I have a friend who does photography for hire (he doesn't like photography,
he just wants to make money doing it -- I know, that's kinda wierd) who
bought one of those zooms, and he's had nothing but problems with it. He may
have gotten a really bad sample, but it has had numerous repairs and has
always been SERIOUSLY unsharp at the 105 end. He still uses it, though,
because he's too cheap to buy a new lens. Ditto for his C*&^$ cameras that
break all the time.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Aaron Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 7:41 AM
Subject: Re: Sigma 28-105 F2.8-4
>
>
> "Alexandre A. P. Suaide" wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > what do you think about the Sigma 28-105 F2.8-4???? I am thinking
> > to buy this lens to replace my pentax FA 28-70 F4. In the 28-70 range,
> > is the sigma as good as/better/worse than pentax?
> >
> > Thanks for any advice,
>
> It is seriously worse. Are the archives up and running? A few of us
> weighed in with comments on this lens a couple of weeks ago, I think.
> Let me know if you can't find it and I'll see if I can find my post at
> my end (but be warned, I'm not very organized).
>
> The short version is that the contrast is poor and sharpness is
> seriously lacking, especially at the 28 and 105 ends. On a 4x6 print, I
> was unimpressed with it. If you have the FA 28-70, you'll be really
> disappointed by this lens. On the other hand, it is pretty cheap for
> how fast it is, and if you need the speed and are on a tight budget, it
> would do okay. However, I'd stick with the FA 28-70.
>
> Aaron
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