Deciding on whether to buy a product like SIGMA 17-70 mm f/2.8-4 DC HSM OS Wide-angle Zoom Lens with Macro or perhaps CANON EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Zoom Lens? You’re in the right place as we’ll take you through all of the specs, features and look at the quality, pricing and reviews of both to help you make the decision on which one to go for.

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SIGMA 17-70 mm f/2.8-4 DC HSM OS Wide-angle Zoom Lens with Macro vs CANON EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Zoom Lens

SIGMA 17-70 mm f/2.8-4 DC HSM OS Wide-angle Zoom Lens with Macro specs

SIGMA 17-70 mm f/2.8-4 DC HSM OS Wide-angle Zoom Lens with Macro
 CANON EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Zoom Lens specs

CANON EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Zoom Lens
Lens type: Zoom

Lens category: Standard

Compatibility: Canon EF-S mount

Image stabilisation: OS

OPTICAL FEATURES

Focal length: 17 – 70 mm

35 mm equivalent: 25 – 105 mm

Maximum aperture: f/2.8 – f/4

Minimum aperture: f/22

Focusing: Manual & autofocus

Minimum focusing distance: 0.22 m

CONSTRUCTION

Elements and grouping: 16 elements in 14 groups

Diaphragm blades: 7 rounded blades

Filter diameter: 72 mm

Silent focusing: Yes

Special features: – Brass lens mount
– Fluorite glass

GENERAL

Box contents: – Sigma 17-70 mm f/2.8-4 DC HSM OS Wide-angle Zoom Lens with Macro – for Canon
– Lens hood
– Lens caps
– Manual

Dimensions: 79 x 82 mm (D x L)

Weight: 465 g

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 3 years (2nd year onwards by registration)

Price: £324

Price: £749

Number of Reviews:

Number of Reviews:

Review Score: 9.3 / 10

Review Score: 9.2 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy SIGMA 17-70 mm f/2.8-4 DC HSM OS Wide-angle Zoom Lens with Macro or CANON EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Zoom Lens, a very important consideration is the price. So we’re going to spend a bit of time looking at the price of both.

To start with, we looked at the price of the 850 products in the same category as SIGMA 17-70 mm f/2.8-4 DC HSM OS Wide-angle Zoom Lens with Macro, which is the Lenses category. Of these 850 products the average price was £196.11, the most expensive was £3049 and the cheapest was just £0.05. We then looked at the price of the 850 in the same as the CANON EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Zoom Lens, which of course the average was £196.11, top price was £3049 and cheapest £0.05.

We then looked specifically at the average price of products from Sigma and Canon, the average was £419.29 for Sigma, £451.25 for Canon. The max for each was £999/£9999 and minimum was £129/£3.99

Price analysis of SIGMA 17-70 mm f/2.8-4 DC HSM OS Wide-angle Zoom Lens with Macro

Price analysis of CANON EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Zoom Lens

  • SIGMA 17-70 mm f/2.8-4 DC HSM OS Wide-angle Zoom Lens with Macro
  • Ideal for portraiture
  • Compatible with Canon EF-S mount
  • Aperture range: f/2.8 – f/22
  • Image stabilisation
  • Silent focus
  • Conveniently compact and versatile, the Sigma 17-70 mm f/2.8-4 DC HSM OS Standard Zoom Lens with Macro is ideal for the travelling photographer. Versatile shooting With a wide zoom range, the high performance 17-70 mm offers versatile shooting options and is ideal for travel, landscape, portraiture and sports. Compact and lightweight, this wide-angle zoom matches perfectly with the smaller bodies of Canon APS-C DSLRs. A low aperture of f/2.8 makes the 17-70 mm suitable for shooting subjects at extremely close range and in low light conditions. With seven rounded blades making up the diaphragm you can get creative by creating a smooth bokeh in the background. Get closer to your subject A dedicated macro function and minimum focusing distance of 22 cm makes the 17-70 mm ideal for close-up photography. A Hyper Sonic Motor (HSM) ensures quiet focusing, ideal when capturing small insects. For sharp, blur-free images, the 17-70 mm incorporates Sigma’s Optical Stabiliser (OS) which offers effective correction of approximately 4 stops to counter camera shake even during macro photography. Superior quality The 17-70 mm incorporates two ‚ÄúF‚Äù Low Dispersion glass elements to eliminate chromatic aberration of magnification and axial chromatic aberration for excellent image quality throughout the entire zoom range. Finished with a Super Multi-Layer Coating to reduce flare and ghosting, the 17-70 mm delivers sharp and high contrast results even in backlit conditions. The included tulip shaped lens hood also helps assist with avoiding flare. Sigma USB Dock compatible The 17-70 mm is compatible with the Sigma USB Dock (sold separately), which enables you to update the lens firmware and adjust parameters such as focus. The compact and functional Sigma 17-70 mm f/2.8-4 DC HSM OS Standard Zoom Lens with Macro offers great versatility when shooting.
  • Product codes: 85126884543
  • CANON EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Zoom Lens
  • Use this Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Zoom Lens with large aperture of f/2.8 for select Canon Digital SLR cameras.This specially designed circular aperture produces a shallow depth of field, which creates background blur, drawing attention to the desired subject.There are 2 ultra-low dispersion (UD) glass elements in order to deliver impressive image quality throughout the entire zoom range, with 2 spherical lens elements ensuring high contrast from one corner or the frame to the other.An image stabiliser lens group shift to compensate for camera movement, so image appears steady on the image plane.With the EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Zoom Lens autofocus can be achieved quickly and quietly as well as full-time mechanical manual focusing.
  • Product codes: 4960999354798

What’s better SIGMA 17-70 mm f/2.8-4 DC HSM OS Wide-angle Zoom Lens with Macro or CANON EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Zoom Lens?

There are obviously a number of differences between SIGMA 17-70 mm f/2.8-4 DC HSM OS Wide-angle Zoom Lens with Macro and CANON EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Zoom Lens, but there are several things that you can use when comparing the two. The first of these, which we’ve already covered, is price. Make sure you spend a bit of time deciding how much you are willing and able to spend on your product to really get a good idea if the £324 cost of SIGMA 17-70 mm f/2.8-4 DC HSM OS Wide-angle Zoom Lens with Macro is closer to the expectation you had than the £749 pricep point of CANON EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Zoom Lens.

Once you’ve nailed down everything there is to know on the price of both, the next step is to really study the reviews. Taking the time to read reviews of both will really help you to decide which is a better product between SIGMA 17-70 mm f/2.8-4 DC HSM OS Wide-angle Zoom Lens with Macro and CANON EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Zoom Lens. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that SIGMA 17-70 mm f/2.8-4 DC HSM OS Wide-angle Zoom Lens with Macro scores out of 10 from reviews. Whereas CANON EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Zoom Lens scores out of 10 from reviews.

It’s also really worthwhile spending the time to look at the key differences between the two products. For that you can use our comparison table about which looks at the main features of both products to give you a clear idea of where one product perhaps benefits over another. When comparing the two it’s a really good idea to have an idea in your mind of the key features that you need from your Lenses as this will help you to narrow down the products that do or don’t meet your criteria.



SIGMA 17-70 mm f/2.8-4 DC HSM OS Wide-angle Zoom Lens with Macro



Rating:
8.90 out of
10