THIS IS A TEST

While out testing my new lens for barrel distortion and pincushioning,
I happened upon these buds just waiting patiently to emerge and grace us with spring.
Though not a thrilling photo, it is a far better choice than the test shots would have been.

The lens is the sigma 18-125 which I bought because I needed a wider angle that wasn't a fisheye,
and frankly, it was too cheap to pass on.

My preliminary test results which are wholly unscientific and largely subjective are as follows...

~ for the money it is a great lens ~
~ color is rich ~
~ there is some noticeable pincushioning at wide angle and even medium wide angle which I now
want to compare to my canon 28 -135 lens and see how it stacks up ~
~ its auto focus is noisy. wow. I just never realized how quiet the canon lenses are. the noise
here is nothing I can't live with but it is interesting to hear it ~
~ it is very lightweight and therefore wonderfully portable ~

I just thought I would share these observations in case anyone else out there is in the market for a wide angle zoom with a decent range.