Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM Lens for Nikon
Sigma's 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC OS HSM large aperture standard zoom lens covers a focal length from 17mm wide angle and offers a large aperture of F2.8 throughout the entire zoom range, making it ideal for many types of photography especially portraiture and landscapes. The OS, Sigma's anti shake feature offers the use of shutter speeds approximately 4 stops slower than would otherwise be possible. The OS feature allows Sony and Pentax users the option of viewing a stabilized image in the viewfinder, a feature offered only by Sigma. HSM provides fast and quiet AF. Sigma's own FLD glass elements, which have performance equal to fluorite along with two glass mold and one hybrid aspherical lens, provide excellent correction for all types of aberrations. The super multi layer coating reduces flare and ghosting. This lens boasts superior peripheral brightness and provides sharp, high contrast images even at the maximum apertures. With a minimum focusing distance of 11 inches throughout the entire zoom range and a magnification ratio of 1:5. When you need to stand ready for any photo opportunity you need a fast aperture so you can capture in low existing light or at maximum range with a flash. This Sigma lens is perfect.
Sigma's 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC OS HSM large aperture standard zoom lens covers a focal length from 17mm wide angle and offers a large aperture of F2.8 throughout the entire zoom range, making it ideal for many types of photography especially portraiture and landscapes. The OS, Sigma's anti shake feature offers the use of shutter speeds approximately 4 stops slower than would otherwise be possible. The OS feature allows Sony and Pentax users the option of viewing a stabilized image in the viewfinder, a feature offered only by Sigma. HSM provides fast and quiet AF. Sigma's own FLD glass elements, which have performance equal to fluorite along with two glass mold and one hybrid aspherical lens, provide excellent correction for all types of aberrations. The super multi layer coating reduces flare and ghosting. This lens boasts superior peripheral brightness and provides sharp, high contrast images even at the maximum apertures. With a minimum focusing distance of 11 inches throughout the entire zoom range and a magnification ratio of 1:5. When you need to stand ready for any photo opportunity you need a fast aperture so you can capture in low existing light or at maximum range with a flash. This Sigma lens is perfect.
Sigma's 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC OS HSM large aperture standard zoom lens covers a focal length from 17mm wide angle and offers a large aperture of F2.8 throughout the entire zoom range, making it ideal for many types of photography especially portraiture and landscapes. The OS, Sigma's anti shake feature offers the use of shutter speeds approximately 4 stops slower than would otherwise be possible. The OS feature allows Sony and Pentax users the option of viewing a stabilized image in the viewfinder, a feature offered only by Sigma. HSM provides fast and quiet AF. Sigma's own FLD glass elements, which have performance equal to fluorite along with two glass mold and one hybrid aspherical lens, provide excellent correction for all types of aberrations. The super multi layer coating reduces flare and ghosting. This lens boasts superior peripheral brightness and provides sharp, high contrast images even at the maximum apertures. With a minimum focusing distance of 11 inches throughout the entire zoom range and a magnification ratio of 1:5. When you need to stand ready for any photo opportunity you need a fast aperture so you can capture in low existing light or at maximum range with a flash. This Sigma lens is perfect.
Sigma's 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC OS HSM large aperture standard zoom lens covers a focal length from 17mm wide angle and offers a large aperture of F2.8 throughout the entire zoom range, making it ideal for many types of photography especially portraiture and landscapes. The OS, Sigma's anti shake feature offers the use of shutter speeds approximately 4 stops slower than would otherwise be possible. The OS feature allows Sony and Pentax users the option of viewing a stabilized image in the viewfinder, a feature offered only by Sigma. HSM provides fast and quiet AF. Sigma's own FLD glass elements, which have performance equal to fluorite along with two glass mold and one hybrid aspherical lens, provide excellent correction for all types of aberrations. The super multi layer coating reduces flare and ghosting. This lens boasts superior peripheral brightness and provides sharp, high contrast images even at the maximum apertures. With a minimum focusing distance of 11 inches throughout the entire zoom range and a magnification ratio of 1:5. When you need to stand ready for any photo opportunity you need a fast aperture so you can capture in low existing light or at maximum range with a flash. This Sigma lens is perfect.
