Re: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8II APO Lens Experiences

2011-12-24 Thread Pete McIntosh
Well, I bit the bullet and ordered one. Pick it up next Wednesday. Will check focus ASAP. Hopefully I can get something for the PUG with it... Happy holidays all! Regards, Pete Mac in post-morning-storms Melbourne Sent from my iPad2 On 22/12/2011, at 9:05, Pete McIntosh

Re: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8II APO Lens Experiences

2011-12-22 Thread Jim King
Dario Bonazza wrote on Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:23:37 -0800 Dario Bonazza wrote: I'd love a DA/FA* 2.8/70-200mm! Actually, my true dream lenses would be a 18-90mm f/2 and a 100-200mm f/2, in order to shoot the K-5 at 3200-4000 ISO instead of 6400-8000. While I'd appreciate the speed too, a

RE: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8II APO Lens Experiences

2011-12-22 Thread J.C. O'Connell
/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Jim King Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 10:22 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8II APO Lens Experiences Dario Bonazza wrote on Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:23:37 -0800 Dario Bonazza

Re: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8II APO Lens Experiences

2011-12-21 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi Pete, On Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:49:42 +1100 Pete McIntosh wrote: Is there anyone on the list with experience using this lens? Hmm, some room for interpretation here, do you mean this one: Sigma 70-200 mm f/2.8 II EX APO DG Macro HSM If so, no I have no experience with that one :-)

Re: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8II APO Lens Experiences

2011-12-21 Thread Dario Bonazza
Jan van Wijk wrote: Hmm, some room for interpretation here, do you mean this one: Sigma 70-200 mm f/2.8 II EX APO DG Macro HSM If so, no I have no experience with that one :-) However, I do have a slightly older version, which did not have HSM, and is not optimized for digital. Same here.

Re: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8II APO Lens Experiences

2011-12-21 Thread Dario Bonazza
Dario Bonazza wrote: I'd love a DA/FA* 2.8/70-200mm! Actually, my true dream lenses would be a 18-90mm f/2 and a 100-200mm f/2, in order to shoot the K-5 at 3200-4000 ISO instead of 6400-8000. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8II APO Lens Experiences

2011-12-21 Thread Pete McIntosh
On 22/12/2011 01:15, Dario Bonazza wrote: Jan van Wijk wrote: Hmm, some room for interpretation here, do you mean this one: Sigma 70-200 mm f/2.8 II EX APO DG Macro HSM If so, no I have no experience with that one :-) However, I do have a slightly older version, which did not have HSM, and

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8II APO Lens Experiences

2011-12-20 Thread Pete McIntosh
Hi guys, Is there anyone on the list with experience using this lens? If so, what say you? I'm on the prowl for something in this range, and from what I've seen so far this comes across as reasonable value. But real-life feedback would be most appreciated. Regards, Pete Mac in Melbourne