Sigma Glass

[DavidR]

hey all looking at getting a zoom and have been tossing up between a few, i have been looking into the sigma 50-150 f2.8 and the sigma 70-200 f2.8 macro. am also considering a nikon 80-200 f2.8 but not sure im too keen on the crop on DSLR. the macro looks nice seeing you get the traditional focal length on a digi lens. anyway if anyone has any feedback or first hand experience concerning sharpness, contrast etc with either of these lenses it would be much appreciated. have looked at a few reviews and people seem to be fairly positve about these lenses

[jamesw]

yo dave,

do you want 35mm FF equiv to 80-200?

we've talked about 1.5 crops before, so it's not like you dont understand that...

i reckon the 50-150 has a good focal length (75-225), is the price good? ive heard from a few diff sources taht its pretty well regarded, good weight...

the nikon 80-200 2.8 is supposed to be awesome... few guys on here use it eh

[DavidR]

Yo jimmy! yeah man the price for the 50-150 is very good, around $750 US (including ship) and considering i never really shoot above about 125mm the 200mm would be luxury, still very tempting!! and regarding the nikon i just feel that with the 1.5x crop the bottom end focal length will just be too long, which is dissapointing because itss a great piece of glass. when will nikon catch up on DSLR specific glass hmmm?

[DavidR]

hey jimmy how do you put that tag in so you can brag abou your gear? i wanna piece of that!!

[jamesw]

Yo jimmy! yeah man the price for the 50-150 is very good, around $750 US (including ship) and considering i never really shoot above about 125mm the 200mm would be luxury, still very tempting!! and regarding the nikon i just feel that with the 1.5x crop the bottom end focal length will just be too long, which is dissapointing because itss a great piece of glass. when will nikon catch up on DSLR specific glass hmmm?

i was going to say, the 80-200 and 70-200 would kind of be a bit long, the 50-150 is more suited to DX crop.

to brag about ur gera, go to profiel and change your signature, you un-geek.

price is good on the 50-150 eh!

... saving my pennies for a d200 nigs

[Marvin]

Hi David,
I don't have any experience with the Sigma lenses but I have a 2nd hand 80-200 Nikon and I LOVE it!! You are more than welcome to have a play with it yourself the next time we are in Adelaide if you like. I'm not sure if Fozzie has one - has has many lenses. Perhaps you could come to a mini meet and check it out.
Cheers,
Lee

[fozzie]

Hi Marvin,

1- I do not have the 80-200, but do have a similar lens 70-200VR

2- Only Sigma I do have is a 150mm f/2.8 macro plus TC1.4 EX DG

3- So when are you going to be in Adelaide for a Mini Meet . Thought I would put you on the spot

Hi David,
I don't have any experience with the Sigma lenses but I have a 2nd hand 80-200 Nikon and I LOVE it!! You are more than welcome to have a play with it yourself the next time we are in Adelaide if you like. I'm not sure if Fozzie has one - has has many lenses. Perhaps you could come to a mini meet and check it out.
Cheers,
Lee

foozie

[Raskill]

I had a 70-200 but sold it for the VR version by Nikon. That being said, the Sigma and Nikon performed about the same in tests done on this site. If I recall the Sigma may have been slightly sharper at some focal length/apertures.

That being said, the Nikon was GREAT!

But, I sold that and bought a Sigma again (120-300mm). Some people have had QC issues with Sigma lenses, but I have been fortunate, and all three Sigma lenses (24-70mm F/2.8, 70-200mm F/2.8 & the 120-300mm F/2.8 ) have been sharp and performed really well.

The 80-200 Nikon has a good reputation also, besically as sharp as a 70-200VR with the VR off.

At the end of the day, a lot depends on knowing your lenses, knowing thier sweet spots and having the skills needed to use them.

Good luck!

[DavidR]

hey raskill, every sigma lens i have owned has been great, and that goes for when i was shooting on the pentax platform as well, looks like ive got a few hours lined up at work this week so think im going to drop some gorrillas on glass next week hopefully! i am leaning towards the 50-150 so if i end up getting it ill post some test shots when i get it. actually whichever glass i get ill post some shots, i have been hanging for long(er) glass in my kit!!

[bouyant_clown]

Hi David,
i have the sigma 70-200 (pre-macro version though) that you are welcome to try at the afore mentioned mini-meet (whenever that may be).
Good luck with the decision making!