My Sigma camera and lens collection

"SleeperMan" wrote in message
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Roger typed:

"SleeperMan" wrote in message
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Would you buy a car if it would be made by Yamaha? I wouldn't...
It's really pretty simple to make a camera now - just take CCD sensor,
steal
someone's lenses, add a resistor or two, throw all in a beer can, paint
nicely and...voila! Top-of-the-range camera is here!


Actually, Yamaha made some very high performance cars for the Japanese
markets, and made the engines for the Ford SHO Taurus. Plus they do some
engine work for Toyota.

--
Skip Middleton
http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com

"Gymmy Bob" wrote in message
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Some people like tp be on the "bleeding egde" of things. Personally
I
wouldn't buy a Yamaha car in the first few years if it were half the
price.

Think back about the Honda cars first in North America, Kia, Lada.
All
written up as complete junk. They rusted out and fell apart. Now
where is
Honda and Lada. Much better I am told,especially Honda. For Toyota,
I
beleive they always had good quality in this continent.

Toyota didn't always have a great reputation. There was an old saying
that "you could hear a Toyota rusting away in the driveway" (or
something to that affect). Lada? Haven't heard much about them since
before the Soviet Union fell. How is that line of cars doing these
days? AFAIR, they were Fiat derivatives.

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{STP} wrote:

In article 0J%Fc.23231$a24.3517@attbi_s03,
"William Graham" wrote:

Would you buy a car if it would be made by Yamaha? I wouldn't...

You're a moron.

Yamaha makes excellent motorcycles, ATVs, watercraft and snowmobiles.
I'd jump at the chance to buy a Yamaha car.

I'd wait for the second year, though.
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John P Sheehy

In message ,
"Gymmy Bob" wrote:

Think back about the Honda cars first in North America, Kia, Lada. All
written up as complete junk.

First year Hyundais were extremely problematic, too. Lots of them burst
into flames under the hood.
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John P Sheehy

William Graham typed:

"SleeperMan" wrote in message news:%GWFc.6182

Would you buy a car if it would be made by Yamaha? I wouldn't...

You would if you had ever owned any motorcycles made by Yamaha. - Or,
for that matter any musical instruments....I have two beautifully
made Yamaha trumpets.......

HEY! i'll jsut get my Yamaha TODAY!!! (FZ6 fazer).
But i still wouldn't by Yamaha car...they make excelletn bikes, but they
DON'T HAVE A CLUE ABOUT CARS!!!

Skip M typed:

"SleeperMan" wrote in message
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Roger typed:

"SleeperMan" wrote in message
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Would you buy a car if it would be made by Yamaha? I wouldn't...
It's really pretty simple to make a camera now - just take CCD
sensor, steal someone's lenses, add a resistor or two, throw all in
a beer can, paint nicely and...voila! Top-of-the-range camera is
here!


Actually, Yamaha made some very high performance cars for the Japanese
markets, and made the engines for the Ford SHO Taurus. Plus they do
some engine work for Toyota.

REALLY? never heard of it...

"SleeperMan" wrote in message ...

Call me an idiot, but until now i've never even heard of Sigma

Sigma is the largest lens maker in the world.

David Kilpatrick wrote in message ...
.5 is a macro lens, but the earlier 180mm f5.6 1:1 macro is
possibly better. The 120-300mm is fine but a touch limited in close
focus for macro work :-)

The interesting thing about George's collection is that he seems to have
lenses which are not currently available in the Sigma mount, at least in
Britain.

What does he have that isn't available?

Sigma do release the 120-300mm, and 12-24mm, and all the prime
macros and key teles like 300mm f2.8 but I have yet to actually see the
fast wide angle DG lenses in SA mount. I am sure some must be made but I
am not aware of anyone stocking them, including Sigma UK.

Have you checked B&H? Their web site tells you what's in stock. That
said, Sigma is much bigger in the east than the west.

(Giorgio Preddio) wrote in message . com...
As per Skip's inquiry........

CAMERA BODIES:
Sigma SD10 DSLR body - 4
Sigma SD9 DSLR body - 1
Sigma SA9 35mm body - 1 (for shooting slides)

FLASH:
Sigma Sigma EF-500 Super TTL Flash - 3

PRIMES:
Sigma Fisheye 8mm f/4.0 EX Circular
Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX Macro
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX Macro
Sigma 180mm f/3.5 EX APO Macro IF HSM
Sigma 300mm f/2.8 EX APO HSM
Sigma 400mm f/5.6 APO HSM Macro
Sigma 500mm f/4.5 EX APO HSM
Sigma 20mm f/1.8 EX Aspherical DG DF
Sigma 24mm f/1.8 EX Aspherical DG DF

ZOOMS:
Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX Aspherical DG HSM
Sigma 20-40mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DG DF
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF

You mean, DG DF

Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM
Sigma 300-800mm f/5.6 EX APO IF HSM

"Mick Sterbs" wrote in message ...
"Giorgio Preddio" wrote in message
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As per Skip's inquiry........


But Prof George, Master of Pornography, according to your website and
postings here you also have a Sigma 600mm mirror lens. What happened? Makes
a better shaving mirror than a lens I'll bet.

What happened is lots of people are using the fabulous Sigmas.