On 12/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >>The bottom line is, the margins for retailers will be very low. So have to >>shift much product to make up for that. My guess is Pentax' incentives and >>margins fall below those of Canon. > >No wonder wherever you go, they have tried to sell you Sigma which will fall >apart in no time. That means more business in the NEAR future. :-)
I have the Sigma APO EX 70-200 f2.8, the Sigma EX Aspherical 14mm f/2.8, and the Sigma EX DG Aspherical 24mm f/1.8 macro lenses. All have not missed a beat, all are well built and focus fast and the 70-200 (with HSM) has fast and quiet AF, although I normally use manual which is a simple case of overriding the AF by turning the focus ring. None of these lenses were cheap, none have fallen apart at all, and unless I can afford brand-own versions of these focal lengths at a knock-down price, I will be sticking with them for the time being. It may be true that older Sigma lenses had a bad reputation, but the EX series are far from that. .02 Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _____________________________ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
