11-15-2022, 07:22 AM
(11-15-2022, 06:53 AM)Rover Wrote: Remember there used to be a Sigma 18-50/2.8 back in the days. :-) It wasn't very popular though; everyone had the hots for the Tamron 17-50 instead (my best friend has that one, incidentally).
Those were the good days of APS-C and peak camera sales, however the old 18-50 has a ferocious competition from OEM lenses by Canon and Nikon that were vastly superior. mainly the Canon offering that was stabilized.
Sigma wasn't as good as it is now or at least was still building its good reputation, which didn't help, competition didn't come from Tamron.
Besides Sigma made some popular lenses that competed well with 18-50 and sold very well, I think of Sigma 17-70f2.8-4 that had longer reach and 2.8 in its name, they also made 18-125 and even made a cheap competitor for the kit lens....
So the old Sigma 18-50f2.8 as a high end flagship lens had severe competition from OEM offering, and more important in house competition mainly from 17-70f2.8 rather from Tamron.