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just been on warehouseexpress.com to look at some lens saw this on there LINKY Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6 Macro DG Lens - Nikon Fit
for £94.88 how so cheap? because its rubbish? im a big fan of the you get what you pay for saying


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well I wouldnt say rubbish as such, but it is...limited, shall we say. If you can keep it between f8 and f11, you will get some reasonable pictures, but I certainly found with mine [bought nearly 3 years ago for £160 new] that anything outside these parameters produces soft shots unless the light is perfect...and this is Britain, its never perfect. However, despite it being a low end lens, it is a good intro to zoom lenses, a worthwhile investment at under 3 figures if a longer lens is on your 'maybe' list - if you aren't totally sure it is what you want or whether you would use one enough to warrant a much bigger and better investment. Oh, and I wouldnt buy it for its macro ability, that is very limited, though not unuseable. ;)
 
Its that price because it isnt the best Sigma 70-300. The Apo DG macro is more.
 
Yv said:
but I certainly found with mine [bought nearly 3 years ago for £160 new]
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£160 would more likely be the APO, even 3 years back, which is significantly better than the non APO version. Think how that reflects on the non APO lens considering how the APO was...
 
divine` said:
£160 would more likely be the APO, even 3 years back, which is significantly better than the non APO version. Think how that reflects on the non APO lens considering how the APO was...
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nope, its non APO, I still have it, even though I no longer use it. The APO was more at the time and I couldnt afford it. Mind you, back then i had no idea what the difference was anyway.

edit: also had no idea where to get the best deals either, though i recall a friend bought an APO version a couple of months later for just over the £200 mark.
 
Yv said:
nope, its non APO, I still have it, even though I no longer use it. The APO was more at the time and I couldnt afford it. Mind you, back then i had no idea what the difference was anyway.

edit: also had no idea where to get the best deals either, though i recall a friend bought an APO version a couple of months later for just over the £200 mark.
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Ah ok, my APO cost me £180 I think it was in about June 2005, I recalled the non APO models being nearer £120.
 
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