Sigma 1850/2.8DCDN 18-50mm F/2.8 DC DN Contemporary F/Sony, Ø55

When you're seeking a versatile, high-performance lens for your Sony E-mount camera, look no further than the 18-50mm f/ 2.8 DC DN Contemporary Lens. This compact, lightweight lens is a powerhouse of features, designed to enhance your photography and videography experiences. This lens, a first from SIGMA for APS-C size mirrorless cameras, offers a full-frame equivalent zoom range of 27-75mm. This broad range makes it a perfect choice for various genres of photography and videography, including landscapes, portraits, street photography, architecture, and events. The lens also excels in macro-style close-up photography, thanks to its maximum magnification of 1:2.

8 and a minimum focusing distance of just 12.1 cm. The bright F 2.8 aperture facilitates hand-held low-light shooting and provides a shallow depth-of-field for high-impact results. The lens features a fast and quiet autofocus, powered by a stepping motor, making it ideal for capturing video or fast-moving subjects like children and animals. Weighing less than 300g, this lens is perfect as a first interchangeable lens or a sub-lens for full-frame bodies. The SIGMA 18-50mm f/ 2.8 DC DN Contemporary Lens delivers superb image quality, with three high-precision glass-molded aspherical elements minimizing optical imperfections such as distortion and vignetting.

The lens's wide aperture of F 2.8 throughout the entire zoom range makes it easy to achieve blurry backgrounds, ideal for shooting attractive portraits and close-ups. Constructed from a polycarbonate called Thermally Stable Composite (TSC), the lens is sleek, robust, and offers stable performance in changing temperatures. The internal structure uses metal for higher rigidity, ensuring the lens can withstand frequent, heavy use. This lens supports a variety of shooting situations with its fast and near-silent AF, making it ideal for handheld shooting, gimbal shooting, one-man operation video shooting, and vlogging.

The lens's compactness, light weight, high performance, and large aperture make it a versatile choice for a variety of shooting situations, from introductory single-lens mirrorless cameras to video shooting and combination with full-frame cameras.