So two days after my 28mm showed up in the mail I saw this orphaned (re: on consignment) Sigma at the Camera Store. Yeah I know it’s a Sigma but it’s a 24-70mm f2.8 constant aperture… and it’s a huge sucker which would be great if I had to compensate for anything else… I don’t.
Depending on how soft (or sharp) this lens is wide open I may put the 28mm up on eBay.
Depending on the price I may be interested in your 28 prime if you decide to get rid of it.
I’ll let you know. I got the prime pretty cheap so if the Sigma is decent I may be convinced to part fairly easily.
this lens is unreasonably large…
one might think you were overcompensating…
If you think that thing is big take a look at this http://www.dpreview.com/news/0703/07030805sigma200500mm.asp don’t worry the image is safe for work.
Jeeeeesus. Er. Saves?
Perhaps he does. Although I certainly did get a smokin deal on this baby I have to questions the timing of Jesus’ supernatural savings radar. It would have been much more convenient had he found me this deal prior to my prime purchase.
You need to let us know how you get these ridiculous deals I hear about.
Sometimes you just get lucky. Now I just need a good deal on a D200.
Seriously take a look at this Sigma with an actual person in the shot: http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/images/pma07/IMG_8063-sigma.jpg
It weighs 88lbs for godsake.
That lens is ridiculous. So how does she perform?
I haven’t had a chance to shoot with it a whole lot. I tend to keep my 18-200 VR lens on my camera most of the time. I bought this one mainly for low light situations.
Hopefully I’ll get a chance to really test out in the next couple weeks.