Recent content by Duncan

I know the Tamron gets good reviews, but have you considered the Sigma EX equivilent? For what it's worth I have the Tarmon 17-50 F2.8 (the old version on Nikon you mention). Lovely sharp thing and light weight for everyday use. Trouble is the build quality is crap. No way up to EX levels (I...

I vaguely rememeber someone having a similar problem on a different forum. I think the fix was to check out the hotshoe contacts, as there was a contact sticking or something. My memorie's very hazy though, sorry!

Whilst quite cheap, this is the non-APO version of this lens. I had one for my old 300D and the chromatic aberations were truely awful. The photos from a trip to see the Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda were ruined by it - the fur was multi-coloured! (pics available...). Please ignore this deal...