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Very good stabilization. Low distortion across the lens. Auto-focus starts to really struggle in low light but still not bad. Still manages to catch low-light shots that I would not expect to catch. Received the lens in good condition and works flawlessly.
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This is not a light weight lens but it's great quality and feels solid. It's pretty sharp wide open at F2.8 in the corners and better in the centre, and even better at F4 or 5.6. I'd be happy shooting wide open if I had to, and the fast aperture helps in low light. It comes with a lens hood but it's worth noting it doesn't have full time manual focusing, turn the focus ring in autofocus mode and you could damage the motor. You must switch to manual focus before using the manual focus ring. The lens is designed for crop sensor cameras and isn't compatable with full frame. It also focuses fairly close but not as close as the Sigma 17-70mm (which is crazy close focus) but thats not a fixed 2.8. All in all a great lens for the money.
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Review written May 24, 2016. Camera used on Nikon D7000. Professional photographer (Weddings, Studio/Location Portraits) Needed for low light environments such as Churches, reception halls and locations which prohibit flash. Headshot capability to separate subject from the background. Primarily prefer prime lens but needed the zoom capability. Normally shoot with a full frame and Crop sensor (Nikon DX) cameras. We are 100 % sure we will always have DX cameras so decided to buy dedicated professional lenses to give us close focal lengths to the full frames lenses so we bought Sigma 17-55 OS version and the Sigma 50-150 non OS to reduce weight. The Sigma 17-55 is a wonderfully sharpe and fast lens (we don't shoot sports) With OS on its great. No need to have it on all ... MoreReview written May 24, 2016. Camera used on Nikon D7000. Professional photographer (Weddings, Studio/Location Portraits) Needed for low light environments such as Churches, reception halls and locations which prohibit flash. Headshot capability to separate subject from the background. Primarily prefer prime lens but needed the zoom capability. Normally shoot with a full frame and Crop sensor (Nikon DX) cameras. We are 100 % sure we will always have DX cameras so decided to buy dedicated professional lenses to give us close focal lengths to the full frames lenses so we bought Sigma 17-55 OS version and the Sigma 50-150 non OS to reduce weight. The Sigma 17-55 is a wonderfully sharpe and fast lens (we don't shoot sports) With OS on its great. No need to have it on all the time. Images are sharpe and clear with very accurate color in both JPEG and Raw (will need to tweak the raw if you use Lightroom or non Nikon software). We still use the white balance card and color checker passport in our workflow. Images are as good or slightly less than my primes but you get the zoom capability. Would recommend to any professional who has decided to stick with Crop Sensor cameras in your tool box. For pleasure shooting of landscapes etc it's great and can be used as all day walk around lens if you only wanted to take one lens. Enthusiast will see the quality of there pictures take a leap if they are already doing everything else right. This lens will take you to another level.
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| Length | 9.2 cm |
| Diameter | 8.35 cm |
| Weight | 565 g |
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Very good stabilization. Low distortion across the lens. Auto-focus starts to really struggle in low light but still not bad. Still manages to catch low-light shots that I would not expect to catch. Received the lens in good condition and works flawlessly.
This is not a light weight lens but it's great quality and feels solid. It's pretty sharp wide open at F2.8 in the corners and better in the centre, and even better at F4 or 5.6. I'd be happy shooting wide open if I had to, and the fast aperture helps in low light. It comes with a lens hood but it's worth noting it doesn't have full time manual focusing, turn the focus ring in autofocus mode and you could damage the motor. You must switch to manual focus before using the manual focus ring. The lens is designed for crop sensor cameras and isn't compatable with full frame. It also focuses fairly close but not as close as the Sigma 17-70mm (which is crazy close focus) but thats not a fixed 2.8. All in all a great lens for the money.
