Sigma 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM Macro $240

[herbert68]

Just saw this "seller-refurbished" option for $240 on eBay . Will this lens work on my a6000 together with this Chinese adapter, Zhongyi Lens Turbo Adapters ver II? If you agree, then this would be a very reasonable price for a walk-around zoom lens.

[Austerror]

That lens will NOT work with that adapter.

 

The lens is a modern AF model.  You can use the LA-EA series adapters and the A-mount version of that lens and it will function correctly.  Its a pretty big lens and it won't have any stabilization, so shooting at the long end will require a tripod.

[Hoxtongue]

I have this lens on my Nikon D7100 and I use it every now and then on my A6000 with a Commlite adapter.  Its ok, just ok, not a great lens by any means but it does the job.  You will have to shoot it at high shutter speed to get any crispness.

[Golem]

The purpose of a "Lens Turbo" is to restore the

full field of view to a FF lens when using it on a

1/2 frame camera. Because the A6000 and that

zoom are both 1/2 frame gear, there's no reason

to spend extra for the Lens Turbo.

 

Just get the lens in the proper E-mount for your

camera. Savings from NOT buying a Lens Turbo

exceeds the savings available from buying the

refurbed version of the zoom lens.

 

A Lens Turbo NEVER has the same type mount

on both ends. It's ALWAYS used to convert a FF

lens onto some 1/2 frame live view camera of a

different mounting system than the FF lens. The

Lens Turbo is a knock-off of the SpeedBooster.

Zhongyi's online info is pretty sketchy, but if you

go to the MetaBones site and read about the

SpeedBooster you will then be well informed.

 

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[wedge]

I bought that lens for my wife's D300.  We returned it the same week.  Maybe we just got a bad copy, but we were VERY unhappy with the sharpness of that lens.