Comments on: New Sigma 70-300 OS lens

By: MarkusW

MarkusW — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:01:41 +0000

Did your hear anything new on this topic so far? I’m a potential customer of that lens if it has OS and HSM

By: errorka

errorka — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:04:49 +0000

Sigma uses gold and EX for their professional lenses.

Btw: “The pictured lens is the current model.” (Which are absolutely not compete with L series :F)

By: Rokkor on!

Rokkor on! — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:04:13 +0000

Thanks for the clarification. So HSM is faster, quieter and more expensive, I guess.

I’m not that familiar with Sigma-speak.

I assume in both cases, you get a lens that will autofocus on Nikon’s lower-end digital SLRs, like the D40, that lack the screw-drive mechanisms of older and more expensive Nikons.

By: WoutK89

WoutK89 — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:55:24 +0000

just old styling I suppose

By: Sproutey

Sproutey — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:40:17 +0000

The 24/1.8 is compared to the Leica 24/1.4 in this weeks Amateur Photographer and got an excellent review. Compared very well with the Leica and at only 10% of the price !!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:51:10 +0000

red ring? is it suppose to compete with the canon L series?

By: WoutK89

WoutK89 — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:37:15 +0000

knowing that Sigma has been almost equally updating the 50/1.4 with Nikon and the 30/1.4 before Nikon came with the 35/1.8, they will do the same probably with the 20-24-28/1.8′s. Please Nikon let me be wrong about this one

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:36:27 +0000

Wasn’t there a rumor about a 70-200mm OS, a while back? Or even a report from an expo? Don’t really remember.

I hope they update their 24 and 28mm primes, they seem to have lot potential, within an emerging FX market. Has anyone tried the 24mm? Wide open? Only had a chance to see the 28mm perform on a 35mm, which unfortunately didn’t convince me, wide open.

By: Sky

Sky — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:29:51 +0000

Now this seems to be very cool Looking forward for some more news!
And hoping for current 70-300 price dropdown, hehe

By: WoutK89

WoutK89 — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:36:02 +0000

If not please correct me, I have no experience with other brands than Nikkor

By: WoutK89

WoutK89 — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:35:00 +0000

Built-in is not the same as HSM, see Tamron and Tokina as far as I know. HSM is like AF-s (SWM) lenses of Nikkor. There is a difference in speed for all I know.

By: Rokkor on!

Rokkor on! — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:37:04 +0000

They list a new non-APO, non-OS version for Nikon with the built-in motor for $220.

The APO version wtihout HSM (buiit-in motor) or OS lists for $280.

So, it will be interesting to see what the total will be for one with APO, OS and built-in-motor.

By: WoutK89

WoutK89 — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:56:10 +0000

getting bigger of course

By: WoutK89

WoutK89 — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:55:50 +0000

OS and HSM I hope for them…, otherwise still nothing for D40(x)/D60/D3000/D5000 users (the list is getting every day)