Sigma 70-300mm f-4/5.6 DG APO Canon Fit
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I have one - it's a pretty good lens, although sometimes it can throw out a inconsistent result it is generally sharp, good colour and very little CA. I used to use it a lot, however it's recently been superseeded by a canon 70-200 F4 L and a Sigma 120-400.
Focus can be a little slow, but it's accurate. The lens can be a little soft at full zoom wide open, but works well in the from F8 onwards throughout the zoom (not uncommon for budget zooms). I tried the canon and tamron versions and found the sigma to be the best (marginally). Hope this helps - not much else to add other than it's a good lens for the money and does produce good results
Focus can be a little slow, but it's accurate. The lens can be a little soft at full zoom wide open, but works well in the from F8 onwards throughout the zoom (not uncommon for budget zooms). I tried the canon and tamron versions and found the sigma to be the best (marginally). Hope this helps - not much else to add other than it's a good lens for the money and does produce good results
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It's a good lens for the money, but focus will be a bit too slow I reckon for focus tracking birds in flight.
I had one and replaced it with a Canon 70 300 IS USM. Optically the Canon is a significant step up, and it has USM. But then again it's more expensive...
I had one and replaced it with a Canon 70 300 IS USM. Optically the Canon is a significant step up, and it has USM. But then again it's more expensive...
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i can agree with the comments above, sharp good colour and low CA. Focus is a little slow for birds in flight and physical sports (rugby, hockey etc) but I have managed to get decent results from rugby. It is fine for motor sport.
The only thing i don't like is the maximum apertures are a little slow for the UK, unless there is good, strong light i find myself bumping up the iso, even in the middle of the day. However that is hardly a criticism of the lens and will be the same for any f/4-5.6 lens.
You could consider the canon 55-250 IS, purely for the IS (and it is slightly sharper) This is great in most situations but wouldn't be a great help with birds in flight, and if you are shooting birds on the ground i know you'll want every last one of the 300mm's the sigma offers.
Edit, the macro function is also great, producing sharp images with smooth bokeh, something the canon cannot do.
The only thing i don't like is the maximum apertures are a little slow for the UK, unless there is good, strong light i find myself bumping up the iso, even in the middle of the day. However that is hardly a criticism of the lens and will be the same for any f/4-5.6 lens.
You could consider the canon 55-250 IS, purely for the IS (and it is slightly sharper) This is great in most situations but wouldn't be a great help with birds in flight, and if you are shooting birds on the ground i know you'll want every last one of the 300mm's the sigma offers.
Edit, the macro function is also great, producing sharp images with smooth bokeh, something the canon cannot do.