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18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM C First impressions gallery (on SD1M)

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18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM C First impressions gallery (on SD1M)
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Hi all,

https://travels.lovingitaly.us/sd1-merill-w-18300-os

As promised, a quick and dirty review of the lightweight walkaround lens mentioned in the title. The SD1M finally landed in Italy from Sigma USA. I had to pay an extra $200 in VAT taxes and customs fees, but my hunch paid off -- I figured that Sigma would calibrate the lens and refurbished SD1M body before sending them out. I'm pleased with the results. This thing isn't as sharp as any of the DP Merrills.....but it's the only way to get the 70-300mm range, so I'm very happy with the results.

I posted pairs of shots framed from the same location at 18mm and 300mm, plus a bunch of random snaps from walking around in Bologna, Rome, Florence and Siena.

I mentioned how they were processed.

Comments welcome.

Cheers, Scot

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