lct Posted February 23, 2022 Share #81 Posted February 23, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks. I confirm f/2.8 works for closeups too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 23, 2022 Posted February 23, 2022 Hi lct, Take a look here Leica 18-56mm or Sigma 18-50mm?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Life By Stills Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share #82 Posted February 23, 2022 (edited) So I think I've made a decision. It's going to be the Sigma 18-50mm for me. I popped into the Leica store to have a first hand look at the 18-56mm and can confirm the one I was looking at was indeed plastic, confirmed by staff there to be so - everything but glass made in Japan by Panasonic apparently. Also, when the person that's meant to be selling it to you tells you don't get it... Hahahaha. Yeah, so it'll be the Sigma for me. Thanks everyone for your thoughts and opinions though. It's been enlightening to also see what some people focus on (no pin intended) when they go about choosing a lens. Thanks so much, everyone! Edited February 23, 2022 by Life By Stills 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjz Posted February 23, 2022 Share #83 Posted February 23, 2022 Make sure you post the results when you get it 🙂 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life By Stills Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share #84 Posted February 23, 2022 23 minutes ago, Sjz said: Make sure you post the results when you get it 🙂 Will do! If I'm getting the Sigma, I'm not going to be in any rush to try and get it since I'll probably get it new, so will pop my m-mounts on the TL to have a play. Slow things down a bit. I have to chase after the shot for my professional photojournalism, so it'll be nice to just slow things right down, manual focus, etc. But will definitely get some Sigma 18-50mm shots to show you peeps when I get it! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksclix Posted February 23, 2022 Share #85 Posted February 23, 2022 25 minutes ago, Life By Stills said: Will do! If I'm getting the Sigma, I'm not going to be in any rush to try and get it since I'll probably get it new, so will pop my m-mounts on the TL to have a play. Slow things down a bit. I have to chase after the shot for my professional photojournalism, so it'll be nice to just slow things right down, manual focus, etc. But will definitely get some Sigma 18-50mm shots to show you peeps when I get it! Looking forward to it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosebud55 Posted March 15, 2022 Share #86 Posted March 15, 2022 Having read this thread, I decided to get the Sigma Lens. I originally had the Leica Xvario for many years but traded it in for the CL when it arrived. So the Sigma 18-50 arrived today and its like having the Xvario again. Except that this lens is 2.8 so I don't need to use an add on closeup lens, great! First photos today in the sunshine. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 10 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/329952-leica-18-56mm-or-sigma-18-50mm/?do=findComment&comment=4401261'>More sharing options...
nicci78 Posted March 16, 2022 Share #87 Posted March 16, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Close up with TL 18-56mm in body DNG 1.7x crop (equivalent to 150mm) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 5 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/329952-leica-18-56mm-or-sigma-18-50mm/?do=findComment&comment=4401603'>More sharing options...
wda Posted March 16, 2022 Share #88 Posted March 16, 2022 10 minutes ago, nicci78 said: Close up with TL 18-56mm in body DNG 1.7x crop (equivalent to 150mm) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Impressive! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted March 16, 2022 Share #89 Posted March 16, 2022 Fun to play with DoF on the Sigma (CL, f/2.8 & f/9). Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 5 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/329952-leica-18-56mm-or-sigma-18-50mm/?do=findComment&comment=4401771'>More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 18, 2022 Share #90 Posted March 18, 2022 On 2/23/2022 at 8:26 PM, Life By Stills said: So I think I've made a decision. It's going to be the Sigma 18-50mm for me. I popped into the Leica store to have a first hand look at the 18-56mm and can confirm the one I was looking at was indeed plastic, confirmed by staff there to be so - everything but glass made in Japan by Panasonic apparently. I think that you found the first fake 18-56. It must be worth a mint. My 18-56 is showing slight silvering through the anodizing on the edges of the focus and zoom rings. BTW Leica has stated categorically that the TL lenses are NOT made by Panasonic... And are clearly marked "made in Japan", like Sigma... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregm61 Posted March 18, 2022 Share #91 Posted March 18, 2022 Whoever makes them, the 18-56, 55-135 and 11-23 TL lenses are as good as just about anything you could put them up against. