Where to buy a Sigma Bigma

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Hello, due to a few more pennies being available I am going to try to move up a bit from my current lens a 70-300 VRII (D7000 body) to a Sigma 150-500 the latest version.

Now my quandry is I can buy it brand new from say Amazon for £730 ish and get a full sigma warranty or I can say get it from procamerashop for £610 and probably settle for there 1 year warranty which will be fullfilled by them and is a bit shorter than I believe the Sigma 3 year warranty for a UK product?

or I can buy a used one but the used ones are only a small bit cheaper than a new one from procamerashop?

what are the thoughts, please dont suggest I can do better by spending another £xxx pounds becasue really I am sretching a lot to the Sigma as it is.

I would in the future like a Nikon 300mm F4 and maybe a tele but for the time being this year I think the Sigma would be a good lens for me.
 
I wouldn't buy used for that kind of price as warranty would be my major concern.
£120 for 2 years extra warranty, hmm, well if you plan to keep it that long it would certainly be worth it if you intend to use it a lot, if you think you will only have it a year until you get your mits on a Nikon 300mm then I would put the £120 away towards the nikon.
 
Thanks Ivan I think its the way forward for me, although I may end up keeping the Sigma a little while longer I feel if something is going to go wrong it would probably happen in the first year of ownership?
 
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Tigger.ufo said:
...but the Amazon one is from Luzerne which is not UK stock and is marketplace trader not Amazon itself. :thumbsdown:

Heather
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You need to click "More Buying Choices" on the right and Amazon are a listed seller.
 
Have you thought about maybe going for a manual focus option and putting the remaining cash towards the 300mm F4?

You could pick up a good second hand nikkor 300mm F4.5 ED IF for under £200, probably way under that if your lucky like I was.
Cracking lens, nice & sharp, even wide open.
 
iancandler said:
Have you thought about maybe going for a manual focus option and putting the remaining cash towards the 300mm F4?

You could pick up a good second hand nikkor 300mm F4.5 ED IF for under £200, probably way under that if your lucky like I was.
Cracking lens, nice & sharp, even wide open.
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to be honest i can't manual focus for toffee, i'm looking at the Sigma as a one stop lens for my nature walks that will extend my 70-300 a bit further and in a year or two i can maybe move it on for very little loss.

I just got a mail back from the above camer centre uk to confirm all there stock is uk and with the sigma 3 year warranty so i think i will be ordering from them later in the week, £699+£5 delivery :)
 
Nice one Paul. I've been wondering which way to go myself for a while, having only a 70-300 these days. I definitely want more reach and the 150-500 gets a lot of praise.
 
new2me said:
Nice one Paul. I've been wondering which way to go myself for a while, having only a 70-300 these days. I definitely want more reach and the 150-500 gets a lot of praise.
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yes it does and as the yanks say its a lot of bang for your buck, one day in the future i might realy step up but for my level of piccie taking i think the 150-500 might be a great way to get some of those little birdies a bit bigger :)
 
I'm sure you'll love it when you get it Paul. I've had mine since jan 2012 and I've got some great aircraft and wildlife shots with it and I love mine. It's quite heavy though so it might take you a while to build up your muscles to use it handheld all day lol. If you're interested, a lot of my plane and bird photos on my Flickr account have been taken with it and I find it a pleasure to use. Mine's pretty good wide open but by the time I get to f8 it's razor like.
 
modchild said:
I'm sure you'll love it when you get it Paul. I've had mine since jan 2012 and I've got some great aircraft and wildlife shots with it and I love mine. It's quite heavy though so it might take you a while to build up your muscles to use it handheld all day lol. If you're interested, a lot of my plane and bird photos on my Flickr account have been taken with it and I find it a pleasure to use. Mine's pretty good wide open but by the time I get to f8 it's razor like.
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CRACKING PICS MATE!

I will be ordering the lens tonight!
My only thoughts now is do I sell the 70-300 in the near future?
 
I've kept my 70-300 find its better than carrying the sigma on a casual photo walkabouts
 
iwols said:
I've kept my 70-300 find its better than carrying the sigma on a casual photo walkabouts
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Yes I know what you mean, thing is I only do nature walks with my 70-300 and apart from an 18-105 its the only lens I own, my enjoyment is nature and lil birdies and stuff so I sort of think I would just use the sigma and never bother fitting the 70-300 simply as I would not want to miss a shot because I had the shorter lens on.
 
Have you considered paying the extra and getting the 50-500?
 
digital said:
Have you considered paying the extra and getting the 50-500?
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Why?

Seems to be £300 more for no more reach?

anyhow i'm skint I just ordered the 150 500 :D
 
Mr Bump said:
Why?

Seems to be £300 more for no more reach?

anyhow i'm skint I just ordered the 150 500 :D
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...you won't be saying that when the b****y bird is too close! :D

I don't think you will be disappointed with the 150-500 once yoy get used to it!



Heather
 
If it gets that close I will pop it in my pocket and take it home :)
 
Mr Bump said:
Why?

Seems to be £300 more for no more reach?
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Because you were previously using a 70-300 and you presumably had a use for the 70-150 part of the range?

Because sometimes the 150 end is too long and you don't want to/can't switch to a shorter lens?

I had the 150-500 and I've now got the 50-500. The change has been well worthwhile and I wish I'd got the 50-500 originally and not had to lose £££ on the switch.
 
digital said:
Because you were previously using a 70-300 and you presumably had a use for the 70-150 part of the range?

Because sometimes the 150 end is too long and you don't want to/can't switch to a shorter lens?

I had the 150-500 and I've now got the 50-500. The change has been well worthwhile and I wish I'd got the 50-500 originally and not had to lose £££ on the switch.
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to be honest not really, my passion is nature and birdies and frogs and rarely use the short end of the lens and for the extra £300 its not happening, thanks anyway.
 
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