Sigma 70-300mm

nobeastsofierce

Am looking to buy my first additional lens to go with the kit 18-55 my EOS450d.

Does anyone have any experience with this? The reviews seem pretty good, I'm not too worried about the softness at 300mm. I really want some more options for telephoto/macro practice

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000ALLMI8/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance

thanks

daycent

I don't have this, but the general concensus seems to be that it's the best low price telephoto there is. I'd say buy, you can't go too far wrong anyway at that price.

Anouilh

It has served me very well so far. The "macro" feature is not exactly 1:1 macro, as was discussed some months ago here, but I think this is adequate for most closeup photos of insects, if you don't want scary images of highly magnified eyes:

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This group has discussion:


http://www.flickr.com/groups/sigma70-300apomacro/

It's pleasant to handle and has given no trouble during 18 months of use.

The Davestator

Got this lens after advice on here from the experts. it os quite soft at 300 but is still a great buy imo.

As has been said on the other forum, get the APO version

sikahunter

i have it too its a great lens if you want to see some pics go to my flickr and see em you cant go wrong for the money

Kintarō Hattori

The chap in the thread below was looking at getting the same lens, so there should be plenty of information for you there as well as examples of images taken with that lens.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=59884058

gary82

Hopefully it's a fantastic lens... I just ordered one on Pixmania for my Nikon D60!

nobeastsofierce

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

The chap in the thread below was looking at getting the same lens, so there should be plenty of information for you there as well as examples of images taken with that lens.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=59884058

Thanks, I searched before posting but musta missed it. All in all, I think I'm going to go for it.

Kintarō Hattori

nobeastsofierce wrote: »

Thanks, I searched before posting but musta missed it. All in all, I think I'm going to go for it.

It's a good lens for the money so you shouldn't be disappointed.

Trizo

great lens for the money, was the first lens i bought after getting the camera and the kit. I have 2 L lens now but i still have it and prob use it more than those!! can be a little soft at the extreme end but between 70-220/230 its great.some examples below

padocon

I have the canon version, but my friend has the sigma one and I have used it. In my opinion its as good as the canon, its a little noisier as in sounds noisy. Other than that its quite good.

Zion21

Awesome lens I have been using the canon version as well for awhile and really love it.

Calina

I love that lens. I like how light it is. I get over the softness at 300mm because of the 1.6x crop factor anyway. I've used it for a lot of watersports photography and am returning to it a bit more so that I don't have to drag the monopod around.

regards, Cal

swingking

I managed to get one from a guy on ebay (Irish user) for 100 euro. Total bargain; it's an excellent lens.

Illkillya

I'm in the same boat as you OP, Canon EOS 500D with just the basic 18-55 at the moment, and I was looking at this lens yesterday too and think I will get it. Reluctant to pay EU prices on it though, since that link on Amazon has it for €134 but only for US delivery, while it's more like €220+ on sites over here. nobeastsofierce, let me know if you find a good price for delivery to Ireland anywhere, otherwise I will pick it up when I am in America next month.

Anouilh

padocon wrote: »

I have the canon version, but my friend has the sigma one and I have used it. In my opinion its as good as the canon, its a little noisier as in sounds noisy. Other than that its quite good.

Is it possible that the differences only show up when photos are enlarged quite a lot and printed?

gary82

I got my Sigma 70-300mm APO yesterday and very very pleased with the results so far. It seems well built. Also came with padded case and hood in the box.

This is cropped a bit but you can see the detail and sharpness. Taken on Nikon D60. 270mm iso400 f/5.6 1/320sec.

gary82

Here's a huge collection of photos taken with the Sigma AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro. It's what convinced me to buy!

Corkfeen

Got this on adverts about 2 weeks ago. My second lens and i'm delighted with the sort of results i'm getting. Well spent 100 euro.:D