Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary

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Zoom lens

A zoom lens by Sigma for APS-C cameras, 18-50mm f/2.8. A tiny constant f/2.8 standard zoom: the best upgrade from a kit lens on APS-C.

MakerSigma
Focal length18-50mm (zoom)
Maximum aperturef/2.8
Made forAPS-C sensors
MountsSony E, Fujifilm X, L-Mount, Canon RF
Stabilisedno
Autofocusyes

What it frames like

142435508513520040080027-75mm equiv.18-50mm 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/2.8
f/2.8 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On APS-C (Sony E, Fujifilm X, L-Mount): like 27-75mm on full frame; f/2.8 gives about the depth of field of f/4.2 there.
  • On APS-C (Canon) (Canon RF): like 29-80mm on full frame; f/2.8 gives about the depth of field of f/4.5 there.
  • On the larger-sensor bodies of Canon RF, L-Mount, Sony E: it works with the camera in a APS-C crop mode, at fewer megapixels.

Cameras it fits

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