Sigma 500mm f/4.5 APO EX HSM

[IanC_UK]

Anybody got any experience with this lens ?

Its half the price of the Canon equivalent (Would love the 500mm L but cant really afford either at the moment) and have seen some reviews which seem pretty good ? Just wondered if anybody had any 1st hand experience and knew of any pitfalls other than no IS or red ring ? :D:Ponders:

Thanks

[Ross]

Have a chat with Pink Fairy who was selling one in this thread

http://www.thephotographyforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3020

If you follow the link to his site he has a quick review as well.

[IanC_UK]

Think thats a slightly different version (not APO) but made for interesting reading all the same ! :) It certainly sounds like a decent alternative to the Canon ! all i need now is a decent lotto win or sell a kidney and i could afford it ! :)

Thanks for the heads up ! :)

Wonder what happened to Pink Fairy ?

[Ross]

Hehe I followed one of the similar thread links at the bottom of this page. He last posted in October so seems to be MIA!

[IanC_UK]

lol do you know i never scrolled that far down and didnt see that ! lol Thanks again ! :)