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i wonder what my missus is gonna say when i get the sigma 100-300 F4 EX DG...it's only £760!!!
"Cheerio" I would imagine....:nono::nono::nono:
And no, I'm still not getting that battery grip
i wonder what my missus is gonna say when i get the sigma 100-300 F4 EX DG...it's only £760!!!
And no, I'm still not getting that battery grip
you know you want it...the force is strong young skywalker
One of my first pictures with my new A300
http://www.photo.depal.co.uk/DSC00349.JPG
http://www.photo.depal.co.uk/DSC00284.JPG
Also do you think I will be happy with this lens?
Thank you falks.
People I am about to invest in a lens with a bigger reach namely Sigma 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 APO DG Macro to complement my A200.
I already own Minolta "Beercan" 70-210mm and I am very pleased with the resoults but I tend to go to airshow and I need more reach.
I would just like you to confirm that this 300mm lens is going to give me bigger picture in comparising with Minolta 210mm. I have dificulty understanding how much is 210mm on digital crop size CCD in relation to 300mm DG lens... Also do you think I will be happy with this lens?
Thank you falks.
I have a feeling we went to the same air show ;-) I was happy with Beercan but because of the awful weather on Sunday lots of photos had a grain and were not sharp thanks to low viz and high ISO I had to use 800+ usually. Shame. If this is photo of Sigma then I am going for it. This is my album from Farnborough on a Webshots.
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2802934290061271690yeYkbh
Am I to understand that I will NOT gain anything by buying this lens? Is there no visual difference? So I have effectively 300+mm with Beercan on A200 and with Sigma I would have 450mm!? I think that would serve me nicely. I had to crop lots of photo because subject was distant on many occasion.
So, is that yes for Sigma or maybe in your opinion? I do need some more reach and if it gives me 450mm that sounds good but I have not seen it myself to measure the difference so I can only take your opinion guys.
Thank you.
Thanks for the answer. I am in London btw. I actually got an offer for Sigma from the member on this forum so I went for it and bought it. Should arrive tomorrow. Will take some shots in next few days to compare. Will keep you posted with photos to compare from Beercan Vs Sigma. I hope it will have bigger reach for my sake.
Thank you for all the help!
Well my new Siggy 17-70mm has just been delivered.
Just got 6 hours to go before I can give it a bash on the camera.
Will have to be a bit crafty fitting it on though, 'cos the Missus doesn't know anything about it
Well my new Siggy 17-70mm has just been delivered.
Just got 6 hours to go before I can give it a bash on the camera.
Will have to be a bit crafty fitting it on though, 'cos the Missus doesn't know anything about it
Was looking around locally for a battery grip for a Sony A300 even before I bought the camera but started to discovered it seemed to be in short supply and in fact almost only obtainable from a well known Photo chain store with a so call deal with Sony.
I could of paid my £170 and waited for them to get it in stock and ring me or I could of bought of Ebay for £90 +pp from Hong Kong (Hmmmmm ?) but just so happens I had to go to London and I took a quick look though various shop sites.
Guess what? an independent shop just off Oxford St selling genuine Sony Grips with guarentee in a Sony Box all brand new. They checked out camera and fitted unit to make sure it worked ok for me before taking my cash......... Opps forgot to mention £139. Dearer than Ebay but feel a lot more reassured
Hi folks,new to the board,and new to digital slr's,ive just had the a 300 and i love it,not very good with it at the moment though, i did have the a 200 the weekend from argos but found out it was a return,i tried to register it on the internet and someone already had, so i took it back and got the a 300 from jessops
That there be them Stan........... will check them out when I need next bit of kit although they tried hard to sell me a tamron 250 lens. I was interested in a remote cable which they had none in stock but they did have an infra red remote, it was for a Sony Alpha 100/200 ? would that be compatible with a 300 ?? sorry to be a pain
Hi stan,thanks for the warm welcome,so far i love my new toy.
I've just been having a look on a wildlife forum and there was a thread about the Sigma 50-500
Some of the shots looked really, really impressive!
I wonder how it would perform on my humble a200
By the way, money is not an issue as my wife and I have different bank accounts for 'spends'
Edit: Here's the link http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/general-equipment/7665-sigma-50-500-lens-any-good.html
There's allot of good things said about this lens.
Isn't that the 'bigma'??
I'm pretty certain it would compliment your camera very nicely.
I've just got a Sigma 170-500mm APO. A 500mm stabilized lens....
Who could resist
It's a good lens, that's for sure.
So if money is not an issue, then go for it!
(Maybe you might consider buying me one too!!!)
There's allot of good things said about this lens.
Isn't that the 'bigma'??
I'm pretty certain it would compliment your camera very nicely.
I've just got a Sigma 170-500mm APO. A 500mm stabilized lens....
Who could resist
It's a good lens, that's for sure.
So if money is not an issue, then go for it!
(Maybe you might consider buying me one too!!!)
Buy you one? Yeh, right!!!
Andy, I have the 70-300 and have been looking at your photos (taken with same) above. Nice
another alpha user here, currently with an A100, Beercan, sigma 24-70 2.8, SAL1118, min 50mm 1.7 and a sigma 20mm 1.7.
Currently dreaming of an A700.
Yes it is the "Bigma". I use it for polo and it copes. It's probably a lot better for slower objects though. Seriously considering a Sony 70-200 f2.8 + 2x teleconverter for next season though.
I'd like to hear from other Sony Alpha users, having just got an a300.
The majority of photogs use Canon or Nikon, so if it's ok with da management, I'd like to start a Sony Alpha thread.
So if you are a Sony a user, would like to be, were once but not anymore, then lets chat!!
Bodies, lenses, accessories etc..........
Andy, old chap, what's the EXIF (is that the right term and should it be capitalised?) data on that thar shot of the moon?
I'm tempted to have a bash myself.........if you'll pardon the expression
EXIF is:
F/8
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/100
Manual mode
Spot metering
Focal length 300mm
Hope this helps mate