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Wayne
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Registered: Jan 8, 2002
Location: United States
Posts: 827
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Review Date: Apr 16, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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Sharp, with good color and contrast. Well built, solid lense.
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limited to well lighted conditions due to it's appeture.
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I was very wary when purchasing this lens. I have not had good luck with Sigma lenses in the past. I was pleasantly suprised after spending a few days in lower Michigan with this monster. Photos were sharp, color and contrast in the shots were very good. I was sold! I rarely use the 50mm end. I have seen reports of some people not getting sharp photos above 300mm, however I feel that this is probably a matter of learning the proper technique for long lens. Handholding a 500mm lens is a sure way to get soft photos. While it can be done with this lens ( I have many sharp, handheld shots in this range) it is not easy or reccomended. Long lenses demand a tripod and proper technique! The shots I have seen from others with this lens encouraged me to buy it and I have not been disappointed. A great bargain for 500mm!
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 Apr 16, 2003
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crazyro
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Registered: Mar 7, 2002
Location: United States
Posts: 1565
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Review Date: Mar 31, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $695.00
| Rating: 10
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Great all-around lens. Sharp images (considering I mostly shoot handheld).
For a 10x zoom, this lens covers a lot of ground, and does it well.
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A little heavy.
Not as fast as it could be.
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Although skeptical at first, I started drooling over this lens after reading many reviews, and I'm glad I finally purchased it. It stays on my camera 90% of the time, and can truly say that it's a great lens. There is no distortion (could be because of D30's cropping factor), images are sharp all the way, and I've found that f/8 seems to be its "sweet" spot.
Although the lens is a bit heavy (around 4 lbs.), and not as fast as it could be/as other lenses are, it's very easy to use, even handheld, and for the price and coverage, it cannot be beat.
Emanuel
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Mar 31, 2003
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JPY Photo
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Registered: Sep 19, 2002
Location: United States
Posts: 48
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Review Date: Mar 30, 2003
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Recommend? no |
Price paid: $900.00
| Rating: 2
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Pros:
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Focal range
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Cons:
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Soft images
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Not nearly as sharp as the 100-400IS which I purchased months after selling this lens. The main problem is the soft images at 300-500mm. Useable images at 100-300mm but the quality and sharpness falls off dramatically for higher focal lenghts. 50mm is not useable as the distortion is too pronounced. Not constructed as ruggedly as the 100-400IS and dust is a serious problem. Save your money.
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Mar 30, 2003
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92% of reviewers
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$884.38
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9.18
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9.53
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8.8
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