> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jay D. > Washington > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 8:50 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: EOS <OFF TOPIC> Sigma 15-30mm f3.5-4.5 EX Aspherical DG DF > - sigma quality > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chip Louie > > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 6:36 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: EOS <OFF TOPIC> Sigma 15-30mm f3.5-4.5 EX Aspherical DG DF > > - sigma quality > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gregory > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 8:46 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: EOS <OFF TOPIC> Sigma 15-30mm f3.5-4.5 EX > Aspherical DG DF > > > - sigma quality > > > > > > > > > There have been times when after I bought my sigma 20mm 1.8EX I wish I > > > had gotten the canon lens. > fashion, in > > a just few more years IMO Sigma may be close enough to Canon that even I > > would consider them and that's saying a LOT! Heck even now I'm giving a > > hard look at the Sigma 14mm 2.8EX to regain some of my WA > > capability on the > > EOS 1D. > > > > > > Cheers/Chip > > Wow, for Chip to say that... > > ...Even He would consider Sigma > > ....Gulp...I'm getting goose bumps > > > > ha ha. Do you ever stop to read yourself Chip??? > > > Ooooooooo, now don't get offended there Chippy!! It's all in fun. We're > all friends, you just make some powerful statement showing your > youth, so I > just can't stop picking at them. If you object, I'll refrain. > > Cheers, JD >
Hi JD, I'm my biggest reader! LOL! Seriously JD, I've always thought that Sigma was the third party lens maker to watch, I've always said so. I know, someday Sigma will get it all together and find the balls to produce top level lenses across the line not just one or two good ones and a bunch of odd ball middle of the road lenses. Not just good optics, complete, rugged reliable lenses that offer long term solutions for shooters that shoot with their gear. Lenses that don't fall apart after light use, paint that does not rub off easily and lenses that work in the same fashion as the OEM lenses do in terms of direction of zoom and focusing, switches located in similar locations and operate with the same orientation. People buying third party lenses should not have the nasty surprise of needing to send in their lenses to get re-chipped when Canon comes out with a new body and they happen to buy one. Minor things like this are what sets them behind the leaders. Details. Details, sigh someday... Some of the above details are what have kept me from buying a Sigma 14mm 2.8EX. But as time goes on I'm working on overcoming my high standards of lens quality so I can accept the compromises that owning a Sigma may bring. 8^) Cheers/Chip * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
