Tuesday, August 08, 2006

The Sigma Lens


THE SIGMA 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG MACRO



For those of you who know what I'm talking about.

Basically I picked up this lens two weeks ago, to compliment the current one I have which came as part of the original kit.

For its price its not too bad. [ Approx 200 USD ].

yes its supposed to have the new coating on the glass and SLD glass ( Special Low Dispersion ), both of which work quite well and eliminate flare and does away with chromatic aberration commonly seen in higher-end tele lenses.

The macro setting is an over-rated feature, and frankly doesntly allow me to get close enough.

From 70 upto 200 its quite good, after which it drops sharply. AF mode too is a little slower, and it "hunts". So frequently I shot in MF mode. Easier for DOF calculation too at that range.

I ned to work it some more to do it justice, meanwhile here are some pics, not all using the SIGMA.

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