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Sigma 400mm f5.6 APO Tele Macro HSM
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Review Date: May 3, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Sharp IQ stop down a bit. Inexpensive. Solidly built. Easy to do MF.
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Cons:
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Heavy and long, longer than an EF 400L. Can be used in full f-stops with only Canon Digital D30, D60, 1D and 1Ds and limited to f5.6 with other Canon DSLR. It should work fully with Nikon or Minolta mount DSLR cameras.
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It has a perfect review at www.photozone.de so I decided to buy a Canon D60 (it is cheap now) to fully use this lens at all f-stops after using only f5.6 (with occasional err 99) for a while with my 20D and XT. The general IQ is excellent if stopped down to f6.3 or higher. Even though it is not as good as a 400L but at 1/3 of the price it is a great bargain. If you happen to use a film cameras older than EOS Elan 7e or EOS 30) (not including 7e/30) or digital D30, D60, 1D, 1Ds you can still take full advantage of this lens at a bargain price.
Sigma also has this lens in other mounts; Nikon, Minolta, Pentax .. and I think (but not 100% sure) they are fully compatible with the current DSLRs.
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Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM
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Review Date: Mar 31, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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inexepnsive, light weight, sharp at 75mm
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Cons:
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soft at 300mm, easy to get dusts inside the lens.
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Since this is a consumer level lens I don't expect it carries the quality of the L's. It is much lighter and cheaper than the L's too. I often got good and sharp photos at the 75-150mm ranges with aperture step down a bit. It is however very soft at 300mm. Dusts will get inside the lens easily so I have to dust off the lens after every use. All in all, this is a good inexpensive lens for casual use or as a light weight walk around lens. You cannot beat the price especially if you can find a GOOD used one around $120-130 range. Sell it when you out grow it and get almost all your money back.
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