Re: Zoom Lens question

[Don Roberts <droberts@xxxxxxxx>]

Well. since the subject, and the question actually asked, was about 
Nikon and Sigma zoom lenses, let me take a crack at it.  I have a D70 
and have used Nikon all of my working life.  Their lenses are obviously 
very good to excellent.  I have seen others recommend Sigma as being 
almost as good for less money.  That has never been my experience.  I 
have tried and subjectively evaluated Sigma lenses many time and have 
never found a zoom that I thought was anywhere close to being 
acceptable.  they have all been soft in my experience.  Tokina and 
Tamron on the other hand have both had zoom lenses that I have used and 
liked a lot.  Tokina pro lenses in particular have been in my bag for a 
long time.  At least one of their lenses, a 28-70 f/2.8 ATX, beat the 
highly touted 35-70 f/2.8 Nikkor in my opinion.  That's my 2 cents; 
lenses are all different and an evaluation of each lens with the option 
to return for refund or replacement is highly recommeded.  I have no 
experience with Canon but think that there probably are just details to 
choose from between Nikon and Canon.
Especially now with digital models being introduced every 6 months or 
so.  I have seen sports photographers that I have worked with go from 
Nikon to Canon and back again.  It's whomever has the latest hot 
product.
Don
On Saturday, November 13, 2004, at 04:33 PM, Izzet Cigirgan wrote:

>  Hi all,
>
> I am planning to buy a DSLR, and I am considering either the Canon or 
> the
> Nikon brand. 300D, D20 from Canon or D70 from Nikon. I have some Canon
> lenses, so going into D70 will also mean some new lenses, which means 
> I need
> some reviews, and insights about both Nikon and Sigma.
>
> I do not plan to go into high end. Can anybody point me to some 
> websites
> that review lenses? Also I would like to hear from anybody that have
> hands-on experience with those brands.
>
> Thanks for answers,
>
> Veli Izzet
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