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FurnaceFace · 09-05-2007, 07:12 PM

I have recently bought a new dSLR and am looking at buying a new lens but I'm in a quandry as to which one to buy. I am mostly an outdoor photographer but do shoot in all sorts of lighting conditions. I do very little portrait shooting.

I have narrowed down to two lenses:

Tamron 18-250mm Di II Lens Canon

or

Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS lens

My big question is if the Optical Stabilization of the Sigma is worth the extra $130 (and the loss of 50mm).

Appreciate any comments from those who have either lens, those who have the Nikon VR lens, or those who have another similar sized lens with or without stabilization.

Thanks.

09-05-2007, 07:12 PM	#1
FurnaceFace Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: 110 Exp:	Pick my camera lens I have recently bought a new dSLR and am looking at buying a new lens but I'm in a quandry as to which one to buy. I am mostly an outdoor photographer but do shoot in all sorts of lighting conditions. I do very little portrait shooting. I have narrowed down to two lenses: Tamron 18-250mm Di II Lens Canon or Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS lens My big question is if the Optical Stabilization of the Sigma is worth the extra $130 (and the loss of 50mm). Appreciate any comments from those who have either lens, those who have the Nikon VR lens, or those who have another similar sized lens with or without stabilization. Thanks. __________________