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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / January 2007300mm, which one?
Hi My budget doesn't allow me to go much >200$. I'm considering to buy one of the following Sigma APO MACRO SUPER II 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Canon 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM EF Which one would be a better choice? Maybe some other in 200 range? thank you J > My budget doesn't allow me to go much >200$. > I'm considering to buy one of the following [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Which one would be a better choice? I have the Canon lens. It's nothing to write home about but it's good enough for the little, personal telephoto work I do. It does NOT have a macro capability and I haven't missed it.  Signature:) JR Canon EOS 20D > > My budget doesn't allow me to go much >200$. > > I'm considering to buy one of the following [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > for the little, personal telephoto work I do. It does NOT have a macro > capability and I haven't missed it. The Sigma doesn't have true 'macro' either. I'd also look at the Tamron 70-300 Di, which is cheaper than the Sigma, and also just as good optically. All of them will be best described as a bit 'soft' at 300mm, the Canon gains the basic USM motor and a bigger hit on the wallet. Personally I went for the Tamron until I could afford something like the 70-200 f4 L. SignatureJon B Above email address IS valid. <http://www.bramley-computers.co.uk/> Apple Laptop Repairs. "jazu" <nofreakingspam@nospam.com> wrote in news:ABomh.542527$1T2.5689 @pd7urf2no: > Hi > My budget doesn't allow me to go much >200$. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > thank you > J I had a 75-300 canon and it did a good job at about 150mm. If you want to see an example go to my site and see the "photos recente" and the second pic :quai" was shot with this lens at about 150mm. not the shadows in the water....! Jean SignaturePhotos http://www.chez.com/anaclet > Hi > My budget doesn't allow me to go much >200$. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > thank you > J Hello J. I've a feeling that some reviewers prefer the Canon 90 - 300 lens rather than the 75 - 300 lens. Sorry but I can't point you to any specific review but I'd recently bought a 75 - 300 when I learned about this preference. Oh - anyone mentioned to you the usual Sigma problem? They don't have a licence for the EOS mount so they reverse engineer it for their lenses. This means that their lenses may not work on new Canon bodies. I've a friend who bought a second-hand Sigma 500mm lens and it works on her EOS 30 (film) body with restrictions on the modes she can use. Have a search for Sigma re-chipping on the web. Sigma UK will do it for the cost of postage if you're the original owner or about £40 if you are not (or have lost your receipt). Regards, Ian. I prefer and suggest the Sigma. Just be sure that it is the APO version. SignatureDimitris M > Hi > My budget doesn't allow me to go much >200$. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Which one would be a better choice? Maybe some other in 200 range? > thank you > Hi > My budget doesn't allow me to go much >200$. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Which one would be a better choice? Maybe some other in 200 range? > thank you I don't know but I do like the 75-300! Here is a shot taken in the Florida Everglades from a moving tram at 300 mm: http://home.comcast.net/~charlesschuler/wsb/media/291308/site1056.jpg I also have the big, white, expensive EF 100 - 400 and have carefully compared the two at 300 mm using a tripod and can say that the white lens is sharper, but not by leaps and bounds. The big heavy beast does focus faster, however, and that is why I bought it (for wildlife where low latency is important). IS is nice, too. I do use one Sigma lens and it is fine but occasionally locks up (Err 99). I have a Nikon D50 and am considering a 300mm telephoto lens. The example that Charles Schuler has is an outstanding photo! I have been looking at the Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR (a little on the expensive side for me at ~$530), the Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED AF Zoom at ~$310, and the Sigma AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Macro Super II Zoom Lens for Nikon at ~$140. I've also read somewhere that the Nikkor at ~$530 may not be useable on the D50. Suggestions, please! Bill >> Hi >> My budget doesn't allow me to go much >200$. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >I do use one Sigma lens and it is fine but occasionally locks up (Err 99). > Hi > My budget doesn't allow me to go much >200$. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > thank you > J I've got the Sigma lens and like it for all the use I've gotten out of it (on a Rebel XT)... While it seems a little ludicrous to be taking macro shots from a meter or two away, the macro feature seems to be one of the reasons this lens gets put onto the camera (macro mode between 200mm and 300mm only). |
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