Sigma EX telephoto zoom lens - 70 mm - 200 mm F/2.8

...and has the now familiar Sigma 'smooth' black crinkle finish which tends to attract dust like a magnet (in my experience) but at the same time, is easy to wipe over and keep clean. A well designed and very welcome rotating tripod bush collar is included in the package, as is a lens hood (petal type) and soft case. A nicely finished and well presented product. Even the thin gold ring around the front of the lens barrel echoes the famous red one around ...
...APS-C) or 119-340mm f/2.8 on Sigma DSLR cameras. These make interesting options on the APS-C size sensor cameras and it can be assumed the camera has a completely different set of values when used with such cameras to those when used on full-frame. Interesting? The fast f/2.8 maximum aperture provides great fun for shallow DOF (depth-of-field) shots where particularly at the 200mm end of the zoom, depth-of-field is excitingly shallow. Whilst the ...

davecham 28.12.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Sigma EX telephoto zoom lens - 70 mm - 200 mm F/2.8

...equipment, like me). The Sigma offering compares very favourably in reviews in the camera press. Optically, it is not too far behind the Canon lens, and price wise, I would say 2/3 of the price of the Canon lens, although Canon have recently introduced a version of the 70-200mm f2.8L with Image Stabilisation, and that is a very nice lens indeed ! I bought my Sigma through ebay, and paid £450 for a mint example, with the box, case, instructions etc. ...
...go with it. The Sigma has not disappointed me with it's quality or clarity. This lens has a retail price of around £700 in most big photo dealers in the UK, so I was pleased to get mine at such a bargain price. There are other manufacturers who offer similar lenses, but I have long been impressed with Sigma's EX range of high quality lenses, the features are just that bit better and the operation just that bit smoother than other independant lens ...

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Review of Sigma EX telephoto zoom lens - 70 mm - 200 mm F/2.8

I certainly picked a hard review to beat for my first opinion, Nige has covered all the good points, but if I'm not mistaken, it was a Canon mount version he reviewed? I have been using Nikon for a few years, and one of the good points about the system is the continued lens interchangeability from the early days, through the classic models (FM, FE F3 etc), right to the present day, and hopefully into the future. The tec specs you can get from the ...
...on how the lens performs. For starters, although it's an autofocus lens, I use it on my Nikon FE2 body (manual focus, for those who don't know the Nikon system). The lens is a good performer on a manual focus camera, as the focus ring is wide, and smooth in operation, like the zoom ring to the rear of the lens. The large f2.8 aperture helps to socus precisely in lower light conditions than a normal 70-200 zoom qould do, but then, that's why it ...

kolmann 18.10.2002 · Read full review
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Review of Sigma EX telephoto zoom lens - 70 mm - 200 mm F/2.8

This lens is one of my favourite lenses of all time! It is strong, reliable and incredibly sharp. The action on the zoom is smooth yet sturdy, and the auto focus works just as fast (or certainly not noticeably slower) as the far more expensive Canon version. Even the bag that comes with it is classy and stylish, as is the slick black body of the lens itself. The only possible complaint that I could have is that it's quite heavy, which makes it almost ...

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Review of Sigma EX telephoto zoom lens - 70 mm - 200 mm F/2.8