Sigma APO 70-300mm F/4-5.6 DG MACRO

Techuser wrote in post #7592192
Looks a lot sharper than some other samples ive seen!
now im in doubt about this and the canon 55-250

Well I guess if you're looking to get stationary birds I would go with the IS on the nifty 250. But for birds in motion and flight the Sigma will get you a little tighter and cheaper too. But actually I want to try the Canon 100-300 USM to get faster focusing during the high burst rate shots.

Matt

This looks like a good place to ask my question about Sigma 70-300mm. I know that there is APO and non-APO version for this Lens. Is there also an APO DG and APO non-DG ? I have this lens which I bought used and it has a APO label on it, but there is no DG label anywhere on the lens. I tried googling with no luck.

seansd wrote in post #7603341
This looks like a good place to ask my question about Sigma 70-300mm. I know that there is APO and non-APO version for this Lens. Is there also an APO DG and APO non-DG ? I have this lens which I bought used and it has a APO label on it, but there is no DG label anywhere on the lens. I tried googling with no luck.

There are only two versions of this lens not three.

The DG: http://buy4less.lv …/Sigma_70-300_4-56_DG.jpg

The APO DG: http://www.fototravell​er.ru …mages/sigma_70-300apo.jpg

DG just means that it is a regular 35mm lens. DC would mean it was specifically designed for the smaller sensors of non-full frame cameras.

There is no DC version of this lens at the current time.

Thanks for confirming the DG version issue. Here is my shot. I always do auto-bracketing in low light, works every single time .

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seansd wrote in post #7627255
Thanks for confirming the DG version issue. Here is my shot. I always do auto-bracketing in low light, works every single time .

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Model - Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
ExposureTime - 25 seconds, FNumber - 14.00, ISOSpeedRatings - 400, FocalLength - 81.00 mm

Sean, there is a discontinued 70-300 from Sigma called the APO Macro Super II. You may have one of those if you don't see a DG on it.

I just received this lens from a POTN member. So far I'm very pleased with it. I can see it needs plenty of light but for the money that's what I expected.

Bought this lens yesterday, went for a play today and this is one of the shots i took.
Camera Model Name
Canon EOS 40D
Shooting Date/Time
4/24/2009 11:02:11
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/640Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F20
Metering Modes
Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
800
Lens
70-300mm
Focal Length
300.0 mm

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Hi great lens

Couldn't get this duck to pick their head up they were way to busy eating.

Can anybody tell me what kind of duck this is?

Another from the same day.

This guy didn't mind having his picture takin at all.

The duck is a female Mallard and the goose is a Greylag goose

Thanks, I knew what the goose was he was easy to find on the net.

What do the females ( Greylag) look like are they about the same?

The reason I ask he seemed to be hooked up with some type white goose that was nesting and he was very protective of her an the nest.

70mm - f/4 - 1/320 - iso400

Ducklings

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