Got a chance to pick up this lightly used lens for $325. Did a search here and it's hardly even mentioned. Is that the answer to my own question?
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2cruise Cream of the Crop  5,282 posts Gallery: 1186 photos Best ofs: 8 Likes: 13311 Joined Jan 2009 Location: Virginia.....I'm also known as Whisle More info | Sep 22, 2012 07:07 | #1 Got a chance to pick up this lightly used lens for $325. Did a search here and it's hardly even mentioned. Is that the answer to my own question? R6~ ef100-400 II L~ Canon 1.4 extender III~ Canon 100mm 2.8 L Makro~Tamron 24-70 2.8 G2~ Tamron 70-200 2.8 G2~ Tamron 85mm 1.8~IRIX 15mm f/2.4 Blackstone~Lee filters
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rpadula Senior Member  278 posts Joined Apr 2012 Location: Suwanee, GA More info | Sep 22, 2012 08:15 | #2 Considering Sigma sells refurbished ones for $409, I'd say you got a good price! -Rich
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schris Member 163 posts Joined Apr 2012 Location: Chicago, IL More info | Sep 22, 2012 08:16 | #3 I searched on the classifieds here and saw 6 for sale since June, all over $400. $325 looks good to me - especially if you're going to be able to test it first. 70D | Rokinon 8mm | 15-85mm | Sigma 30mm | 85mm 1.8 | 55-250mm | 430EX
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LowriderS10 Cream of the Crop  10,170 posts Likes: 12 Joined Mar 2008 Location: South Korea / Canada More info | Sep 22, 2012 08:32 | #4 Man I love push/pull AF/MF switches... -=Prints For Sale at PIXELS=-
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2cruise THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 5,282 posts Gallery: 1186 photos Best ofs: 8 Likes: 13311 Joined Jan 2009 Location: Virginia.....I'm also known as Whisle More info | Thanks, I'll check it next week and if it's good it'll be mine. One nice perk is it will fit the ff Canons. R6~ ef100-400 II L~ Canon 1.4 extender III~ Canon 100mm 2.8 L Makro~Tamron 24-70 2.8 G2~ Tamron 70-200 2.8 G2~ Tamron 85mm 1.8~IRIX 15mm f/2.4 Blackstone~Lee filters
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rpadula Senior Member 278 posts Joined Apr 2012 Location: Suwanee, GA More info | Oct 15, 2012 20:14 | #6 2cruise wrote in post #15027622 Thanks, I'll check it next week and if it's good it'll be mine. One nice perk is it will fit the ff Canons. I see by your sig that you got it. How do you like it? -Rich
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2cruise THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 5,282 posts Gallery: 1186 photos Best ofs: 8 Likes: 13311 Joined Jan 2009 Location: Virginia.....I'm also known as Whisle More info | Oct 15, 2012 20:22 | #7 rpadula wrote in post #15127149 I see by your sig that you got it. How do you like it? http://www.flickr.com …7/sets/72157631730968851/ R6~ ef100-400 II L~ Canon 1.4 extender III~ Canon 100mm 2.8 L Makro~Tamron 24-70 2.8 G2~ Tamron 70-200 2.8 G2~ Tamron 85mm 1.8~IRIX 15mm f/2.4 Blackstone~Lee filters
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rpadula Senior Member 278 posts Joined Apr 2012 Location: Suwanee, GA More info | Oct 15, 2012 20:47 | #8 2cruise wrote in post #15127181 http://www.flickr.com …7/sets/72157631730968851/ Anything wider than f6.7 is useless. Big disappointment to say the least. It's now only for landscapes shot at f9.5 which is really sharp.Man, that is depressing. There were so many good shots in the lens sample archive! But now that I look there again, I see most of them were shot with some flavor of 5D. Maybe it's not as good on a 60D? -Rich
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Sirrith Cream of the Crop More info | Oct 15, 2012 21:52 | #9 That doesn't look normal, I'd send it to sigma for them to have a look. -Tom
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KenjiS "Holy crap its long!"  More info | Oct 15, 2012 22:08 | #10 Sirrith wrote in post #15127581 That doesn't look normal, I'd send it to sigma for them to have a look. This, Photozone tested it on the D3X (full frame) and concluded its weakness was the corners, it was VERY sharp in the center (Which is all your 60D is using( Gear, New and Old! RAW Club Member
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Dawicka2 Senior Member 398 posts Likes: 1 Joined Feb 2012 Location: Moved to D.C. area!!! More info | Oct 16, 2012 06:53 | #11 THis is tipical for this lens. I have the same lens and paid 185ish for it (knowing the autofocus is junk). As said above, manually focus with live view and it is sharp. Magic lantern'd T2i, a 1d2n, 15-85, rokinon 8 and 85mm, nikon 55 f1.2, sigma 24mm f1.8 and Tokina 400mm creeperPrime.
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2cruise THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 5,282 posts Gallery: 1186 photos Best ofs: 8 Likes: 13311 Joined Jan 2009 Location: Virginia.....I'm also known as Whisle More info | This is my first and last experience with anything that has the Sigma name on it. Lesson learned and as much as I would like to unload this thing it I could not in good conscience sell it to anyone. My other two lens are perfect in every way. R6~ ef100-400 II L~ Canon 1.4 extender III~ Canon 100mm 2.8 L Makro~Tamron 24-70 2.8 G2~ Tamron 70-200 2.8 G2~ Tamron 85mm 1.8~IRIX 15mm f/2.4 Blackstone~Lee filters
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Oct 16, 2012 12:05 | #13 That's a shame- mine was excellent(!) across the frame. So good in fact that I couldn't see a difference between it and the 24LII. 2cruise wrote in post #15128972 This is my first and last experience with anything that has the Sigma name on it. Lesson learned and as much as I would like to unload this thing it I could not in good conscience sell it to anyone. My other two lens are perfect in every way.  Whisle
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