Grr im stuck!
do i want sigma 70-200 2.8
or the nikkor 18-200
both have good reviews and all
anyone here used both lenses?
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Grr im stuck!
do i want sigma 70-200 2.8
or the nikkor 18-200
both have good reviews and all
anyone here used both lenses?
depends if u have a decent shorter length lens.
id go the sigma if u did. 2.8 would be sick nuts.
or get a fixed length short lens ftw.
yea ill probs be going the 2.8, been saving for it for a while now
i need a short length lens too but can also upgrade that at a later date.
55-200 kit lens is so soft at 200.. so i need something decent in that range ay
yeah those kit lenses suck. my 18-55 has gone to shit only after a little while. doesnt zoom nicely, and the focus is sticky.
when i can get some funds that i havnt spent on my car, going to get a fixed 50mm and possibly that same sigma. if u get it, let me know how it goes
why are the short length fixed lenses like 400~500...?? got a big light hole in them perhaps?
i think because they are the easiest the make, they have the least number of glass elements, and the glass in them is easier to make than the stuff in some of the larger/more intricate lenses.
and the less elements, the faster the lens can be. nikkor make a 50mm 1.8 which is pretty friggen quick. also make a 2.4 or something close which isnt as good, but still pretty awesome.
and of course they dont have any zoom mechanism
Sigma Lens 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro HSM (built-in motor for Nikon)
what about one of em for $200? rrp is about $520
yeah at 200 bucks new you cant really complain.
just be careful that buying 'grey imports' through ebay, usually will result in no warranty unless the seller is decent and offers their own. as grey imports aren't covered by sigma australia. but you probably already know that etc... just something to keep in mind.
i cant find many reviews for the HSM model, although there are plenty around for the older version without the HSM, and it seems to be on par with what i am using on my d200 at the moment (nikkor 18-70mm 3.5-4.5 DX).
looks like that fell threw because the dodgy kent wanted a deposit before he would do COD and it had a rather strong smell of rat about the whole thing lol.
oh,
SD card, they all seem much the same quality? nothing wrong with the cheap ones?