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Confused over Lens (Part II)
Hello All,
Thanks for writing in detail in my previous post. I have been taking shots with my kit lens 18-55, well its not all that bad, just need to get the hang of it. So my point, with the crop factor the kit lens would be equivalent to 28-88mm on the 35mm film. Interestingly, I have noticed that the kit lens is wide enough for me, but I do need some more zoom for the kind of pictures that I take. Hence, now I am looking at the Sigma 70-300 and the canon 75-300 III (non USM) There is a minuscule price difference between the two. Which one should I go for? I have seen many write ups on the sigma 70-300; that is soft on the border post 250mm. But haven't seen any comments or write ups on the 70-300. Have you any experience with these respective lenses. If anyone has used or has one please be kind enough to comment. Once again thanks to all, Cheers, Abbas -- Message posted via PhotoKB.com http://www.photokb.com/Uwe/Forums.as...l-slr/200703/1 |
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Confused over Lens (Part II)
On 1 Mar, 08:59, "abbasam via PhotoKB.com" u24240@uwe wrote:
Hello All, Thanks for writing in detail in my previous post. I have been taking shots with my kit lens 18-55, well its not all that bad, just need to get the hang of it. So my point, with the crop factor the kit lens would be equivalent to 28-88mm on the 35mm film. Interestingly, I have noticed that the kit lens is wide enough for me, but I do need some more zoom for the kind of pictures that I take. Hence, now I am looking at the Sigma 70-300 and the canon 75-300 III (non USM) There is a minuscule price difference between the two. Which one should I go for? I have seen many write ups on the sigma 70-300; that is soft on the border post 250mm. But haven't seen any comments or write ups on the 70-300. Have you any experience with these respective lenses. If anyone has used or has one please be kind enough to comment. Once again thanks to all, Cheers, Abbas -- Message posted via PhotoKB.comhttp://www.photokb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/photo-digital-slr/200703/1 I have the Canon 90-300mm (basically the same as the 75-300) and the Sigma 70-300 APO DG Macro. I would suggest that unless size/weight is an issue then the Sigma is the better lens. It also allows you to perform 1:2 macro shots which at 300mm means you get a decent macro from a distance which is great for macros of objects you cant (or daren't) get too close to. Allan |
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Confused over Lens (Part II)
In article 6e85a1a557f5a@uwe, abbasam via PhotoKB.com u24240@uwe
wrote: There is a minuscule price difference between the two. Which one should I go for? I have seen many write ups on the sigma 70-300; that is soft on the border post 250mm. But haven't seen any comments or write ups on the 70-300. Have you any experience with these respective lenses. If anyone has used or has one please be kind enough to comment. When in doubt, go with OEM and ignore Sigma. |
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Confused over Lens (Part II)
abbasam via PhotoKB.com wrote:
Hello All, Thanks for writing in detail in my previous post. I have been taking shots with my kit lens 18-55, well its not all that bad, just need to get the hang of it. So my point, with the crop factor the kit lens would be equivalent to 28-88mm on the 35mm film. Interestingly, I have noticed that the kit lens is wide enough for me, but I do need some more zoom for the kind of pictures that I take. Hence, now I am looking at the Sigma 70-300 and the canon 75-300 III (non USM) There is a minuscule price difference between the two. Which one should I go for? I'm guessing the Sigma has a faster f/stop range if it's the same price. Do you have the 'long name' of these two lenses? The problem with Sigma is less quality control, possible compatibility issues with a future camera body and poorer resale value. Some of them perform well though. I have seen many write ups on the sigma 70-300; that is soft on the border post 250mm. But haven't seen any comments or write ups on the 70-300. Crappy lenses don't really get reviewed. Not saying that's the case but it may be an indicator. Have you any experience with these respective lenses. If anyone has used or has one please be kind enough to comment. Once again thanks to all, Cheers, Abbas |
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Confused over Lens (Part II)
"Randall Ainsworth" wrote in message ... In article 6e85a1a557f5a@uwe, abbasam via PhotoKB.com u24240@uwe wrote: There is a minuscule price difference between the two. Which one should I go for? I have seen many write ups on the sigma 70-300; that is soft on the border post 250mm. But haven't seen any comments or write ups on the 70-300. Have you any experience with these respective lenses. If anyone has used or has one please be kind enough to comment. When in doubt, go with OEM and ignore Sigma. Actually that would be wrong. When in doubt do your research proprerly so you can be properly informed would be much cleverer. The Sigma 70-300mm DG APO is quite cheap and performs reasonably well, the macro feature is also quite good. Here is one I took using the macro feature with a 20mm extension tube.. http://farm1.static.flickr.com/165/4...563ce9d0_o.jpg |
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Confused over Lens (Part II)
"abbasam via PhotoKB.com" u24240@uwe wrote in message news:6e85a1a557f5a@uwe... Hello All, Thanks for writing in detail in my previous post. I have been taking shots with my kit lens 18-55, well its not all that bad, just need to get the hang of it. So my point, with the crop factor the kit lens would be equivalent to 28-88mm on the 35mm film. Interestingly, I have noticed that the kit lens is wide enough for me, but I do need some more zoom for the kind of pictures that I take. Hence, now I am looking at the Sigma 70-300 and the canon 75-300 III (non USM) There is a minuscule price difference between the two. Which one should I go for? I have seen many write ups on the sigma 70-300; that is soft on the border post 250mm. But haven't seen any comments or write ups on the 70-300. Have you any experience with these respective lenses. If anyone has used or has one please be kind enough to comment. I own both Sigma lenses and Canon lenses and find both to be good values. Here is a shot taken with the Canon 75-300: http://home.comcast.net/~charlesschu...8/site1056.jpg |
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Confused over Lens (Part II)
abbasam via PhotoKB.com wrote:
Hello All, Thanks for writing in detail in my previous post. I have been taking shots with my kit lens 18-55, well its not all that bad, just need to get the hang of it. So my point, with the crop factor the kit lens would be equivalent to 28-88mm on the 35mm film. Interestingly, I have noticed that the kit lens is wide enough for me, but I do need some more zoom for the kind of pictures that I take. Hence, now I am looking at the Sigma 70-300 and the canon 75-300 III (non USM) There is a minuscule price difference between the two. Which one should I go for? I have seen many write ups on the sigma 70-300; that is soft on the border post 250mm. But haven't seen any comments or write ups on the 70-300. Have you any experience with these respective lenses. If anyone has used or has one please be kind enough to comment. Once again thanks to all, Cheers, Abbas You won't be able to auto focus in low light with the Sigma. -- Phil |
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