ring.No image stabilization.Currently there is a issue with the exposure at 50mm . I hope Sigma release the firmware update to fix the problem.(Issue solved with 1.10 firmware update)

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Léger mais diablement efficace, un piqué au rasoir sur un Fuji XH1.

Bought this 18-50mm for my Fujifilm APSC camera. Good for traveling due to its compact size and most importantly it covers all the focal length that I do usually capture. The constant f-stop of 2.8 is very useful for low light photography.