Review written May 24, 2016. Camera used on Nikon D7000. Professional photographer (Weddings, Studio/Location Portraits) Needed for low light environments such as Churches, reception halls and locations which prohibit flash. Headshot capability to separate subject from the background. Primarily prefer prime lens but needed the zoom capability. Normally shoot with a full frame and Crop sensor (Nikon DX) cameras. We are 100 % sure we will always have DX cameras so decided to buy dedicated professional lenses to give us close focal lengths to the full frames lenses so we bought Sigma 17-55 OS version and the Sigma 50-150 non OS to reduce weight. The Sigma 17-55 is a wonderfully sharpe and fast lens (we don't shoot sports) With OS on its great. No need to have it on all ... MoreReview written May 24, 2016. Camera used on Nikon D7000. Professional photographer (Weddings, Studio/Location Portraits) Needed for low light environments such as Churches, reception halls and locations which prohibit flash. Headshot capability to separate subject from the background. Primarily prefer prime lens but needed the zoom capability. Normally shoot with a full frame and Crop sensor (Nikon DX) cameras. We are 100 % sure we will always have DX cameras so decided to buy dedicated professional lenses to give us close focal lengths to the full frames lenses so we bought Sigma 17-55 OS version and the Sigma 50-150 non OS to reduce weight. The Sigma 17-55 is a wonderfully sharpe and fast lens (we don't shoot sports) With OS on its great. No need to have it on all the time. Images are sharpe and clear with very accurate color in both JPEG and Raw (will need to tweak the raw if you use Lightroom or non Nikon software). We still use the white balance card and color checker passport in our workflow. Images are as good or slightly less than my primes but you get the zoom capability. Would recommend to any professional who has decided to stick with Crop Sensor cameras in your tool box. For pleasure shooting of landscapes etc it's great and can be used as all day walk around lens if you only wanted to take one lens. Enthusiast will see the quality of there pictures take a leap if they are already doing everything else right. This lens will take you to another level.
I'm a quickly-learning, very-interested amateur photographer. I shoot in low-light indoor conditions a lot, and I'm taking tons of pictures of my kids. Before I got this lens, I had a Canon 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 but that wasn't nearly fast enough. I picked up a cheap Canon 50mm f/1.8 and it was fantastic as a fast lens for my situation. The only problem was that it didn't zoom, and it didn't allow me to take wider angle shots. There were SO many shots I just simply didn't get--group shots, whole-room shots, etc. The 50mm focal length is great for individual portraits of a single kid playing in the living room, but it's extremely limiting when there's more going on in the room that you want to capture. I had my eye on the Canon 18-55mm f/2.8, but that runs you around ... MoreI'm a quickly-learning, very-interested amateur photographer. I shoot in low-light indoor conditions a lot, and I'm taking tons of pictures of my kids. Before I got this lens, I had a Canon 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 but that wasn't nearly fast enough. I picked up a cheap Canon 50mm f/1.8 and it was fantastic as a fast lens for my situation. The only problem was that it didn't zoom, and it didn't allow me to take wider angle shots. There were SO many shots I just simply didn't get--group shots, whole-room shots, etc. The 50mm focal length is great for individual portraits of a single kid playing in the living room, but it's extremely limiting when there's more going on in the room that you want to capture. I had my eye on the Canon 18-55mm f/2.8, but that runs you around $700. I couldn't bring myself to put down the money. Enter the Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 that you're now looking at. The price point, even brand new from other sites, is around $300. It seemed like a deal that was too good to be true. The lens really does live up to every expectation, though. Sigma creates lenses that are durable with a very solid, high-quality look and feel. The photos are very clear and beautiful. And most important, the lens is both FAST and VERSATILE enough for my needs. I anticipate that I'll probably never swap this lens out in favor of either of my old lenses. If you're an amateur photographer like me, I highly recommend this lens. It will be a significant upgrade to your collection! For a more comprehensive review, check out The Digital Picture.
