What is a 17-50mm lens good for?

The 17-50mm focal length range is nice. It works great for around-the-house shots (inside and out), for landscapes, for full body and head-and-shoulders portraits, for close sports and for a huge range of other uses.

What does HSM mean on Sigma lenses?

Hyper Sonic Motor
HSM stands for Hyper Sonic Motor. It is a new type of motor used in some of Sigma’s newer lenses. The technology employed is similar to that used in certain lenses made by other camera manufacturers. The benefits of HSM system are: virtually silent autofocus function, very quick responsive autofocus function.

Is 17-50mm a wide angle lens?

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. This lens boasts superior peripheral brightness and provides sharp, high contrast images even at the maximum apertures.

What is DC lens?

“DC” stands for Defocus Control. DC allows the photographer to change the distortion characteristics of the lens so the “look” of the out-of-focus elements in the foreground or background can be changed to produce more pleasing photos, particularly portraits.

What does OS mean on a lens?

oculus sinister
These are simply abbreviations for Latin terms: OD is an abbreviation for “oculus dexter” which is Latin for “right eye.” OS is an abbreviation for “oculus sinister” which is Latin for “left eye.”

What kind of lens is the Sigma 17-50mm?

The Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC OS HSM is a wide to standard zoom lens designed for APS-C DSLRs. Equipped with a Hyper Sonic Motor (HSM) and an Optical Stabilizer (OS), the 17-50mm boasts a large fixed 2.8 aperture throughout the entire zoom range.

Which is Sigma F / 2.8 ex DC OS HSM lens?

Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM Lens Review. The Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM Lens features a nice range of focal lengths, a wide f/2.8 aperture, HSM autofocus and OS (optical stabilization) in a well-built and reasonably-priced lens.

Which is the best Sigma lens for Nikon?

Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC OS HSM test and review. With this 17-50mm F2.8 lens for Nikon, Sigma offers a very high end wide-angle zoom at a very good price. DxOMark tests tend to prove that the Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC OS HSM Nikon is so good that it even surpasses its competitors from Nikon and Canon which are twice as expensive.

What kind of pictures can you take with a 17-50mm lens?

The 17-50mm focal length range is nice. It works great for around-the-house shots (inside and out), for landscapes, for full body and head-and-shoulders portraits, for close sports and for a huge range of other uses. For many, their first general purpose lens is the one available in-the-box with their first DSLR.