next zoom lens for a novice

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im looking to buy my next zoom lens for my sony a200.i have just been using the kit lens so far and it has served me well so far.but after a day of tryng to seak up REAL close on wildlfe and and chasing sfter my 2 year old to get a better shot i think i am ready for a new lens. i dont have a lot to spend about £100 .i have seen these two lenses within my price range.Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6 Macro DG Lens and Sigma 55-200mm f4-5.6 DC Lens . are they any good and what is better.
any advice would be great.
i will continue to use the kit lens for wide lens shots untill i can save for something better .i could just do with a bit more zoom.

thanks roy
 
cant go wrong with the 70-300 in my opinion i just got one and it now stays on the camera, and you get a lot of good quality lens for the money, i love it.
 
I know it's not a zoom lens but to add a twist to your photography you could go for a small prime lens, something like a Minolta AF 50mm 1.7. A great little lens for portraits etc. They normally go for around £70 on ebay.

The sigma is one of the better 70-300 lenses for the money that you can fit to your camera, it definitly performs better than the Tamron and beats it in every section in most reviews
 
Sarin said:
I know it's not a zoom lens but to add a twist to your photography you could go for a small prime lens, something like a Minolta AF 50mm 1.7. A great little lens for portraits etc. They normally go for around £70 on ebay.

thats exactly what i was going to get after a new zoom.would just use the zoom more at the moment.



yes i had read some reviws just wanted an opinion from someone who owend it.
thanks i will go and order one now.
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A.Gibson said:
cant go wrong with the 70-300 in my opinion i just got one and it now stays on the camera, and you get a lot of good quality lens for the money, i love it.
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does it come with any sort of lens hood or would i have to buy one .any recomendations? just looked on sigma website it does come with a hood.
just ordered mine should be here thursday :clap:
:thumbsdown:start 3 12 hour night shifs then so wont be able to play with it untill monday.
is it wrong to be excited to be getting a new lens. o well iam .he he
 
ok i have just got my Sigma 70-300 mm f4-5.6 APO DG Macro .i just have a few questions on opereration of the zoom is it stiff when new because mine is. not a loat so you feel you are forcing it .other than that it is working fine.
 
yeah mine was quite stiff when new but its ok now after a bit of use.
 
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