Need help to purchase Canon 300mm f/2.8

WOW, i can see clearly that Sigma is something else, not less than canon.

Wow- Thanks blonde for the links! I'll be thrilled if I get a copy as good as his. Just got email from B&H shipped out today, should have it by Monday

WOW! Those were magical! The Sigma is a nice piece of glass...

just sell the stuff you use the least. if you bearly use a lens, it should be the first on your list. no need to ask people which they think are bad lenses, just go by how much you need something.

joe445 wrote in post #2045682
Wow- Thanks blonde for the links! I'll be thrilled if I get a copy as good as his. Just got email from B&H shipped out today, should have it by Monday

i am sure you will enjoy the sigma just as much as he does. on a side note, the guy is an amazing photographer and you should see his macro work, it is outstanding to say the least...

found the link to his gallery so check it out (i hope he doesn't mind the publicity i am giving him)

http://www.pbase.com/a​llonkira

Thanks again blonde for the links! It's going to be a long weekend waiting for this lens

no problem

and just to make you drool a bit more, here is one he took with the 300 2.8 + 1.4tc:

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sorry, forgot the link:

http://www.pbase.com/a​llonkira/image/6534414​1

I'm waiting to get on a plane to get back to FL. I have been in PA past 4 days. I stopped at the canon service center in NJ Friday to have them clean the dust off the 5d.
Service tech asked me what else I had in my camera bag- I said 3 lenes-24-105, 70-200, & 100-400, so he said well lets clean those too.- Ok, 1 hour later everything like brand new! Very nice people at the service center! All at no charge.
Tommarrow the new 300mm 2.8 will be here & mounted on my clean 5d- Can't wait!
Those pictures are awesome blonde!

joe445 wrote in post #2061099
I'm waiting to get on a plane to get back to FL. I have been in PA past 4 days. I stopped at the canon service center in NJ Friday to have them clean the dust off the 5d.
Service tech asked me what else I had in my camera bag- I said 3 lenes-24-105, 70-200, & 100-400, so he said well lets clean those too.- Ok, 1 hour later everything like brand new! Very nice people at the service center! All at no charge.
Tommarrow the new 300mm 2.8 will be here & mounted on my clean 5d- Can't wait!
Those pictures are awesome blonde!

Lucky!!!
Good luck for me.

Ill buy the 100-400 for 100 bucks maybe 300

Here are a couple of shots with the Sigma 300mm f/2.8- both without any PP
PRO so far-sharp & fast focus CON- No IS & heavy- How do these pictures look to you? I plan on taking the lens to the beach or zoo with tripod or monopod tommarrow. If I'm not happy with results, back it goes & time to save a little more money for the canon version. These were taken in the parking lot 10 min. after I got it. I'm sure I'll get more interesting pictures Thrusday.

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these look fantastic to me with no PP