Recent content by Smokes

Lovely stuff, thanks for the info guys. I've just sold an old camera on the bay that more than covers the difference to swap the lens so I think I might just do it, it can't be any worse than the sigma, which isn't half bad anyway! Think I'll look for a Tamron 17-50 f2.8 to replace the kit lens too!

I see what you're say SummerSound. From last years experience stormchasing I found I was mainly using the sigma at the 10mm end and rarely zooming in, I would swap if I wanted to get closer so in theory the way I work won't change, I'll still swap the lens over for something bigger when I want...

I guess that would make sense and maybe swap when I change the body to take advantage of the autofocus. It's just if I can get what the sigma offers and better in daylight AND then have better night time shots thanks to the f2.8 then I'm quite happy to swap now...gah decisions! Anyone else have...

Funnily enough I've just looked at hiring and comes in at £50 odd for 7 days. I would say I use the Sigma 50% of the time when I'm chasing and swap to a bigger lens when I have time and want to get closer shot. Sometimes this is quite difficult in the heat of the moment chasing though as you can...

Hi, I'm shortly off on a trip to catch the northern lights and I'm wondering whether to swap my Sigma 10-20 f4-5.6 for a Tokina 11-16 f2.8. I currently have a D5000 and I know the Tokina won't autofocus on this body but this shouldn't be a huge problem as it'll mainly be on infinity. I also...

Hi all, I've posted in another thread but thought I'd post in here too. I'm off to shoot the northern lights in 2 weeks and am looking at a new lens. I've been dithering between the Tamron 17-50 f2.8 non vc and the sigma 17-70 2.8-4 for days now and just wondered if any D5000 owners had any...

Oh I will! You'll see me in there soon :D

Brilliant :D

Good grief, there's some utter ***** about :(

Thanks, I'll be able to put those tutorials I've been reading all day in to practice :D

rofl!

Their fees are hilarious, don't forget the card charges too! :D

Off to Abisko, northern Sweden 20th Jan for the northern lights, then 10th of May fly out to Dallas for my annual 3 weeks storm chasing and a weeks driving around the midwest :D

So I thought I'd decided on the sigma 17-70 but I've just seen they do a stabilised and non stabilised version. I know it depends on whether I think I'll need it, but does anyone have any experience on using the non stabilised version for general day to day use?

I need to try this later!