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BobTheDestroyer
Dec 21, 2011
Whats everyones opinion on the "superzoom" group of lenses? eg: Sigma 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Lens

Is the convenience of having one lens vs slightly lower quality shots/barrel distortion worth it?

I'm a rank amateur with a 600D but a desire to move on from the stock lens. I'm also pretty lazy so if one lens can do the job of two, I'll go with one for sure

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BobTheDestroyer
Dec 21, 2011

Platystemon posted:

I suspect that photojournalists would use superzooms if they could get them with f/2.8 apertures. Photojournalists aren’t the pixel‐peeping sort. I’ve seen some excellent photojournalism done with cameraphones, for instance.

That said, superzooms suck and you should never buy one.

Fair enough, thanks for stopping me wasting my money.

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