Siggy 70-200mm Any good?

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Hi there,

I've been offered a Sigma 70-200mm Non macro lens and was wondering if it's a good'un for rally togging?

Also, is it any good with a TC?

Thanks

Peredur

P.S Will it fit in my slingshot 200?

Cheers
 
Cracking lens and its used a lot in the motorsport field.....good luck:thumbs:
 
ive just bought one but the mkII and its never ever being taken off the camera. i love it n i would also like to know if the mkII is any good with a x1.4 tc.
 
I use it,With the TC too,The 1.4 one

Heres a shot at 200mm f/2.8 pretty sharp!



And I shoot rallies,Bike racing rugby and it does well:



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This was shot with a 1.4tc at f/5.6(an attempt to get some motion blur!)

Any other questions I'll try to answer :)
 
Apparently it's as very nearly as good as Nikon's version that costs £1500 !!!
superb lens :thumbs: i paid £350 for mine :p
 
I have one, and I love it! It takes a little getting used to, it's pretty heavy (although I quite like that), and there's not much depth of field when using f/2.8 at close ranges, but considering how little it costs compared to the Canon/Nikon/Sony equivalents, you can't really go wrong!
 
Graham00 said:
Apparently it's as very nearly as good as Nikon's version that costs £1500 !!!
superb lens :thumbs: i paid £350 for mine :p
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My Sigma never broke down! Wish i could say the same for the much more expensive Nikon. One month old & af packed up.:shrug:
 
Thanks all for your feedback

Made my mind up now pending post-christmas finances
 
chris321 said:
I have one, and I love it! It takes a little getting used to, it's pretty heavy (although I quite like that), and there's not much depth of field when using f/2.8 at close ranges, but considering how little it costs compared to the Canon/Nikon/Sony equivalents, you can't really go wrong!
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I'd have to disagree with that,At f/2.8 once I've focused the slightest of movement can make the shot out of focus..
 
Richard.T said:
I'd have to disagree with that,At f/2.8 once I've focused the slightest of movement can make the shot out of focus..
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Should have been clearer, when I say 'there's not much depth of field', I mean that the depth of field is very thin ('not much' is in focus). I thought I'd got a soft copy when I first started using it, but it was entirely down to user error, and needs good technique to get the best out of it!

Chris
 
I love mine ..

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chris321 said:
Should have been clearer, when I say 'there's not much depth of field', I mean that the depth of field is very thin ('not much' is in focus). I thought I'd got a soft copy when I first started using it, but it was entirely down to user error, and needs good technique to get the best out of it!

Chris
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Ah right!That's the same "issue" I have with mine,But I could bump up the aperture to f/4 but I love f/2.8 :D
 
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