Gerardo From Spain, joined May 2000, 3480 posts, RR: 35 Reply 2, posted (7 years 6 months 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 2547 times:
I have it as well. It's a good allround lens, build like a tank, but with a rather slow AF (not that bad tough), strong vignetting (on a D60 with a 1.6x cropfactor) and soft.
As simple as that: you get, what you pay for. It's not an L lens, but unfortunately, in that range, there's not much variety.
Gerardo
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Jwenting From Netherlands, joined Apr 2001, 10213 posts, RR: 21 Reply 7, posted (7 years 6 months 6 hours ago) and read 2460 times:
Quoting JeffM (Reply 5): Lol...and you know this how? They are no different then any other manufacturer looking for reviews.
I didn't say they are the only ones guilty of the practice
Just never base your opinions on magazine reviews (or website reviews) exclusively, that's all I wanted to say, as they're often biassed.
Prime example: one "review" came to the conclusion that the 28-200 Tamron (an early model at that) was superior in all respects to the combo 28-80 f/2.8 AF-S Nikkor/80-200 f/2.8 AF-S Nikkor.
The "review" never mentioned optics at all, giving as "reasons" for the conclusion:
- the Tamron weighs less
- the Tamron costs less
- you never have to change lenses
Gerardo From Spain, joined May 2000, 3480 posts, RR: 35 Reply 8, posted (7 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 2416 times:
Some test pics are here. The original text is in Japanese or so. The link is to an bablefish translation. So, don't even try to understand Just find the pics and compare them.
Kukkudrill From Malta, joined Dec 2004, 1122 posts, RR: 5 Reply 9, posted (7 years 5 months 4 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 2373 times:
Thanks for the info guys. And lovely shot Kaz. Seems the Sigma is sharper, but a bit more prone to vignetting at short focal lengths (a problem with both lenses). I've also come across a review by someone who says he tested three copies of the Sigma and they all front-focussed at or near full zoom. He suggested that this was because of an incompatibility with the Canon autofocus mechanism. Kaz have you had any such problems?
Charles
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