--- Malcolm Stewart
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Skip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 3:27 AM
> Subject: Re: EOS DSLR Suggestions
>
> > I didn't see this come through the second time I
> sent it, so I'll try it a
> > third...
> > What vintage is your Sigma 17-35? The one I have
> is about 4 years old, and
> > works fine on my A2, 1N, D30 and on my cousin's
> 10D. I haven't tried it on
> > his new 1Ds. (I hate him...<G>)
> > Skip Middleton
> > http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com
>
> Hi Skip,
>
> Received your 2nd (?) & 3rd. posting.
> I bought my Sigma 17-35 EX HSM second-hand four
> years ago, so it could be one of
> the first production batch. It's been in for
> service more than any other lens.
> On purchase, slight roughness to focus ring noted -
> not enough to worry about.
> 1 From about 1 year later, on my EOS10 & EOS3 - it
> didn't like getting cold
> (photos taken in cold, high altitude areas were
> over-exposed, as were shots
> taken in the cold in the UK; others taken when
> camera was warmer were OK). It
> had a new aperture motor fitted by Sigma UK. Worked
> OK after this repair, as
> far as I could tell.
> 2 March 2003. Got my 10D, and it obviously wasn't
> behaving correctly on the 2nd.
> and subsequent shots in a sequence. Rechipped by
> Sigma UK, now worked OK but
> showed the well publicised blur on the RHS.
> (Example on my website)
> 3 Sept. 2003. I dropped it 1.2m onto concrete. Only
> 2 minute scratches on the
> lens mount, but it now rattled and didn't focus.
> Repaired again by Sigma UK,
> and it's now smoother than ever before. But poor
> sharpness noted when tested on
> 10D, and I nearly sold it. (Bought an EF 20 f2.8 to
> cover the wide angle end.)
> 4 March 2004. Had 10D's AF calibrated, and my Sigma
> 17-35 can now produce sharp
> A4s. Have looked for RHS blur and can't see it now.
> Strange...
>
> Malcolm
> Milton Keynes, UK
> www.megalith.freeserve.co.uk/oddimage.htm
> http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ms1938/
>
Just got a quote from my local dealer, and he has one
Sigma 15-30 for sale at less than RM 2000 (U$ 526, U$1
= RM 3.80). I haven't check the best price with him.
But I checked on Adorama's web site, and the lens is
selling for U$ 570. So am I getting a good deal here?
Also, anyone used one on a 10d or 300d before? I
haven't got my foot into digital SLR 'yet', but at
some stage I will do so, and currently I'm using a
lowly Vivitar (Cosina) 19-35 as my prime wide angle
zoom :-( What sort of result can I expect from the
Sigma? (it's an EX, suppossingly pro-sumer, isn't it?)
Thanks.
regards,
Huang Shao Hui
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