What is the sigma 18 300mm f 3 5 6 3 dc macro os hsm contemporary good for?

The Sigma 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Contemporary is a one-lens travel zoom for APS-C cameras. It's stabilised, so it suits days out and trips when you don't want to swap lenses.

On an APS-C Nikon or Pentax it frames roughly like 27-450mm on full frame. On an APS-C Canon it's about 29-480mm. It's a compromise: it gets darker as you zoom in, and the macro function is a bonus rather than a specialist tool.

It's a sensible pick if you want reach and convenience more than the best possible image quality. It won't work on full-frame Canon bodies, which have no crop mode. Full-frame Nikon and Pentax bodies can use it in APS-C crop mode, at fewer megapixels.

See the Sigma 18-300mm page for every compatible camera, and the focal length converter for what f/6.3 means in depth of field.

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