I'm using this lens an a Sony a6000 with LA-EA3 adapter. The lens will not auto-focus with this set-up, I would need the LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 to achieve that. It's a large system when put together, especially in comparison to the sony E-mount lenses I've been using. However, the build is fantastic and holding it feels very nice even on a small mirrorless system. The focus ring is very short, which allows me to MF quickly, but obtaining tack sharp images requires me to use the focus peaking and focus magnification tools in the camera. Since the ring is so short it's easy to miss focus by a small amount. When I do obtain focus I have taken some amazingly sharp photos. With the built in OS and the min. aperture of 2.8 I can hand hold the camera and take some great photos ... MoreI'm using this lens an a Sony a6000 with LA-EA3 adapter. The lens will not auto-focus with this set-up, I would need the LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 to achieve that. It's a large system when put together, especially in comparison to the sony E-mount lenses I've been using. However, the build is fantastic and holding it feels very nice even on a small mirrorless system. The focus ring is very short, which allows me to MF quickly, but obtaining tack sharp images requires me to use the focus peaking and focus magnification tools in the camera. Since the ring is so short it's easy to miss focus by a small amount. When I do obtain focus I have taken some amazingly sharp photos. With the built in OS and the min. aperture of 2.8 I can hand hold the camera and take some great photos in very poor lighting. I had read that the edges of this lens can be very soft between f/2.8-5.6 or even f/8, which I have noticed. I did take note of this and have been taking photos in the center of the frame and cropping to follow the rule of thirds if needed. With it's incredible sharpness in the center, wide aperture throughout the focal length and OS built in I have really enjoyed using this lens. Despite it's size factor on my sony a6000 and MF only I have started using this as my everyday workhorse. For the price I paid (under $300) I couldn't ask for more.
I have been through two Tamron 17-50 f/2.8s They both had the same problems staying connected to my camera's system They did not make good electrical contact and would shut down my camera in mid shooting....VERY BAD!I needed a 17-50 anyway. For me it is my all around go-to lens. So While I was in the market for a new lens anyway I decided to look at this Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM Auto Focus Wide Angle Zoom Lens. I had a really good experience shooting with an old Sigma 70-200 /3.5-5.6 many years ago and I remembered the glass in a Sigma Lens.As far as I'm concerned, The APO (Apochromatic) glass that Sigma has used forever in their lenses closely hedges up behind a Carl Ziess in quality. That is only my opinion, But I am sticking to it. With the Flourine ... MoreI have been through two Tamron 17-50 f/2.8s They both had the same problems staying connected to my camera's system They did not make good electrical contact and would shut down my camera in mid shooting....VERY BAD!I needed a 17-50 anyway. For me it is my all around go-to lens. So While I was in the market for a new lens anyway I decided to look at this Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM Auto Focus Wide Angle Zoom Lens. I had a really good experience shooting with an old Sigma 70-200 /3.5-5.6 many years ago and I remembered the glass in a Sigma Lens.As far as I'm concerned, The APO (Apochromatic) glass that Sigma has used forever in their lenses closely hedges up behind a Carl Ziess in quality. That is only my opinion, But I am sticking to it. With the Flourine coating added to the lens elements, Sigma has developed lenses that are crisper and tack sharp. Chromatic aberration is almost totally eliminated and lens flareing is less pronounced when it does happen . Sigma lenses stay crisp to the edge of the image.When my lenses arrived, I was a little chagrined ... Everything was jostling around inside the shipping box..When I opened the box there was only one strip of packing bubbles between the three boxes. I was getting worried..But when I opened the lens box I found a beautiful well padded and zipped lens carrying case. Very sturdy and rugged.The first thing I noticed was that this Sigma17-50 is nearly identical to the Tamron in lens barrel size and outside design. The only real difference is the distance scales are different, and the Sigma Lens diameter is 77mm vs. Tamron's 72mm. All the difference lies inside the bodies.Sigma's Hypersonic motor faster and quieter. And I already mentioned the glass.The best part of the whole deal was that I was able to purchase two premium quality Lenses; this Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM Auto Focus Wide Angle Zoom Lens along with the 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM Auto Focus Telephoto lens bundled with the 2x converter for less price than 1 Canon 70-200 f/2.8LUSM IS The only difference between the Sigma Lenses and Canon series L lenses (besides price) is that sigma isn't waterproofIt's all about the glass anyway.
