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I'm bloody dizzy. I have been looking for a couple of weeks now at zoom lenses to complement my daughters A200 xmas present, do I get a sigma a tamron or a sony I just can't work it out theres so much choice :eek: A 55-200 or a 70-300 or 18-250, macro apro DG, id like them all, but advice on a zoom that is suiteable for someone who has never owned an slr would be most appreciated.:bonk:
 
Hi

Tamron 70-300 would be nice as some *** have reported problems on sigma on A700 where as none for Tamron..

Available for less than 100...have already bought it a month back!!!

cheers

Aj
 
emptyglass said:
I'm bloody dizzy. I have been looking for a couple of weeks now at zoom lenses to complement my daughters A200 xmas present, do I get a sigma a tamron or a sony I just can't work it out theres so much choice :eek: A 55-200 or a 70-300 or 18-250, macro apro DG, id like them all, but advice on a zoom that is suiteable for someone who has never owned an slr would be most appreciated.:bonk:
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i take it she already has the 18-70 kit lens....if so,then the sony 75-300 would be a nice addition,and cover a good range.i've not tried the sigma or tamron versions,but they both come highly regarded....
 
Yes it comes with the 18-70, swinging towards the sony but the sigma has macro which i believe will be good for close up shots.
 
It will be used for school project work in media studies, but im hopeing it might become a big interest for her and lead to a bit of paid work. I thought macro was macro.
 
emptyglass said:
It will be used for school project work in media studies, but im hopeing it might become a big interest for her and lead to a bit of paid work. I thought macro was macro.
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true macro is 1:1,and you would need a macro dedicated lens for that,although a set of extension tubes,i believe will give you that(or more)for the fraction of the cost of a macro lens...

the sigma 70-300 will give you 1:2 maximum magnification....

here's true 1:1....


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and a shot with my 17-70 sigma with "macro" facility....

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Looks like a 1:1 macro might be next on the list. When will it ever end ? What I thought would be a usefull xmas present is going to take over my wallet!!
 
emptyglass said:
Looks like a 1:1 macro might be next on the list. When will it ever end ? What I thought would be a usefull xmas present is going to take over my wallet!!
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yeah,photography tends to take over your wallet,credit/debit cards,life savings....etc...etc...:lol:

seriously though...i think she will have enough to get on with for a wee while yet ;)
 
Stan ... you are a bad man :nono: .... i've been hungering over a 105mm f2.8 Macro for a while now .... and you are not helping ..... finances dictate i have to wait a while longer .... but that is an awesome shot ..... :thumbs:
 
Hammerhead64 said:
Stan ... you are a bad man :nono: .... i've been hungering over a 105mm f2.8 Macro for a while now .... and you are not helping ..... finances dictate i have to wait a while longer .... but that is an awesome shot ..... :thumbs:
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i'll swap you my 105 for your D300.....;) :lol:

i want an A700,but it might have to wait a while also..this credit crunch has a lot to answer for :bang:
 
fabs said:
What date are you coming to London in January stan?
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not sure of dates yet marc...waiting for the hospital to ring and confirm.i know that we're going to be there 4 weeks out of 5,and for 2 of them weeks,i'm going to have 6 or so hours to kill while jackie is having her treatment....

will let you know as soon as.......:thumbs:
 
emptyglass said:
I'm bloody dizzy. I have been looking for a couple of weeks now at zoom lenses to complement my daughters A200 xmas present, do I get a sigma a tamron or a sony I just can't work it out theres so much choice :eek: A 55-200 or a 70-300 or 18-250, macro apro DG, id like them all, but advice on a zoom that is suiteable for someone who has never owned an slr would be most appreciated.:bonk:
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What sort of budget are you looking at ? The Tamron 55-200 gets very good reviews and can be had for about £70.00 new.
 
Excellent pointer, just googled it and can get it for £59 new. unless anything else is recommended soon I will get this. The reviews are as good as you could expect for such a cheap lens. Probably better than buying a used lens off ebay. Unless of course somebody tells me why I should stay clear of this lens. Thanks leaky5
 
stan the man said:
not sure of dates yet marc...waiting for the hospital to ring and confirm.i know that we're going to be there 4 weeks out of 5,and for 2 of them weeks,i'm going to have 6 or so hours to kill while jackie is having her treatment....

will let you know as soon as.......:thumbs:
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Got a 2 hour morning gig in London on 20th Jan so might use the opportunity for a mini meet then.
 
i think i'm going to go for the sony 18-200 @ £200 from jessops

would like the 18-250 but at double the price of the one i'm looking for i can't afford it
 
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