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12/08/2007 04:03:24 PM · #1

I got a Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8-4 for $69 dollars on amazon for a new walk around lens for my sony, I am excited. Hopefully it will be better than the nasty kit lens... I couldn't find any reviews for it but hey if I don't like it i can just send it back right?

:-D

ps. amazon has some CRAZY discounting going on on lenses right now...brings me joy

edit: and to think i promised myself NO MORE LENSES until i get a canon in a couple years....haha yah right

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12/08/2007 04:10:28 PM · #2

just get a canon now,... it's a couple years from a couple years ago...

12/08/2007 04:21:50 PM · #3

haha i don't have the money now and my sony is only a couple months old since i had to get a new one after i dropped the old one in a river....

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

12/08/2007 04:26:45 PM · #4

hmm. drop this one in a river?

have fun with the new lens. cheap enough. seems too cheap to me though.

dwterry

Canon EOS-1D Mark III

12/08/2007 04:52:05 PM · #5

Originally posted by soup:

hmm. drop this one in a river?

have fun with the new lens. cheap enough. seems too cheap to me though.

I have to agree! But then again ... have you seen her portraiture work?!? Claire proves that it's the photographer's skill that matters most and not the camera/lens.

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

12/08/2007 05:05:28 PM · #6

Originally posted by dwterry:

Originally posted by soup:
hmm. drop this one in a river?

have fun with the new lens. cheap enough. seems too cheap to me though.

I have to agree! But then again ... have you seen her portraiture work?!? Claire proves that it's the photographer's skill that matters most and not the camera/lens.

I completely agree. It's not about the equipment. It's about the photographer.

12/08/2007 05:08:10 PM · #7

:) thanks, i couldn't really afford anything more expensive at this point either, it was one of those older lenses that is crazy on sale on amazon right now, we will see

fotomann_forever

12/08/2007 05:48:21 PM · #8

I had a Sigma 28-70 2.8-4 for Canon, it wasn't a bad lens at all. Was quite sharp excepts for if you bumped all the way up to the wide end. Will definitely serve it's purpose as a walk-around.

12/08/2007 06:06:27 PM · #9

not knocking the photos, and yes i've looked. just knocking the wording of the post... all in good fun ;}

12/15/2007 03:57:34 PM · #10

Well I played with the lens today and i am returning it. It is really aweful, MUCH worse than my kit lens....sigh....

12/15/2007 04:03:55 PM · #11

the old addage holds true. don't get a bad taste for sigma in general though - they make some pretty high quality optics.

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR

12/15/2007 04:11:27 PM · #12

how do you know? im all sigma sour now because it is REALLY bad.... :(

darnok

Nikon D850

12/15/2007 04:20:44 PM · #13

Originally posted by lovethelight:

Well I played with the lens today and i am returning it. It is really aweful, MUCH worse than my kit lens....sigh....

When it comes to auto focus zoom lenses you mostly get what you pay for.

If you want good quality glass for cheap then your best bet is to look for some second hand Minolta primes. I know with Nikon you can use old manual focus glass on a new digital SLR, not sure about Sony/Konica-Minolta.

wavelength

Nikon D300

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

12/15/2007 04:23:47 PM · #14

Originally posted by lovethelight:

how do you know? im all sigma sour now because it is REALLY bad.... :(

anything not bearing the EX badge for Sigma is just trash, if you want' some high quality stuff, get those Zeiss lenses for Sony.

12/15/2007 06:34:38 PM · #15

pretty much - HSM doesn't hurt either.

Originally posted by wavelength:

anything not bearing the EX badge for Sigma is just trash,

you also might still consider - dropping the sony in a river - and getting one of those real DSLRs ;}

MelonMusketeer

Nikon D7000

Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4

12/15/2007 06:48:36 PM · #16

I have a Sigma manual focus 15mm f2.8 fisheye that is about equal to the Nikkor 16mm 2.8 in my bag. I use both, and like them about equally. I do have an older Sigma 400mm f 5.6 that has a lot of chromatic abberation, but it was old, used and only $75 on eBay. I do have some keepers that I have shot with it though. I guess you get what you pay for.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

12/15/2007 07:12:56 PM · #17

you really do get what you pay for....and HEY my sony is a real dslr...! haha

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

12/16/2007 04:43:50 AM · #18

Originally posted by soup:

pretty much - HSM doesn't hurt either.

Originally posted by wavelength:
anything not bearing the EX badge for Sigma is just trash,

you also might still consider - dropping the sony in a river - and getting one of those real DSLRs ;}

;) It's a Minolta with a Sony name on it. Canon and Nikon aren't the only real dSLR's out there.