sigma 70-200 mkII

[A.Gibson]

i have a budget of only £650 to spend on a longish lens for bird photography i own a sigma 18-200 and a 70-300 already but i feel these are a tad to slow on focusing and also not the best with low light so would i benefit from a sigma 70-200 hsm APO IF EX DG II ?

Thanks
Gibbo

 

[neil_g]

ive got a mk1 and its fast enough to handle motorsports

i love mine to bits.. lovely and sharp, fast and great IQ.

 

[A.Gibson]

sweet, i thought about getting a mk1 but i dont really use ebay n i cant seem to find any for sale. ill keep looking ***. thanks.

 

[RustyMac]

I just picked up a mk2 for £400 on Ebay. I hope that was a good deal...

 

[A.Gibson]

new? for £400 thaty sounds like a cracking deal if its a good copy. hope it is.

 

[Frenzied Dwarf]

400 is about right, i think i paid 410 for mine, mines an mkII and i dont care what anybody says unless your being a pixel peeper (Why?) you will find no difference in the sharpness not to mention the mkII has a slightly faster af from my experience.

Some of them can be soft so make sure you get shots wide open at 70 and 200mm

 

[RustyMac]

new? for £400 thaty sounds like a cracking deal if its a good copy. hope it is.

I wish No I'm afraid 2nd hand, but allegedly mint condition. Not received it yet...