Robert W. Meyers wrote: > >I was wondering if people know how severe the differences in quality will be > >between these two lenses? The long end is my most important. The range > >would be kinda neat. However, would I be better off saving and picking up > >something like the Sigma 120-300mm F2.8?
Jim Davis wrote: > Good grief no. Amazing the questions we get sometimes. Canon is far > superior to Stigma. > > Now, as to the difference between a prime and a zoom, this has been > covered everywhere many times. Of course the zoom will be inferior. > But the prime doesn't zoom. You decide what's more important to you. > How severe a difference in quality - it's very likely most people will > never see the difference. It's also that the difference will not > matter to most people. > > I personally would go for the zoom. Smaller and lighter for one thing. > More flexible for another. The weekly UK magazine 'Amateur Photographer' reviews the Sigma lens in the current issue. I only browsed through it in the newsagents, and did not buy this issue. They were impressed, and it scored over 90% if I remember correctly. I must admit, 'though, that all of my lenses are Canon, and I bought the 300 f4 L IS, which is a more portable lens than any f2.8, of a similar focal length, and will still auto-focus with a 2X TC on an EOS3, if not as quickly. The zoom is f5.6 at 300mm, so will only auto-focus with a 1.4X TC, which will give a 400mm f8, compared with the 100-400 Ls f5.6. I know, that one wasn't in the original question. It will be interesting to see how the 70-300 DO IS compares with the very popular 100-400L for optical quality, and sales. Cheers Keith --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.634 / Virus Database: 406 - Release Date: 18/03/2004 * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
