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Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro lens for Nikon SLR
Hi Everone, I use a Nikon D70s with an 18-70 Nikon zoom. I have been
hankering after a longish zoom and the above lens is much cheaper than the Nikon equivalent. One is about £55 and the other £280. Is the Nikon so much better or would I be paying for a name? I do realise the Nikon has VR - is this the reason for the difference in price? Thanks in advance for all information and advice. Geoff. |
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Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro lens for Nikon SLR
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wrote: Hi Everone, I use a Nikon D70s with an 18-70 Nikon zoom. I have been hankering after a longish zoom and the above lens is much cheaper than the Nikon equivalent. One is about £55 and the other £280. Is the Nikon so much better or would I be paying for a name? I do realise the Nikon has VR - is this the reason for the difference in price? Thanks in advance for all information and advice. nikon has a few 70-300mm lenses. the cheapest is the 70-300mm g lens which sells for roughly the same price as the sigma and neither are particularly great. the new nikon 70-300mm vr replaced the older 70-300mm ed. it's a very good lens, even without the stabilization. however, the stabilization is very useful, especially at the longer end. it also has an af-s focus motor so it will focus faster and with less noise than the sigma or nikon g lens. |
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Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro lens for Nikon SLR
"Geoff. Hayward" wrote in message ... Hi Everone, I use a Nikon D70s with an 18-70 Nikon zoom. I have been hankering after a longish zoom and the above lens is much cheaper than the Nikon equivalent. One is about £55 and the other £280. Is the Nikon so much better or would I be paying for a name? I do realise the Nikon has VR - is this the reason for the difference in price? Thanks in advance for all information and advice. Geoff. You are comparing the prices of the Sigma with the Nikon VR model. What is the cost of the Nikon 70-300mm ED model pre VR? The 70-300mm ED was a great lens and are being sold used at bargain prices. I'm using a 70-300mm Nikon VR model and I really enjoy it. |
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"Geoff. Hayward" wrote in message
... Hi Everone, I use a Nikon D70s with an 18-70 Nikon zoom. I have been hankering after a longish zoom and the above lens is much cheaper than the Nikon equivalent. One is about £55 and the other £280. Is the Nikon so much better or would I be paying for a name? I do realise the Nikon has VR - is this the reason for the difference in price? Thanks in advance for all information and advice. Geoff. Unless the Sigma is the "APO" version (it will have a red ring around the lens barrel), don't get it. It's not that good of a lens. The APO version of that lens is pretty good compared to the competition. |
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On Sat, 10 May 2008 18:57:03 -0400, "Pete Stavrakoglou" wrote: "Geoff. Hayward" wrote in message ... Hi Everone, I use a Nikon D70s with an 18-70 Nikon zoom. I have been hankering after a longish zoom and the above lens is much cheaper than the Nikon equivalent. One is about £55 and the other £280. Is the Nikon so much better or would I be paying for a name? I do realise the Nikon has VR - is this the reason for the difference in price? Thanks in advance for all information and advice. Geoff. Unless the Sigma is the "APO" version (it will have a red ring around the lens barrel), don't get it. It's not that good of a lens. The APO version of that lens is pretty good compared to the competition. Not only should it be the APO version, but also make sure it's the APO DG version. Older ones were before DG, which is their specifically for digital concoction. I think you'll find that the Sigma 70-300 f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro zoom lens is a better one than the equivalent Nikon model, the 70-300 f/4-5.6D ED or G. Steve |
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Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro lens for Nikon SLR
On 2008-05-10 12:58:18 -0600, "Geoff. Hayward" said:
Hi Everone, I use a Nikon D70s with an 18-70 Nikon zoom. I have been hankering after a longish zoom and the above lens is much cheaper than the Nikon equivalent. One is about £55 and the other £280. Is the Nikon so much better or would I be paying for a name? I do realise the Nikon has VR - is this the reason for the difference in price? Thanks in advance for all information and advice. Geoff. I've owned the red ring Sigma version and now have the Nikon 70-300 VR. Other than the macro switch on the Sigma (which isn't true 1:1 macro) the Nikon is miles better. However the G non-VR version of the Nikon is not as good as the Sigma IMO. I'd save my pennies for the VR version if I were you. |
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Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro lens for Nikon SLR
On 2008-05-10 17:04:10 -0700, Steve said:
