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No brainer for 1/3 the price of canon glass.

I’m using it primarily for video and the fact that it focuses in the same direction as canon glass does is very good.

do I care if its 10% less then canon’s glass ? no because that is just such a splitting hairs over nothing issue. this is a way better lens then you could of bought 10+ years ago. in fact if its slightly less that helps REDUCE moire problems. its still a nice contrasty lens. it has a nice look, focus speed is fine unless you shoot fast moving stuff. if I made my living shooting stills ( I used to actually ), maybe I might want the 100% best AKA canon 70-200 II 2.8 IS $2800 lens… but unless you are competing at the top of the game, I really doubt anyone will know the difference…. really. its an awesome piece of glass. I used to have a real FD 200 2.8 and this lens is better.

build quality is decent, its heavy but that should be expected for this sort of lens

the snap back for manual focus ring is very cool. wish all lenses did this. it makes a AF switch seem pretty dopey in comparison because you don’t have to move your hand anywhere to change modes. its seemless between manual and auto modes which is great when shooting fast moving subjects.

great lens, great price, no complaints !
Tamron AF 70 200mm

The Wii came quick and before schedule date. It is a lot of fun and we love playing with it. IT seems that everyone has a Wii.
Sigma 18mm 200mm f

The Sigma 18-200 is my second Sigma lens, the first was their 10-20.
The Sigma 10-20 out shoots the Nikon 12+ and is less costly.
Like most SLR people we want one lens for 80% of our shooting.
The Sigma 18-200 lens fits that need.
Having a Nikon D200 I looked and looked at the Nikon 18-200, but the price and weight were turn offs.
I tested the Sigma 18-200 at a local store and the weight was less than my Nikon 18-70!
I’m not into the VR lens, so the Sigma 18-200 DC fit my needs.
I’m over 500 shots in the last week and the Sigma 18-200 is excellent.
Did I mention the Sigma 18-20 DC from Amazon is ONE THIRD the Nikon 18-200 price. Take the savings and buy the Sigma 10-20 for your SLR.
Sigma 18 200mm f

My wife is very happy!. I bought Nikon 55-200mm f4-5.6G ED AF-S DX lens for my wife who enjoys her Nikon camera and she is very happy now.

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