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- Top features: – Compact construction makes it ideal for travel photography – HSM (Hyper Sonic motor) delivers fast and quiet AF – Range of special elements allows you to achieve professional images Compact construction makes it ideal for travel photographyThe 17-50 mm f/2.8 EX DC HSM has a compact and lightweight design, making it easy to transport the lens wherever you go. Covering a wide range of focal lengths from 17 mm, making it ideal for portraits, landscapes and general photography.Flare and ghosting are reduced by the Super Multi-Layer coating which delivers sharp and high contrast images throughout the entire zoom range.HSM (Hyper Sonic motor) delivers fast and quiet AFWith an incorporated HSM (Hyper Sonic motor), the lens offers fast and quiet AF to ensure that you won’t miss those important moments.Range of special elements allows you to achieve professional imagesThe 17-50 mm f/2.8 EX DC HSM features a range of special elements to achieve a professional image quality. Two FLD (“F” Low Dispersion) glass elements compensate for colour aberration, while two glass mold elements and one hybrid aspherical lens give impressive correction for field curvature and astigmatism.As a result of these special elements, you can achieve high definition images even from long distances.
- Product codes: 85126928636
- Model number: f/2.8
- Product ID 1: 3671210903
- Product ID 2: 10152870
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SIGMA 17-50 mm f/2.8 EX DC HSM Standard Zooms Lens is available currently from Currys for just £279, which is a great deal but we’re going to dive a little deeper into the price to explain why it’s such a good deal.
To help understand the average price you should expect to pay for Lenses we analysed the price of every product in that category. The average was £729.24. But perhaps more importantly you’d also want to know what you would expect to pay for a particular brand, so we also analysed the average price you would pay for a product from Sigma. The average was £447.18. But that perhaps isn’t the fairest analysis because we know that Sigma make more than just Lenses. So we went a step further and analysed the average price of Sigma Lenses, this was £465.25. So you can see that SIGMA 17-50 mm f/2.8 EX DC HSM Standard Zooms Lens is a bargain at £279. Especially when you look at the table below which shows you the average price of products with certain features and specs. For example you’d expect to pay £544.65 for a product meeting the Lens type: Zoom spec.
Specification / Price Comparison
| Feature | Spec | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Lens type | Zoom | The average price of Lenses with this Lens type spec is £780.97 |
| Lens category | Standard | The average price of Lenses with this Lens category spec is £544.65 |
| Compatibility | Sony A mount | The average price of Lenses with this Compatibility spec is £471.00 |
| Focal length | 17 – 50 mm | The average price of Lenses with this Focal length spec is £279.00 |
| 35 mm equivalent | 25.5 – 75 mm | The average price of Lenses with this 35 mm equivalent spec is £279.00 |
| Maximum aperture | f/2.8 | The average price of Lenses with this Maximum aperture spec is £733.63 |
| Minimum aperture | f/22 | The average price of Lenses with this Minimum aperture spec is £752.81 |
| Focusing | Manual & autofocus | The average price of Lenses with this Focusing spec is £690.30 |
| Minimum focusing distance | 0.28 m | The average price of Lenses with this Minimum focusing distance spec is £989.25 |
| Elements and grouping | 17 elements in 13 groups | The average price of Lenses with this Elements and grouping spec is £552.33 |
| Special elements | – FLD (“F” Low Dispersion) glass elements x 2 – Glass mold elements x 2 – Hybrid aspherical lens x 1 |
The average price of Lenses with this Special elements spec is £279.00 |
| Diaphragm blades | 7 rounded blades | The average price of Lenses with this Diaphragm blades spec is £427.69 |
| Filter diameter | 77 mm | The average price of Lenses with this Filter diameter spec is £1,108.07 |
| Silent focusing | Yes | The average price of Lenses with this Silent focusing spec is £785.83 |
| Aperture ring | Yes | The average price of Lenses with this Aperture ring spec is £950.21 |
| Zoom lock | Yes | The average price of Lenses with this Zoom lock spec is £700.00 |
| Special features | HSM (Hyper Sonic motor) | The average price of Lenses with this Special features spec is £279.00 |
| Box contents | – Sigma 17-50 mm f/2.8 EX DC HSM Standard Zoom Lens – for Sony – Front lens cap – Rear lens cap – Lens hood |
The average price of Lenses with this Box contents spec is £279.00 |
| Dimensions | 83 x 92 (D x L) | The average price of Lenses with this Dimensions spec is £279.00 |
| Weight | 565 g | The average price of Lenses with this Weight spec is £283.40 |
| Manufacturer’s guarantee | 3 years | The average price of Lenses with this Manufacturer’s guarantee spec is £169.21 |
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Reviews of SIGMA 17-50 mm f/2.8 EX DC HSM Standard Zooms Lens
Reading customer reviews will of course be a big part of your decision on whether to buy SIGMA 17-50 mm f/2.8 EX DC HSM Standard Zooms Lens or another alternative. We’d advise reading reviews from trusted sources like ao.com or Currys, for the obvious reason that you know the people adding the reviews are verified buyers. Likewise we also suggest only buying from trusted online sources too, chances are, if you’ve found a deal that seems too good to be true, it probably is. Having a quick reference score/rating is also really useful as a benchmark to deciding between two products, we provide a score out of 10 for our reviews based on customer feedback from Currys. SIGMA 17-50 mm f/2.8 EX DC HSM Standard Zooms Lens scored an incredible 9.1 out of 10, thanks to the feedback from 103 customer reviews. You can read these by clicking the “Read Full Review” button that’s hovering on the bottom of your screen now.
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