New Lens

Monday 26 January 2009 | general

We’ve had the wide end covered for some time now. I bought a Sigma 10-20mm before heading to Polska last year, and of course the camera came with a decent 18-70mm standard zoom. What we were lacking was a high power zoom.

It was never much of a priority, so I wasn’t looking to spend a lot of money. Sure, I’d love to have Nikon’s 80-200 2.8 lens, but at nearly a thousand dollars, it was well out of my budget. If I had no budget, I’d be ordering a

Having a budget that doesn’t quite make the approximately $13,000 necessary to buy that equipment, I looked back at SIgma, being very pleased with the 10-20. So for well under $200 I got a 70-300 4/5.6 zoom. Is it a great lens? For the money, yes.

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1/1600, f/5.3, 240 mm

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1/400, f/5.3, 220 mm

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1/250, f/5.6, 300 mm

The bokeh is particularly warm and deep, but that’s to be expected at this kind of focal length…

2 Comments

  1. The pictures of the doves are gorgeous. I think I understand now why a zoom lens is so important – if you’re serious about photography.

  2. zdjecia obledne, a golebie Wasze czy przylatuja do Was? Pokoik Leny wyglada coraz bardziej kolorowo, a jednak Ikea :) :) :) tam naprawde maja fajne rzeczy, Szymek ma wiekszosc z Ikea