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"Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 EX DC on a Canon EOS 450D"



Shucks, I thought you were a Nikon shooter. (Love the specs on the new 1X, gotta say)





"There are sample variations". Hallelujah! PZ, just can't hand out 1 star reports to 600 euro plus lenses based on one and only one lens.



The problem is made greater by the fact that the same lens has been tested on three bodies. No doubt some people would think that seeing the 18-35 being bashed on three bodies automatically mean that it is a dud. Nope, this particular sample is a dud.



Remember when Nikon got busted with how the 70-200mm f/2.8 was soft on FX at the long end? Right, they came out with the 70-200 II.



The 18-35 is still in production! Nikon doesn't try to fool us if there are problems. They fix it.



There are a number of reputable Nikon shooters out there apart from Bjorn.



DAVID RUETHER:

http://www.donferrario.com/ruether/slemn.html



Please have a look at this link below comparing the 18-35 to the 17-35 and a number of primes:

http://www.donferrario.com/ruether/wa-zooms.htm



They actually support PZ in some way! but he still says that it is a very decent lens.





Furthermore, David provides the number of lenses that were tested (in the fist link). This is what is missing in PZ. If you want to hand out one stars, you need to at least say that only one lens was tested and that they happen also to be exactly the same lens.



This will give the reader a more honest evaluation rather than making it seem that PZ's verdicts are set in stone.