Old Sigma 300mm 2.8 advice

[thischarmingMal]

Hello everyone

I have the option of buying the lens below, but I'm struggling to find any info about it. It's obviously a 300mm 2.8 lens, but can anyone shed any light on its age, quality and value? I've not had a chance to test it yet, so any advice would be very welcome.

Cheers


Sigma 300mm 2.8 by mozmal, on Flickr

 

[scottthehat]

can you try the lens and see what you think.

 

[thischarmingMal]

Thanks for that :bang:

 

[pooley]

It looks suspiciously like the 300mm from the end of the film era to me. If so, it was regarded as a reasonable lens but not as good as a marque lens. If the seller wants over £800 I'd seriously consider the 120-300mm f2.8 instead. If it's a bargain give it a test drive.