excuse me...

can anyone recommend any cheap sigma lens? i saw a lot of kinda affordable lenses in sigma website but dunno whether which 1 is available in malaysia

too many lenses until i oso dunno which 1 is available in malaysia...but here is a list i'm eyeing for hopefully anyone can tell me which 1 is available n is it worth it or not n does it suit nikon D70s... thank u

1. 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 DG Macro

2. 28-200mm F3.5-5.6 DG MACRO

3. 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG MACRO

4. 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO DG MACRO

whats the difference between 3 n 4?

cant really afford nikkor lens liao... i think gonna give up on chasing after the 18-200 VR oso...

anyway any help is really welcome

Like richx likes to say, 18-200vr isn't that great. Just useful for convenience. But for me, I can live with its compromises and absolutely loving it.

APO for sigma is like ED for Nikon. Low dispersion glass. Having this = better optical quality but more expensive of course.

Edit:
"In order to attain the highest quality images, the APO lens has been made using special low-dispersion (SLD) glass and is designed to minimize color aberration.
SIGMA's APO zoom lenses minimize color aberration. As the refractive index of glass depends on the wavelength of light, color aberration occurs when different colors form images at different points. This problem often occurs with telephoto lenses, but the Special Low-Dispersion (SLD) glass and Extraordinary Low Dispersion (ELD) used in SIGMA's APO lenses helps to compensate for color aberration, thereby allowing them to produce of sharp images."

This post has been edited by ferox: Apr 26 2006, 10:11 AM

ooo ok ok icic...although i dun understand the statement at least i know got APO means it is good

anyway today gonna head back to SG again n ask about the sigma lens... hopefully it is affordable...

n most probably oso getting the 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 DG Macro. anyone got any comment bout this lens? is it available in malaysia n how much does it cost? n does it suit D70s?

the sigma 70-300 versions have been known to be a "budget" lenses or beginner lenses, most users starts off with this lens before upgrading to bigger and better optics quality, for example, the 70-200 f2.8.

My opinion of this is that, get the 70-300 first but do remember that, when a lens has a wide focal length, quality are usually compromise.

I suggest why dont you figure out, which focal length that you use most often and buy a lens that cover that range. A few short range lens to make up a range from 10-200mm. that would be ideal. In terms of quality.

just my dua sen.

its not a bad idea if u get sigma bcoz u r from sg.. XD cause i heard the hq is in sg...now malaysian buy wanna fix must send 2 sg 1st...

well i chosed sigma bcos it is cheap compared to nikon which cost a bomb my everyday shooting is either makro, potrait or tele. seldom take wide angle photo. so the lens i wan is about say 30-300 like that la

maybe i'll get a sigma 70-300 APO n keep the nikkor DX 18-70 (plan to sell it at first). thnx guys!

70-300 not bad wor.. XD means now u got 18-300 already la cause u currently have 18-70 + 70-300...i have 18-55 + 55-200

all lenses r good thre

but still the apo lens is the best

Why don't you look up the Nikkor DX 55-200? I heard this lens performs beyond the money you pay for it. I would personally skip over the 28-200 and 28-300 offerings. The 70-300 pair (which are optically the same, save for some additional coating on the DG model) are not sharp beyond 200mm, so I would pass on that too. Heck, why lug extra weight of a full-frame lens around? Try the DX 55-200 - you might like it ...

I would keep the 18-70mm.

yeah...after quoting for the price of those sigma lens in boeing...its not cheap oso in the first place gonna use the 18-70mm for life

70-300mm APO oso cost 1150...what the heck tamron 28-300mm needless to say...1500

erm...how much does the DX 55-200mm cost? didnt ask lilian today

oh ya...how bout the AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G ??

scorgio intro me this lens. its damn cheap n i find it really affordable based on my current budget any comment bout this lens?

This post has been edited by cfyung85: Apr 26 2006, 04:43 PM

Sigma 70-300mm APO costs RM1150!!?? Since when the price jack up so much Maybe they misquoted you? Last time only sell for around RM7XX

i oso dunno...maybe the 700++ is the non-APO lens kua

Someone on photomalaysia selling for RM480
Sigma 70-300 APO Macro Super 2 - Nikon Mount
Click here

???!!! really ar???!!! is it 1st hand or 2nd hand???!!!

erm...after reading the site it is a 2nd hand n...i think it is not for dSLR...

It will work on your dslr.

ok but now i'm eyeing on the cheap nikkor 70-300mm lens liao so now totally forget bout sigma n tamron

anyway i'll close this post liao...thnx guys!!!