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life By Stills Posted March 19, 2022 Author Share #92 Posted March 19, 2022 On 3/18/2022 at 12:25 AM, jaapv said: I think that you found the first fake 18-56. It must be worth a mint. My 18-56 is showing slight silvering through the anodizing on the edges of the focus and zoom rings. BTW Leica has stated categorically that the TL lenses are NOT made by Panasonic... And are clearly marked "made in Japan", like Sigma... I'll ask the staff at the Leica store again then. This was what I was told by the staff at an actual Leica store, so would have thought they wouldn't have got that so terribly wrong! I'm popping in to pick up an M10-R on Monday. If I remember will ask them about the 18-56mm and see what they say this time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life By Stills Posted March 19, 2022 Author Share #93 Posted March 19, 2022 (edited) @Rosebud55 - Daaaaaamn. Just saw the photos. The Sigma renders pretty nicely! Great shots too. Thanks for sharing. Looking up flowers so up close and personal makes me feel like I need to sneeze - damn hayfever! LOL. Edited March 19, 2022 by Life By Stills 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 19, 2022 Share #94 Posted March 19, 2022 Nothing wrong with Sigma lenses, I have a few pretty good ones. As for the Leica, the mount, outer barrel and focus/aperture rings are metal, the extending bit is a composite material with a metal front. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elambo Posted April 25, 2022 Share #95 Posted April 25, 2022 I'd just posted a new thread (peripherally about this very topic) but this thread alone has (nearly) sold me on the Sigma. Eject price from the equation and it's still a close call. Bring price back in and the answer becomes rather simple. I think. A demo may still be necessary. FWIW, I thought that the arguments *for* the Leica were more nebulous; struggling to express concrete evidence, with unnecessarily defensiveness rhetoric. And that first attack out-of-the-gate about cliches was odd. A red flag. When I see that, it often indicates brute force justification for a person's choice as a consumer. Defending the stash, so to speak, and not necessarily a balanced perspective. With the Sigma, owners/users seemed to have nothing to prove, letting the data and images speak for themselves, not caring which the OP chooses, only looking to advise based upon experience. That gave me confidence in the Sigma. But again, a demo is probably necessary. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michali Posted April 28, 2022 Share #96 Posted April 28, 2022 On 4/25/2022 at 2:08 AM, elambo said: .... With the Sigma, owners/users seemed to have nothing to prove, letting the data and images speak for themselves, not caring which the OP chooses, only looking to advise based upon experience. That gave me confidence in the Sigma.... The Sigma's are excellent. When I need to travel light, this APS-C lens is a compact, lightweight alternative to my VE24-90mm, it delivers excellent results & a very usable 20MP file on the SL2. Crab diver, Benguerra Island Mozambique -SL2 & Sigma 18-50mm DC DN f2.8 (please click on image for better res.) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 13 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/329952-leica-18-56mm-or-sigma-18-50mm/?do=findComment&comment=4425914'>More sharing options...
elambo Posted April 28, 2022 Share #97 Posted April 28, 2022 Looks great, Michali! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted April 29, 2022 Share #98 Posted April 29, 2022 Bought the Sigma. I have the TL 11-23 but having broken my first copy (rolled off a bed and fell c 2’ onto a carpeted floor in Monument Valley - see a previous thread) I got to see that although the outside might be a thin anodised aluminium casing, the innards are just plastic like most AF lenses. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post michali Posted April 30, 2022 Popular Post Share #99 Posted April 30, 2022 Here's another image with the SL2-S & Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 @ 50mm. African Pygmy Kingfisher -this little bird flew into my bedroom window, I picked it up, gave it a few drops of sugar water & it was back on its way after several minutes. The bird's colours are astounding! (please click on images for better res.) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 21 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/329952-leica-18-56mm-or-sigma-18-50mm/?do=findComment&comment=4426813'>More sharing options...
david strachan Posted May 1, 2022 Share #100 Posted May 1, 2022 (edited) Hi michali such a cutie. Always love your wildlife pictures, absolutely amazing, michali. All the best. Edited May 1, 2022 by david strachan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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