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Hi all, and happy new year to everyone on TP.
I'm pondering getting a Sigma 120-400mm F4.5-5.6 APO DG OS HSM.
I currently have a Canon 70-200mm F4 L (non-IS) which is used mostly with a 1.4 extender attached. I also have the Canon 70-300mm 4-5.6 IS. Both respectable lenses and no issues with them. But they cover pretty much the same range and the 70-300 is spending most of the time sitting at home, which is a bit of waste really.
The option I'm looking at is to PX both to get the Sigma. I have read many threads on the forum and there are many good reports and the occasional not-so-good. Along side this there are some fantastic images achieved by the Sigma.
The extra length and IS of the Sigma appeals to me. I shoot quite a diverse range of subjects i.e. I don't rule out anything. Particular favourites are Motorsport (extra length would be useful), Birds (OS would be useful) and hope to get more into wildlife.
It would take a long time to save for a 100-400 L, much longer than it would for my wife to buy a frying pan to hit me with after thinking of spending that much on a lens! So that rules that out.
I find that most of my shots I have to crop, some quite a lot. My thinking is that hopefully the (up to) 400 would reduce the need for cropping and possibly improve the overall image quality in the end.
Hope that makes sense.
Thoughts?
Cheers.
I'm pondering getting a Sigma 120-400mm F4.5-5.6 APO DG OS HSM.
I currently have a Canon 70-200mm F4 L (non-IS) which is used mostly with a 1.4 extender attached. I also have the Canon 70-300mm 4-5.6 IS. Both respectable lenses and no issues with them. But they cover pretty much the same range and the 70-300 is spending most of the time sitting at home, which is a bit of waste really.
The option I'm looking at is to PX both to get the Sigma. I have read many threads on the forum and there are many good reports and the occasional not-so-good. Along side this there are some fantastic images achieved by the Sigma.
The extra length and IS of the Sigma appeals to me. I shoot quite a diverse range of subjects i.e. I don't rule out anything. Particular favourites are Motorsport (extra length would be useful), Birds (OS would be useful) and hope to get more into wildlife.
It would take a long time to save for a 100-400 L, much longer than it would for my wife to buy a frying pan to hit me with after thinking of spending that much on a lens! So that rules that out.
I find that most of my shots I have to crop, some quite a lot. My thinking is that hopefully the (up to) 400 would reduce the need for cropping and possibly improve the overall image quality in the end.
Hope that makes sense.
Thoughts?
Cheers.
