Rate this Lens: Canon – Sigma 70-300mm

[RyanMc]

March 9, 2011 at 7:46 pm

Whats your thought on this lens? Im new to the whole photography scene and have recently bought a Canon 450D with a kit lens and I just bought this Lens of a mate for a good price.

Whats your opinions? I only want it to shot some landscapes, people, cars and maybe even wild life and sport? Whats possible with it?

I know I should keep it at no more 250 when shooting : :?:

Thanks

[markst33]

March 30, 2011 at 2:32 pm

I have the Nikon version of it and I find it great. You are a little bit restricted by the minimum aperture of 4.5 at 70mm but thats one of the reasons its so cheap. Great for outdoors use, especially on a sunny day. I was at the zoo on Sunday just gone and used it to take these shots just to give you an idea.

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And they were all taken through thick glass at full (300mm) magnification.

Mark S.

[photobore]

July 15, 2011 at 11:44 pm

This was my first and for a while my only lense and I love it, some people complain that its slow and it only goes to 4.5 but as a start off lens till you figure out all the differnet settings etc., I found it great. Maybe I will feel differently when I get more equipment :-/

Am sure someday (when I win the lottery!!) I will purchase a brighter and more shiny version but for now its great. Not the best lens for landscape though.
Hope that helps.

[shutterbug]

July 16, 2011 at 9:08 am

I would say the majority of us has owned this lens at some stage, if you get a good one
then an excellent walk about lens, some Sigma lenses slip through the quality control but
I have to say that I have owned about seven or eight Sigmas and had problems with only
one. It also has a “marcro” facility which is useful too.

[macman]

October 11, 2011 at 11:20 pm

I’ve used the SIgma 70-300 on a Canon 400D for around 4 years now and never ever had a problem with it. At the time I was purchasing the lens it’s equivalent Canon version was over €600 and all for having a ‘quiet motor’…!! At under €200 the Sigma was a no brainer. Fabulous lens and as shutterbug points out, with the added macro facility. The newer version of the lens has image stablisation too, unlike mine – but never really found this a problem if handled correctly. I just bought the Canon 70-300 as I picked it up at a bargain price. Just hope it lives up to the Sigma to be honest….!!