Fred Miller wrote:
> I think people that have problems often voice their complaints. They > are the ones that are the squeaky wheel looking for grease. People have > a tendency to remember the bad. Those who are satisfied with their > product are typically quiet and say nothing. Case in point, I know some > on this list use (or used to use) Bronica and have never posted how > great they are. Yet several pro photog friends I know absolutely HATE > Bronica calling them the most unreliable camera ever made (except for > maybe the Kowa 66). So who would you remember? The Bronica was a good camera - had some faults like most others, but was still was an excellent camera. 'Glad you haven't had any problems with Sigma. I personally know some who have, was at a wedding where a pro. had a brand new out of the box lens fall apart - literally, and I loaded him my Canon lens. So, this with their false advertising about their dSLRs hasn't made them a big hit with me nor many others. Like I said, if they work well for you, then that's great. I'll continue to recommend buying Canon, or Nikon, whatever someone has. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------- Fred, I know one professional right near me in San Jose that had the focusing ring fall of a brand new 24-70mm F2.8L lens and can provide his name. He showed it to me and Canon acknowledged there were some defects with some early 24-70mm F2.8L lenses so no one it perfect. Another working pro has his hassy jam (not unsual) at a wedding while he was taking photos of the bride walking done the aisle. In anger he threw the Hassy on the floor and used his backup (true story, he never used Hassy again.). Likewise, I have heard of problems with Sigma, Tokina, and others. It is not just limited to Sigma, but since they are the largest of the independent lens makers, there are probably more lenses out on the market and even if they had the same percentage of failures as Tokina and Tamron the number would be larger. Try one of the Sigma EX lenses and it may change your mind about the quality of Sigma. They are EXcellent. The Sigma dSLRs suffer more from a problem in the way images are accessed then they do from lack of quality control. While they are not as reliable as most Canon or Nikon bodies, they are certainly not as bad as some others. Peter K * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
