Re: Vs: Which 300 zoom should I buy?

2003-06-21 Thread Joseph Tainter
I have the Sigma APO Macro 70-300 f4-5.6. Consumer lenses in this class tend to be weak somewhere, usually at the long end. This Sigma is perhaps the best in class, but weaker at 300 mm. At 300 mm. you have to go to f16 to get truly sharp images (which usually means a tripod). Otherwise images

Re: Which 300 zoom should I buy?

2003-06-20 Thread Lasse Karlsson
From: Raimo Korhonen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sigma 70-300 DL All the best! Raimo Which one? There are currently two Sigma 70-300 DL:s. 1. Sigma DL Macro Super 2. Sigma DL Super APO 2. Thanks, Lasse

Re: Which 300 zoom should I buy?

2003-06-20 Thread Lasse Karlsson
. Thanks, Lasse - Original Message - From: jerome [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:14 PM Subject: Re: Which 300 zoom should I buy? Quoting Lasse Karlsson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Any suggestions on a 70-300 zoom AF, consumer price level

Re: Which 300 zoom should I buy?

2003-06-20 Thread Lasse Karlsson
From: Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 10:01 PM Subject: Re: Which 300 zoom should I buy? I'd recommend one of the Sigma APO lenses. I think there is a 70-300/4-5.6 that's supposed to be pretty good. So I've heard. But which model

Re: Which 300 zoom should I buy?

2003-06-20 Thread Lasse Karlsson
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 10:46 PM Subject: Re: Which 300 zoom should I buy? In a message dated 6/19/2003 2:01:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks guys, but super quality has since

Re: Which 300 zoom should I buy?

2003-06-20 Thread Lasse Karlsson
- Original Message - From: Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:37 PM Subject: Re: Which 300 zoom should I buy? Lasse Karlsson wrote: I haven't kept up to date on what has been released lately. Any suggestions on a 70-300 zoom AF

Vs: Which 300 zoom should I buy?

2003-06-20 Thread Raimo Korhonen
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Päivä: 20. kesäkuuta 2003 8:11 Aihe: Re: Which 300 zoom should I buy? From: Raimo Korhonen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sigma 70-300 DL All the best! Raimo Which one? There are currently two Sigma 70-300 DL:s. 1. Sigma DL Macro Super 2. Sigma DL Super APO 2. Thanks

Re: Which 300 zoom should I buy?

2003-06-20 Thread Robert Leigh
I second that motion. I also own and use this lens. It is wonderful and goes 1:2 macro from 180-300mm, quite handy. I have been impressed with it's optical quality. It is a tad slow when focusing. A bonus--- it does not suffer from zoom creep. Robert Subject: Re: Which 300 zoom should I buy

Which 300 zoom should I buy?

2003-06-19 Thread Lasse Karlsson
I haven't kept up to date on what has been released lately. Any suggestions on a 70-300 zoom AF, consumer price level but with good resolution at the long end? Anyone on the list wanting to sell? Thanks, Lasse

Re: Which 300 zoom should I buy?

2003-06-19 Thread brooksdj
I haven't kept up to date on what has been released lately. Any suggestions on a 70-300 zoom AF, consumer price level but with good resolution at the long end? Anyone on the list wanting to sell? Thanks, Lasse I have a Sigma 100-300 AF lens in good

Re: Which 300 zoom should I buy?

2003-06-19 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 6/19/2003 2:01:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks guys, but super quality has since long been, and will be for some time to come way beyond my budget capacity, so to speak... Furthermore, for the shooting I'm thinking of, I will definitely need

Vs: Which 300 zoom should I buy?

2003-06-19 Thread Raimo Korhonen
Sigma 70-300 DL All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Lasse Karlsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Päivä: 19. kesäkuuta 2003 18:24 Aihe: Which 300 zoom should I buy

Re: Which 300 zoom should I buy?

2003-06-19 Thread jerome
Quoting Lasse Karlsson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Any suggestions on a 70-300 zoom AF, consumer price level but with good resolution at the long end? Here's a suggestion, and some reasoning to go behind it gasp!. Particularly since you metioned consumer price level, I'd have to suggest the very

Re: Which 300 zoom should I buy?

2003-06-19 Thread jerome
I made a mistake... and these three all taken at the long end, (300mm or higher) wide open. actually, only the first two were with this lens, the last one (which actually doesn't look as sharp / well focused) was with a prime.

Re: Which 300 zoom should I buy?

2003-06-19 Thread Carlos Royo
Lasse Karlsson wrote: I haven't kept up to date on what has been released lately. Any suggestions on a 70-300 zoom AF, consumer price level but with good resolution at the long end? Anyone on the list wanting to sell? Hi Lasse: I have an SMC Pentax-FA 80-320 mm. 4.5-5.6 in mint condition that I