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Battle of the Sigmas, round II!

 
Paul ­ Tinworth
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Jan 30, 2008 19:59 |  #1

Oh noes, not another "help me choose a lens" thread! :eek: :D

Last year I bought a broken 85mm f/1.8 off of a lovely POTN member with the intention of getting it repaired. Since, I've realised that if I tot up the repair money and what I could possibly sell the lens for as it is (I reckon roughly £60-ish), I could buy myself a Sigma 30mm f/1.4. It'd be great for indoor shooting, which is something I've been doing a fair amount of lately, plus from what I've read, it'd out-do my poor ol' 50mm f/1.8. For the record, I currently shoot indoors stuff between the 50mm and a Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 (with a 430EX when I can use it).

BUT... :rolleyes: :D

...I have a bit of money stashed away for a rainy day, and I figure I could just about afford a Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 Macro at £500. I'm currently stuck using a Sigma 55-200mm f/4-5.6, which while sharp-ish, just doesn't cut it at present. A fast telephoto is something I really want, be it now or later.

Here's the deciding factor: I really, really want to upgrade this/next year to full-frame, hence I'm leaning towards the 70-200. Am I better off thinking of the present or the future?

Opinions welcome!


~ Paul
Current kit: Fujifilm X-T1 | XF 16-55 f/2.8 | XF 50-140 f/2.8 | XF 56 f/1.2 | XF 80 f/2.8 Macro
Previously owned: Canon 5D Mark II | 40D | 50 f/1.4 EX | 24-70 f/2.8L | 70-200 f/2.8L | 430EX
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Jan 30, 2008 21:36 |  #2

You can't shoot with the future I say go with the present

Eric


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