On Sat, 10 May 2008 18:57:03 -0400, "Pete Stavrakoglou" wrote: "Geoff. Hayward" wrote in message ... Hi Everone, I use a Nikon D70s with an 18-70 Nikon zoom. I have been hankering after a longish zoom and the above lens is much cheaper than the Nikon equivalent. One is about £55 and the other £280. Is the Nikon so much better or would I be paying for a name? I do realise the Nikon has VR - is this the reason for the difference in price? Thanks in advance for all information and advice. Geoff. Unless the Sigma is the "APO" version (it will have a red ring around the lens barrel), don't get it. It's not that good of a lens. The APO version of that lens is pretty good compared to the competition. Not only should it be the APO version, but also make sure it's the APO DG version. Older ones were before DG, which is their specifically for digital concoction. I think you'll find that the Sigma 70-300 f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro zoom lens is a better one than the equivalent Nikon model, the 70-300 f/4-5.6D ED or G. Steve The 70-300 VR also has ED glass, and I honestly don't think you can beat it for under $500. I'm not really prejudiced against third-party lenses - I even have a Vivitar Series 1 that has optical performance equivalent to a Nikkor (but not the aesthetic 'feel' of a first-rate tool) - but I really do think that the main reason for buying a Nikon body is to take advantage of Nikkor lenses. -- "Our ignorance is not so vast as our failure to use what we know." |
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"Tully Albrecht" wrote in message news:2008051022215943658%tullyalbrecht@coxnet... On 2008-05-10 17:04:10 -0700, Steve said: On Sat, 10 May 2008 18:57:03 -0400, "Pete Stavrakoglou" wrote: "Geoff. Hayward" wrote in message ... Hi Everone, I use a Nikon D70s with an 18-70 Nikon zoom. I have been hankering after a longish zoom and the above lens is much cheaper than the Nikon equivalent. One is about £55 and the other £280. Is the Nikon so much better or would I be paying for a name? I do realise the Nikon has VR - is this the reason for the difference in price? Thanks in advance for all information and advice. Geoff. Unless the Sigma is the "APO" version (it will have a red ring around the lens barrel), don't get it. It's not that good of a lens. The APO version of that lens is pretty good compared to the competition. Not only should it be the APO version, but also make sure it's the APO DG version. Older ones were before DG, which is their specifically for digital concoction. I think you'll find that the Sigma 70-300 f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro zoom lens is a better one than the equivalent Nikon model, the 70-300 f/4-5.6D ED or G. Steve The 70-300 VR also has ED glass, and I honestly don't think you can beat it for under $500. I'm not really prejudiced against third-party lenses - I even have a Vivitar Series 1 that has optical performance equivalent to a Nikkor (but not the aesthetic 'feel' of a first-rate tool) - but I really do think that the main reason for buying a Nikon body is to take advantage of Nikkor lenses. Agreed. SLRgear.com rates it very high. -- Focus |
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Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro lens for Nikon SLR
"Geoff. Hayward" wrote in message ... Hi Everone, I use a Nikon D70s with an 18-70 Nikon zoom. I have been hankering after a longish zoom and the above lens is much cheaper than the Nikon equivalent. One is about £55 and the other £280. Is the Nikon so much better or would I be paying for a name? I do realise the Nikon has VR - is this the reason for the difference in price? Thanks in advance for all information and advice. Geoff. Many thanks to all who responded, I've taken the general advice and gone for the Nikon VR. thanks again. Geoff. |
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Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro lens for Nikon SLR
On Sat, 10 May 2008 22:21:59 -0700, Tully Albrecht wrote: On 2008-05-10 17:04:10 -0700, Steve said: On Sat, 10 May 2008 18:57:03 -0400, "Pete Stavrakoglou" wrote: "Geoff. Hayward" wrote in message ... Hi Everone, I use a Nikon D70s with an 18-70 Nikon zoom. I have been hankering after a longish zoom and the above lens is much cheaper than the Nikon equivalent. One is about £55 and the other £280. Is the Nikon so much better or would I be paying for a name? I do realise the Nikon has VR - is this the reason for the difference in price? Thanks in advance for all information and advice. Geoff. Unless the Sigma is the "APO" version (it will have a red ring around the lens barrel), don't get it. It's not that good of a lens. The APO version of that lens is pretty good compared to the competition. Not only should it be the APO version, but also make sure it's the APO DG version. Older ones were before DG, which is their specifically for digital concoction. I think you'll find that the Sigma 70-300 f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro zoom lens is a better one than the equivalent Nikon model, the 70-300 f/4-5.6D ED or G. Steve The 70-300 VR also has ED glass, and I honestly don't think you can beat it for under $500. I'm not really prejudiced against third-party lenses - I even have a Vivitar Series 1 that has optical performance equivalent to a Nikkor (but not the aesthetic 'feel' of a first-rate I wouldn't consider the VR Nikon to be an equivalent lens of the Sigma because of the price difference that VR imposes. I picked up my Sigma 70-300 APO DG Macro for $109 for a used, but in new condition one. I don't think you'll find a new condition Nikon 70-300 VR for anywhere near that price, or even twice it. You'd only be able to get the non-ED version for that price, maybe cheaper. And I think it performs better than the Nikon 70-300 lens, even the ED one which is more expensive. I think VR is great, but for the shooting I've done with that lens so far, VR wouldn't have been much help. So I'm very happy with it. tool) - but I really do think that the main reason for buying a Nikon body is to take advantage of Nikkor lenses. In most cases I'd say this is true. This Sigma is the only 3rd party lens I have. But this case in particular, you have a very cheap Nikkor lens (AF Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300 f/4-5.6 G) or the more expensive version (D ED AF) that is outclassed by the Sigma 70-300 f/4-5.6 APO DG. Steve |
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