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p.19 #2 · p.19 #2 · Sigma 150-600 Contemporary - best telephoto zoom for the price | |
Bsmooth wrote:
This would be the first Sigma I would even bother to look at. Mostly because of so many quality issues they've had in the past. I think its great there making great strides and advancements, because it pushes other manufacturers to do the same.
As far as firmware updates, I really don't see why you couldn't update them the same way as other electronics, just download it and install it yourself. I'm sure we'll get to that point eventually.
Lauchlan Toal wrote:
That's the thing, the dock is your way of downloading it and doing it yourself. Cameras have SD/CF slots that you use to bring in firmware updates, and the Sigma dock is like that but for lenses. Hopefully all brands introduce something similar, it really is a time and money saver, especially outside of the US where shipping to a service center can be very expensive.
arbitrage wrote:
I'd prefer to update lens firmware through the body itself like I do with my Fuji cameras instead of buying a dock just to switch a couple settings that could have easily been pre-programmed into the C1 and C2 buttons out of the box instead of the buttons having no functionality until you buy the dock.
Maybe that would work for a Sigma lens on a Sigma body. But what incentive do third party camera makers have to make this possible for one of Sigma's lenses on their bodies? None as far as I can see.
As far as the dock goes, just think of it as Sigma's way of digging a little extra profit out of you, kinda like what Canon does with lens hoods. The difference is that Canon forces this hood tax on you for every non-L lens that you buy. But you only need to buy the dock once, then you can use it for many lenses.
Bottom line, it's only $60 US. I've certainly spent much more than that over the years for Canon hoods, tripod collars, remotes, etc. I bet you that if Canon sold a non-L version of the 100-400, they'd charge more than $60 for the hood and lens pouch that Sigma includes for "free" (yeah, I know it's rolled into the price, but you get my drift).
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