The Ultimate Street Photography Lens: Sigma 18-50 and the Sony A6700

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[bondgabebond]

When you first hear of the Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 and the Sony a6700, did your heart rate increase. Mine did. Somehow I knew these two were going to be special, and they are. I took this combo with my wife and grandson to the Cabazon Dinasaur park and got great photos. Having a wide angle to normal zoom was unbeatable. Got fabulous photo that were sharp. Even when grandkid was running towards me, the a6700 maintained perfect focus. You don't need a FF camera to take great travel photos as the a6700 with the Sigma zoom is more than up to the job.
I continue to enjoy your reviews and thanks for hitting the street to show how good camera products are. And you need to get out of the studio and get fresh air.

[fabianlehr]

I bought the Sigma 18-50 together with my ZV-E10 last year, but although I was impressed by the Sigma's optical quality, I couldn't really enjoy this lens because the complete lack of stabilization was pretty frustrating. I do a lot of lowlight photography as well as handheld filming for street videography (And I absolutely hate gimbals) - both things that don't really work completely unstabilized. But now that I also have an a6700, I absolutely LOVE the Sigma as my everyday multi purpose lens on the a6700 - for my usecase, IBIS really is a game changer and finally allows me to fully unleash the Sigma's potential. For my ZV-E10, though, my main everyday lens now is the Sony 35mm f/1.8 OSS for its pretty efficient in lens-stabilization.

[Thompson]

These street photography videos are the best

[officialabdulrehman]

I am using 18-50 with a6400.

Great combo for travel and hikes. Basically a great all rounder

[AprilClayton]

I like using a telephoto and grabbing some candid shots of people from a distance. Slow motion of a crowd is so fun, too. I feel creepy that I don’t ask permission.

[armansomething]

Just got the A6700 and Sigma 18-50 yesterday. Can’t wait to see what it can do!

[chryseass.]

I used this combo on a recent trip and was very impressed with my photos but, most of all, just how fun it was to carry this combo around. I agree with you, Mark, the Sigma 18-50 seems made for the a6700 and it is just so "gosh darn cute" to look at!. I use a Peak Design wrist strap when I am out shooting, just for that added bit of security. You made Toronto look like a city of smokers!

[HobbiesHire]

Great job on the video Mark! Thanks for making it.

"These things with the lights..."

They're called trees, Mark.

[roamshow]

I love this photo walk with the commentary. I need to republish mine and do more, thanks for the inspiration!

[gordon]

For a second near the start I thought as soon as you walked onto the street those folks immediately recognized you! Nice video Mark! Thanks for taking us along (and enjoyed the OA4 POV too)!

[roamshow]

You had a good tip about the earbuds, if you do film while wearing them, it makes people think you are on the phone.

[rsat]

I have been using this combo and this Sigma has been on my camera by default until Viltrox releases the 27mm F1.2. I find myself putting Viltrox on my camera more and more. The lens is superb. The focal length is flexible enough and image quality is superb and even better than the Sigma (well it's a prime lens with F1.2).

[BurOnOz]

Our handsome is out of his comfort bubble. For us guys for us, appreciate sir, I like this series, back to street

[markusschewe]

Nice video, gave a very good impression of how you actually do street photography. I own the lens on my 6400. Looks almost small on the 6700 :-). I like aperture priority a lot and combine it with auto-iso-min shutter speed where you can also limit the max shutter speed. I am still learning different focal lengths, so I enjoy primes a bit more. But currently my sigma 18-50 is taped to 27 to check whether the ttartisan 27 could be a nice daily carry lens for me.

[Dwoalin]

I really really loved this style of video of you walking the streets to test out the setup.

[Dhuxul]

I have this combo too God I love this set up! Sony a6700 is such fun camera to use

[andypate]

That was fun Mark, enjoyed hangin out with ya, thanks!

[MelissaB]

LOVE these photo walks. I bet it is loud around you. Don't know if you had to do anything in post with it, but I thought the sound around you on the walk was cool.
And I don't know why the smokers are my favorite, (yes I do, props impart a feeling) but the black and white photo was great. So unhealthy, but makes a great photo!

[TheCoolFactor]

I looked at the thumbnail and the title and literally said out loud to myself: "HEY, THAT'S MY SETUP!" _click_

[AmitKumar-nldt]

Hey Mark,
Really happy to see your comparison and camera related videos,
I literally recognised in starting that the guy in frame is Indian 😂😂😂
BTW lots of love and support from India❤❤