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Sigma 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Contemporary

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Macro lens

A macro lens by Sigma for APS-C cameras, 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3. A one-lens travel zoom for APS-C DSLRs.

MakerSigma
Focal length18-300mm (macro)
Maximum aperturef/3.5-6.3 (it gets darker as you zoom in)
Made forAPS-C sensors
MountsCanon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K
Stabilisedyes
Autofocusyes

What it frames like

142435508513520040080027-450mm equiv.18-300mm on APS-C
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
APS-C 27mm · 67°APS-C (Canon) 29mm · 64°
How wide 18mm sees at its wide end on each sensor it covers.
f/3.5
f/3.5 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On APS-C (Nikon F, Pentax K): like 27-450mm on full frame; f/3.5-6.3 gives about the depth of field of f/5.2-9.4 there.
  • On APS-C (Canon) (Canon EF): like 29-480mm on full frame; f/3.5-6.3 gives about the depth of field of f/5.6-10.1 there.
  • On the larger-sensor bodies of Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K: it works with the camera in a APS-C crop mode, at fewer megapixels.

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See what it frames: its view on the Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.