Review by Pinetree3 This is my fun lens. Best use is for macro shots, but also can be used for portrait work. After using strictly zoom lenses, getting used to a prime lens takes a little practice. Does excellent macro work. I really like the lens, but at this time it is the least used lens in my bag. Review by Whoismikey Excellent lens for portrait. Very lightweight for long durations of shooti...

I have had this lens for several years now. It is a great piece of glass and the IS really works well. However, I will say this, and it may only be true for my copy, but it is soft in sharpness if shot at less than f8.0. I think it may be this way with all of them. But even with that draw back, it is still a super piece of glass. At f8.0, it is hard to find a sharper lens. With the IS, I can han...

This is a very nice low end lens that most amateur photographers will enjoy. The auto focus is fast and does good most of the time. When taking photos of birds or say rabbits, I set the focus to center only, or it will focus on the larger objects. The quality and colors of 8x10 prints are great. The IS - Image Stabilizer really helps when taking photos hand held and especially when zoomed in a l...

This is a great all around lens for shooting most situations. The auto focus is lightning fast and the lens is not very heavy. The zoom and focus rings move very smooth. The quality of the photos seem to be around the same as the kit lens that comes with most Canon cameras. I like that the lens turns inside when focusing and that you can manually focus at any time. This is a great slam around le...

I love this lens. It is without question my favorite lens in my bag, above my two "L" lenses. The quality of the images is near equal to the L lenses I have (EF 24-105 f/4 L & EF 70-200 f/4L). What makes it my favorite is the effect of the wide angle image. It automatically creates a feeling of spaciousness and place. The only drawback to this lens in my mind is the distortion at 1...

I rented this lens for a few weeks to photograph wildlife in Montana and Yellowstone. This was the first lens I've used in the 500mm focal range, and I used a monopod to support the weight because it's at least 5 pounds. I played around with shutter speeds to end up with a sharp image. Of course, anything faster than 1/750 worked fine. With the monopod, I felt OK dropping it to 1/600, bu...

Sigma's 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM lens allows enjoyment of super wide-angle photography and it is a very powerful tool for indoor shooting and landscape photography with APS-C size image sensors of digital SLR cameras. The wide angle of view ranges between 102.4-degrees at 10mm and 63.8-degrees at 20mm, which offers the photographer greater freedom of expression. It has a minimum focusing dis...

I've done some research on this lens because its one that I'm planning on buying. From what I've seen elsewhere on the Internet, it's highly rated by hobbyists and serious amateurs and fits into most people's budget that have invested in a DSLR. The vibration reduction is the main feature that people buy it for, as it allows a person to shoot at 4 stops slower than normal whe...

This is the kit lens that comes with some of the Canon DSLR's. It is a nice lens that is built pretty good. Hey, for the price you can't go wrong. The quality of the photos are really nice; they give you this lens that makes very nice photos, but it's a low end lens and they know you will want to get an upgraded one after a while. It focuses really fast and does not use your battery...

This low priced lens is very nice and you can't beat the price. Most amateur photographers will enjoy this lens. The auto focus is very fast, but sometimes you have to refocus like with most auto focusing lenses. The photos come out very sharp as with any 50mm lens. It is also great when taking photos in low light. After using this lens and seeing how nice the photos are you will want to get...