Sigma 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM | C review

The Sigma 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM | C makes an ideal travel companion

Sigma 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM | C
(Image: © Sigma Imaging)

Digital Camera World Verdict

So-called ‘superzoom’ lenses tend to give you a mighty zoom range at the expense of a degradation in image quality, especially when it comes to sharpness, color fringing and distortions. This Sigma superzoom for APS-C format cameras gives you a bigger zoom range than most, equating to 27-450mm in full-frame terms (28.8-480mm for Canon), while still delivering very respectable image quality, although handling could be better. All in all, it’s a very versatile lens that makes a good travel companion.

Pros

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    Big zoom range

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    Good image quality

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    Good value at the price

Cons

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    Focus ring rotates during autofocus

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    No weather-seals

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    Sharpness drops off at long zoom settings

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The Sigma 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM | C definitely serves a purpose. When you’re out and about for some casual shooting, a collection of spare lenses can really weigh you down. Wouldn’t it be great if you could get a single lens that stretched from generous wide-angle coverage to powerful telephoto reach, at just the twist of a zoom ring. That’s the whole idea behind this ‘superzoom’ lens.

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Matthew Richards

Matthew Richards is a photographer and journalist who has spent years using and reviewing all manner of photo gear. He is Digital Camera World's principal lens reviewer – and has tested more primes and zooms than most people have had hot dinners! 

His expertise with equipment doesn’t end there, though. He is also an encyclopedia  when it comes to all manner of cameras, camera holsters and bags, flashguns, tripods and heads, printers, papers and inks, and just about anything imaging-related. 

In an earlier life he was a broadcast engineer at the BBC, as well as a former editor of PC Guide.