Sigma 17-70 f2.8-4 OS HSM

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hi im looking to replace my tamron 17-50 vc that fell off my tripod.i have seen these sigma 17-70 f2.8-4 OS HSM lenses and i think the focal lenght would be ideal for me.has anybody here used one of these lenses are they any good.i want a nice sharp lens when wide open any advice appreciated:thumbs:


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I've had one for about 3 years now and am perfectly happy with it.
 
I'm a big fan of this lens. J Dennis Thomas, who wrote the 'D7100 Digital Field Guide', rates the current 'C' version very highly. I find the ability to focus down to half life-size is very useful - took my avatar with it. The earlier version suffered from pincushion distortion at mid-focal lengths but I haven't had a chance to check the current version yet.
 
I had one for a year and was never very happy with it, not very sharp, I have heard that there quality control is not all that, just replaced it with a Canon 15-85mm max aperture only goes to 3.5 but so far I am really happy with it in comparison.
 
bledyn125 said:
hi im looking to replace my tamron 17-50 vc that fell off my tripod.i have seen these sigma 17-70 f2.8-4 OS HSM lenses and i think the focal lenght would be ideal for me.has anybody here used one of these lenses are they any good.i want a nice sharp lens when wide open any advice appreciated:thumbs:


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bleddyn
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The only down side is that it's not a constant f2.8 and indeed f2.8 is only available at the widest focal lengths, once you move the zoom ring... bye bye f2.8.
 
This is the lens I was goin to go for as an upgrade from the kit lens on my d3100. I've got a nikon 50mm 1.4, sigma 10-20 & 70-300. So it would make a great walk around lens but everywhere I asked was told to get tamron/sigma 17-50! Still unsure personally, if u do go for it would be great to hear ur thoughts as u've already had the tamron?
 
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