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Nikon D70s ,Sigma 100-300mm f4 EX HSM
1/1000s f/8.0 at 195.0mm is0200 hand held


Nikon D70s ,Sigma 100-300mm f4 EX HSM
1/500s f/8.0 at 300.0mm is0200 hand held

Yeah, I know, it's another duck shot, but I thought the double reflection was kinda cool....

Love the duck shot Kerry! Beautiful!!

Geoff wrote:Love the duck shot Kerry! Beautiful!!

Thanks, Geoff. I'm quite pleased that you like it.

Geoff wrote:Love the duck shot Kerry! Beautiful!!

Amen to that....

Shots look great

Kerry - apart from the Duck pic which is great BTW, would it be possible for you to do a short review of the Sigma 100-300 f/4 on a new thread - your impressions would be appreciated

=BlackWater= wrote:

Geoff wrote:Love the duck shot Kerry! Beautiful!!

Amen to that....

Shots look great

Thanks, BlackWater.

sirhc55 wrote:Kerry - apart from the Duck pic which is great BTW, would it be possible for you to do a short review of the Sigma 100-300 f/4 on a new thread - your impressions would be appreciated

Sure.

The mini-review is that the 100-300 f/4 EX is simply a larger version of the venerable Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 EX.

That's really the only difference that I've noticed, other than the fact that it's more difficult to hand hold at 300mm than it is at 200mm.

IMO, the 100-300 f/4 would be a better lens for a lot of folks, specifically those that are constantly shooting at 200mm and don't need/want the shallow DOF at closer distances that you can get with the 1 stop difference afforded by the 70-200.

Thanks Kerry - looks like this lens is now on my hit list

sirhc55 wrote:Thanks Kerry - looks like this lens is now on my hit list

It's a very nice lens, IMO. I've got some shots from yesterday that need processing and will post them along with some of my other 100-300 shots for you, over the next few days.

Why aren't you lusting after the Bigma or the 80-400? They aren't that much more expensive than the 100-300, IIRC.

Chris, here's a couple of pics to give you an idea as to the relative sizes of some of these lenses.