On Monday June 21 2004 8:49 pm, James B.Davis wrote: > On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 18:09:42 -0400, you wrote: > >> > �He kept telling me that they repaired if for free several times and > >> >even �replaced it with a new one when it remained incompatible. �Seems > >> >as though the replacement was sent back only once. > >> > >> Yup, has anyone actually seen a used Sigma for sale? > > > >Of course. 'Local store here had 3 last I knew, but then, there were other > >used lenses as well. > > Well I always figured if a lens sits unsold in a store, it's not so > easy to sell it. Meanwhile how many Canon lenses have gone out the > door while the Sigma sat on the shelf?
This particular store is a pro. store, so the Canon's don't stay long. I keep an eye on what he has and missed a good deal on one not long ago. > I watch the Auctions here in Japan, they indicate lots of Canon > lenses, not so many Sigma. And the Sigmas are harder to sell and fetch > way less. Japanese photographers are rather fond of hardware, and > Canon is the winner here. Lately though many new Sigmas have been > spotted on amateur camera bodies. There's no doubt that Sigma has improved it's very shoddy construction of yesteryear. And, I guess they're fine for the amatuer market. However, there's enough difference in glass, construction, and focusing speed that I spend a little more money for Canon......it's worth it. > In the stores downtown which have oodles of used lenses, there are > very very few Sigma lenses for sale. The stores don't have the space > for things that won't sell for a long time and so are very > discriminate in what they keep, and what they put on the shelves. So > much so that anything that's not absolutely mint will not see a > dealer's shelf. Of course there's plenty of mint used stuff to put on > the shelf so they can pick and choose. Logical. Fred -- "Ballmer is no more designed for the art of persuasion than the Abrams tank is for delivering meals on wheels." * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
