A good WA to mid-tele lens you might want to look at is the Penatx SMC-A
35-105mm F3.5 zoom. It's supposed to be a great lens, fast F3.5 constant
aperture. But then the Sigma may do just fine for what you want.
Todd
At 07:52 PM 1/15/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Ok,
>So the Sigma f2.8-f4, 28-105mm "stinks".
>WHY?
>(IMO "stinks" is not a very communicative response....)
>And if so, then what is a good lens for capturing the action of kids
>playing basketball in a typically lighted middle school gym, where one is
>prohibited from using flash? There must be some fast tele or zoom lenses out
>there that don't "stink", and don't cost a small fortune either..?)
>
>Skip
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Aaron Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 12:01 PM
>Subject: Re: f2.8 28-105mm lens?
>
>
>> Sadly, the Sigma 28-105 f2.8-4 stinks. I have one here at the store
>> that I'm kind of unwilling to sell to people because it's such a
>> stinker. I had high hopes for it after their cheap 70-210 and 70-300
>> lenses turned out to be such good values.
>>
>> Aaron
>>
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