Hi Howard, We all have favorites when it come to gear. I have some old Steinheil Leitz lenses that fit the old Minolta mount. Still some of the sharpest glass I have used. But alas I have not used the Minolta SR-7 in nearly 25 years.. I often will buy used glass because I too cannot afford the exotic stuff brand new. I am in the process of getting my first 500 f/4 and am working extra hours to do so. But the images it captures are nothing short of fantastic. There are several Bald Eagle nests near my Moms house in WA that really need to be photographed :-) I guess it is the fact that in my life I have coveted the best glass that Canon makes and nothing else seems to make much sense to me. I ve only just bought my first brand new DSLR last year. Prior to that I bought second hand. 4K was and is a serious chunk of change. But the images it helps to create for me was worth every penny. My aviation stuff improved greatly over the 10D and now when I get this lens my lust for the exotic will be sated for at least a little while.... I am tired of renting it. from Canon. So in closing I am glad your Sigma gear works for you but for me unless it is something I can't get anywhere else Canon gets my moola. Take care, Les Baldwin -----Original Message----- >From: Howard <home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Jul 16, 2006 12:45 PM >To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: A lens in need is a lens indeed.........Sigma lenses > >fotofx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> I am speaking from a (former) vendors view where hundreds of users came in weekly for various reasons. I also never said anything about the SHARPNESS of the lenses either. I was discussing the construction, and the materials that they use to build lenses. So you have had good experiences, good for you. You can't afford the admitedly better Nikon lenses, sorry. I have had the same issues too. >> >> >> >> Sigma sells lenses becuase stores sell them in volume (usually to rookies who just dropped a large pot of cash on a body) and they are cheaper than factory glass. You won't see lines of pros at the counter clamoring for Sigma glass. >> >> >Fair point. > >However, I'm aware that people have had problems with Sigma lenses, but >I can only speak from my experience >Just for the record, my Sigma 24mm Nikon lens and my Sigma 70-210 Nikon >fit lens bought some 15 years ago still work fine too... > >I wouldn't expect to see pros buying them, because pros have a different >opinion and need. They need robust equipment to work every day, week and >year. Mine work intermittently, though yesterday I took 480+ images in 2 >hours, using sigma lenses. Perfect performers! Razor sharp and succulent >colours on my venerable D100. I guess the older Sigma lenses might not >have coped with that. > >Howard >
