There are a number of shooters on these forums that have a great tendency to look down on "consumer" glass, be it 3rd party or otherwise (your 24-85 included, Scott). Much of this consumer glass in the right hands can create some awesome images. My wife and I have four Sigma EX lenses each of which is capable of making extraordinary images. Absolutely on par with the better Nikon lenses. If there is even a Nikon equivalent. Our Sigma 180 (and now the newer 150) is the ONLY macro on the market for Nikon that does 1:1 macro and has an internal focusing motor. Nikon can't even touch the versatility of this lens. It's outstanding from 18 inches to infinity. Great for flowers and bugs AND sports. AND it was half the price of the Nikon 200 macro, actually it was less than the Nikkor 180 which doesn't even close focus, nor have an internal focusing motor!
chemprof wrote:
There are a number of shooters on these forums that have a great tendency to look down on "consumer" glass, be it 3rd party or otherwise (your 24-85 included, Scott). Gerald
So, you must enjoy the extra weight, and must have plenty of money to throw around. I suppose, if I really wanted to justify one, I might be able to count it as my weekly weight training when I go out take some photos...
This is also the reason why I'm interested in the D200: The D2X is an awesome camera, but it's a monster in size and weight.