This lens is equal in sharpness to my two 30mm and 50mm f1.4 prime lenses. At f2.8 the sharpness matches both primes stopped down to f2.8. Honestly its an amazing lens and the autofocus is great through the viewfinder and Live View (DPAF) on my 80D. And Servo AF works fine as well since some were saying they had problems. I think if your camera has DPAF, youll find that this lens is amazing on live view for photos and videos even with continuous auto focus. Must buy! Only issue i have is the focus ring moving with the AF but thats an issue literally everyone else has. Also, the lens has pretty strong focus breathing, fortunately though, when at the wide end, it breathes down to about 15mm at the closest focusing distance so you still get the full 17mm focal length ... MoreThis lens is equal in sharpness to my two 30mm and 50mm f1.4 prime lenses. At f2.8 the sharpness matches both primes stopped down to f2.8. Honestly its an amazing lens and the autofocus is great through the viewfinder and Live View (DPAF) on my 80D. And Servo AF works fine as well since some were saying they had problems. I think if your camera has DPAF, youll find that this lens is amazing on live view for photos and videos even with continuous auto focus. Must buy! Only issue i have is the focus ring moving with the AF but thats an issue literally everyone else has. Also, the lens has pretty strong focus breathing, fortunately though, when at the wide end, it breathes down to about 15mm at the closest focusing distance so you still get the full 17mm focal length when zoomed to infinity, so you arent losing any focal range, youre indeed gaining a few mm if focusing closer than infinity at the wide end of the zoom.
As others have mentioned I was sceptical of the potential quality at such relative low price for spec. Comparing to Canon equivalent at more than twice the cost I feared the lens would not cut it but gave it a punt. I am pleased I did!Lens performs superbly in all respects, colour, sharpness, contrast. Build is adequate and probably better than price would suggest with the exception of the desperately poor lens hood. Even engaged correctly the hood was lost on first 40 min walk and not found.At £30 RRP I wasn't prepared to incur this level of consumable running costs every time out. Like most I use hood for protection of lens from damage as well as flares from sunlight and not prepared to shoot without.I contact Sigma UK and expressed my concern. Fair play to ... MoreAs others have mentioned I was sceptical of the potential quality at such relative low price for spec. Comparing to Canon equivalent at more than twice the cost I feared the lens would not cut it but gave it a punt. I am pleased I did!Lens performs superbly in all respects, colour, sharpness, contrast. Build is adequate and probably better than price would suggest with the exception of the desperately poor lens hood. Even engaged correctly the hood was lost on first 40 min walk and not found.At £30 RRP I wasn't prepared to incur this level of consumable running costs every time out. Like most I use hood for protection of lens from damage as well as flares from sunlight and not prepared to shoot without.I contact Sigma UK and expressed my concern. Fair play to them they have posted me out a free replacement as a good will gesture. They suggested I will have likely not fitted correctly which I can assure anyone I did and have never lost a hood before. When replacement received I will look to modify the clip feature to increase retention somehow. It is well documented there are issues with this hood Sigma need to sort this.Shame about hood, otherwise a 5* lens for me, be careful with it and this is a no brainer for a top value std zoom.
Overall the Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC OS HSM is a very good lens, especially as a kit lens replacement. This Sigma 17-50mm has a constant aperture of f/2.8, whereas kit lenses drop to f/5.6 at 50mm. Sigma have given this lens an EX designation, which means the company considers this a superior product. DC means this lens was made for APS-C digital sensors, HSM means Hyper Sonic Motor, which quietly focuses the lens. There is no OS (Optical Stabilizer) in this made-for-Sony copy, the camera body does the image stabilisation, and it seems to work adequately with this lens. Physically this lens is mostly plastic, but it still seems strong. The focus ring is very smooth, but it has a very short throw. The zoom ring is stiff enough that it doesn't need the zoom lock ... MoreOverall the Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC OS HSM is a very good lens, especially as a kit lens replacement. This Sigma 17-50mm has a constant aperture of f/2.8, whereas kit lenses drop to f/5.6 at 50mm. Sigma have given this lens an EX designation, which means the company considers this a superior product. DC means this lens was made for APS-C digital sensors, HSM means Hyper Sonic Motor, which quietly focuses the lens. There is no OS (Optical Stabilizer) in this made-for-Sony copy, the camera body does the image stabilisation, and