No, there is no such inverse relationship between the cost of the lens and
the web site Sigma complainers. In fact, most of the complaints seem to come
from advanced amateurs (or "pros") using high end glass, while the defenders
are from the lower priced consumer end. (Which is what I said in my first
post, if you read it again, you'll see that.)
And yes, an entire line damn well can be criticized if the company lies in
its ads, does not respond quickly to damaged goods, and cannot fix what even
they sometimes admit are "products not designed for your type of autofocus
camera", -even after they've previously advertised that they are.!
And there are complaints aplenty, as to these factors, there also...
(Let me find the URL again for this Sigma stuff, and I'll post it so you can
see for yourself as to what I'm talking about...)
Dosk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: Are Sigma lenses trash??
> "dosk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >> >"All lens tests are wrong."
> >
> >Maybe. But I would like to know about Sigma, for Pentax k-mounts.
>
> If all lens tests are wrong, then all generalizations about an
> *entire line* of lenses are even more wrong!
>
> You'd be better off asking about a specific Sigma lens. Perhaps
> every complaint about Sigma on the web site you mentioned is
> true (though that's unlikely), but I doubt *every* lens Sigma
> makes in covered. They make some expensive fast glass that's
> pretty well regarded and some cheap consumer zooms that aren't.
> I'm pleased with the 28-135 Sigma zoom I just bought for
> $210.00, considering what I use it for. But I wouldn't use it
> for my serious photography unless I didn't have another lens
> with me.
>
> Get the latest B&H Photo ad from any photography magazine and
> look at the price range Sigma lenses cover. No go back and look
> at the lenses being bitched about on the web. It won't be 100%,
> but I'd expect there's a strong (inverse) relationship between
> the price and the complaints.
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