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Sigma 70-300 mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro

Sigma 70-300 mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro
 

Specifications:

Manufacturer Sigma
Model 70-300 mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro
Lens style Telephoto zoom
Focal length 70 - 300 mm
Maximum aperture f/4 - 5.6
Angle of view 34.3 - 8.2 o
Closest focusing distance 0.95 m
Maximum magnification 1:2
Minimum aperture 22
Number of diaphragm blades 9
Auto focus type AF
Lens Construction 14 elements / 10 groups
Filter diameter 58 mm
Macro Yes
Available mounts Canon EF
Nikon F
Sigma
Pentax K
Dimensions 76.6 x 122 mm
Weight 540 g
Additional information

Average rating (3 owners reviews).

Build quality 3.33
Optical quality 3.67
Value for money 5.00
Overall 4.00
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User: MC
IP 78.13.x.x
Date: 2011-01-17 07:14:36
Owner since: 1 year
Price: 100 euro
User profile: Professional
 

Cons: not usable at 300mm. MACRO? Really? Are you kidding me! Slow and noisy focus but for this price is good. Flare and loss of sharpness against the sun.

Pros: good value for the money. A good travel-family lens. 9 diaphragm blades. Good build quality for the price. Good optical performance if you know how to get the best from your lens. just buy it and have fun.

Summary: if you know how to use it, this lens delivers good picture. it's not a fast lens but is better than Canon EF 75-300. 70mm is the best of all focal range and is usable from f4 to f11. The best performance are: 70mm - f 5,6 100mm f 8 135mm f 8 200mm f 8 300mm f 11 But i never go over 200mm and over f11 i don't use this lens for work,it's one of my travel lens

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User: rastislav
IP 195.91.x.x
Date: 2010-06-02 19:47:07
Owner since: 3 months
Price: 120
User profile: Semipro
 

Cons: occasional focus hunt, rotating front element

Pros: very good resolution, low CA, nice macro shots with god bokeh, quick focus for a screw drive, good build quality, dedicated aperture ring on Pentax mount is goot when shooting videos

Summary: the sweet spot advantage on a APS-C is great, got this lens almost new second-hand, I dont think it is way too noisy

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User: Kalimero
IP 194.185.x.x
Date: 2010-05-18 18:16:50
Owner since: 3 months
Price: 160 Euros
User profile: Semipro
 

Cons: Build quality, it's made of pure plastic, but it's not so bad. Noisy, it's very noisy; if you need it for shooting animals, maybe you'll scare them. You get a little bit of chromatic aberrations at 300mm.

Pros: Price, it's incredibly cheap for what you get. DG, you can use it on full frame and aps-c cameras.

Summary: I have to admit this lens surprised me for it's value. The optical quality it's not the greatest as you can imagine, but it's not the worst at all, I mounted it on a canon aps-c camera and it's working great. It's very noisy compared to an L series ultrasonic Canon lens, but again, for 160 euros...


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