Gary: I owned the Tokina AFII 300mm f/2.8 and it worked flawlessly on my EOS3, D60 and 10D. IIRC, they are the highest rated non-Canon 300 f/2.8 optically. You can find them for $900-1200 in great condition.
Tom P. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Gary Fisher > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 5:43 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: EOS 3rd Party 300 f2.8s > > Hi All, > > I'm considering the purchase of a 300 f2.8, but my budget > does not come close to a Canon L (even a used one). In fact > my budget for this only stretches to a used 3rd party lens. > > The disadvantages of the 3rd party lenses seem to be that > they don't have IS and may have incompatibilities with my 10D > (depending on their age) and indeed any lens now *may* be > incompatible with future models. > > Does anyone have experience with the Tamron, Tokina and Sigma > EX 300/2.8s? What are they like optically and for focus > speed and accuracy? Any preference for one of these three > brands over the others in this range? Any knowledge of past > incompatibilities with current EOS bodies? > > Please don't tell me to save up and buy a Canon. *ALL* of my > other lenses are Canon, including several L lenses. My usage > for a lens like this simply cannot justify spending the $ > needed to get a Canon lens. Besides a dead man can't use a > lens no matter how nice it is [my wife would kill me!!]. :) > A used 3rd Party lens is it. > > I live in Australia and while I've seen quite a few used > 300/f4 lenses for sale, I've rarely seen a used 300/f2.8. > The easiest source for them is eBay, but prices for used > Canons are so high you may as well buy new. The independents > at least seem affordable. > > Any feedback will be welcome! > > Cheers > Gary > * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