it seems to work adequately with this lens. Physically this lens is mostly plastic, but it still seems strong. The focus ring is very smooth, but it has a very short throw. The zoom ring is stiff enough that it doesn't need the zoom lock (active at 17mm). It uses 77mm filters, the front element doesn't rotate during focus. Similar lenses from other manufacturers have smaller filter sizes, I guess the designers gave away some of the benefit of a smaller front element in exchange for a better optical package. The lens hood is excellent, except I wish they put corrugations on the inside of it. It has markings to help align the hood, either forward or reversed. On the other end of the lens, the mount is metal. The lens weights 565g according to Sigma's website. Sharpness: Wide open images are sharp in the centre and a bit soft in the corners. Lights in the corner of the frame at f/2.8 show a fair bit of coma (shaped like bat wings), but for real world use I don't see this as a problem. The corners are much better at f/4, and f/5.6 is near perfect. Vignetting: Wide open at 17mm has very strong vignetting (1.5 stops), but ACR fixes it. Correcting barrel distortion removes a lot of the corners too, to the point where vignetting is not much of a problem at 17mm. Vignetting isn't really an issue at other focal lengths. Bokeh: At 50mm f/2.8 the bokeh is good, bokeh balls fade away nicely. It's hard to judge other settings because the bokeh size is small, especially at 17mm, but the bokeh effect is still pleasing. See the 2nd picture for some bokeh samples. LCA (Lateral Colour Aberration): The lens displays some red/cyan (or maybe magenta/green) fringing at 17mm and 24mm, very slight CA at 35mm and none at 50mm. Your choice of RAW converter should fix this easily. Flair: I found a bit of rainbow coloured flair at 17mm, but that was with the sun in the frame so it's unlikely to be an issue. Operation: You must switch to MF to manually focus this lens. Turn off the lock switch to zoom. In conclusion the Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 can providethe performance of professional lenses without the expence, but you have to work around small issues.
I was originally skeptical of this lens, having owned older Sigma lenses with less than satisfactory results.The 17-50mm f/2.8 is a different story. This is a great general zoom that is reasonably sharp at f/2.8 given that it's ~1/3 the price of the Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8.I'm using it on a D7100, and the size and and weight excellent for a general carry around lens. While I've not fully put this lens through the paces, so far low light handling is excellent at both the 17mm and 50mm focal lengths. The optics are great, and are on par or better than my Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 prime. The optical stabilization indeed works incredibly well, I was able to hand hold a 1/15th shutter without much practice.One comment I will make, that I'm not sure if it's an issue or not yet, ... MoreI was originally skeptical of this lens, having owned older Sigma lenses with less than satisfactory results.The 17-50mm f/2.8 is a different story. This is a great general zoom that is reasonably sharp at f/2.8 given that it's ~1/3 the price of the Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8.I'm using it on a D7100, and the size and and weight excellent for a general carry around lens. While I've not fully put this lens through the paces, so far low light handling is excellent at both the 17mm and 50mm focal lengths. The optics are great, and are on par or better than my Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 prime. The optical stabilization indeed works incredibly well, I was able to hand hold a 1/15th shutter without much practice.One comment I will make, that I'm not sure if it's an issue or not yet, however the HSM motor "whines" if your fingers happen to be in the wrong spot while focusing. I think a little more practice with using this lens will train myself from having my fingers in the wrong spot. It's a shame this lens doesn't have a combined M/A setting which would prevent this all together.Another thing to be aware of, if you are predominantly a Nikon Zoom owner, the lens zoom and focus control is counter clockwise, as opposed to Nikon which is clockwise. This may be of concern for certain types of users that rely on muscle memory for their shots if all other lenses in your bag are Nikon.I could deduct half I star, it would be in regards to the lens' build quality. This lens does have metal couplings, which is greatly appreciated, however, the general 'feel' of the lens body, hood, and lens cap feels of cheap plastic. The hood being quite flimsy I think only enhances this cheap feeling - maybe a sturdier third party hood could be used to rid this uneasiness. This could be a deal breaker for the professional or semi-pro (combined with counter-clockwise zoom).
| General | |
| Length | 9.2 cm |
| Diameter | 8.35 cm |
| Weight | 565 g |
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