Minolta Sigma AF 800mm 5.6 APO

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Posted: 10 July 2011 at 16:36

Any updates on that review??

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Posted: 01 July 2011 at 22:24

Sweet, please keep us posted on how the pictures and your biceps work out Rory!

If it's listed in the dyxum lens database then there must ipso facto have been an A-mount version. All kudos to Mladen's infallible tour de force.

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Posted: 01 July 2011 at 18:21

Steve-S wrote:

I know the seller *CLAIMED* it was A-mount, but... does this lens even COME in an A-Mount? Sigma website says Nikon/Canon/Sigma...

Definitely yes, in the older version (which this is): http://www.sigmaphoto.com/discontinued-lens-chart.

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Posted: 01 July 2011 at 18:19

I know the seller *CLAIMED* it was A-mount, but... does this lens even COME in an A-Mount? Sigma website says Nikon/Canon/Sigma...

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Posted: 01 July 2011 at 18:13

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rsjaffe wrote:

Already received notice of UPS shipment. Shipping weight: 28 pounds.

Saw some deals on PX90 on fleabay too!

More likely I'll need a hernia truss.

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Posted: 01 July 2011 at 18:11

rsjaffe wrote:

Already received notice of UPS shipment. Shipping weight: 28 pounds.

Saw some deals on PX90 on fleabay too!

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Posted: 01 July 2011 at 17:31

Please post some sample shots!

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Already received notice of UPS shipment. Shipping weight: 28 pounds.

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Posted: 01 July 2011 at 17:14

I think it was a great purchase. Slt incompatibility is not that big a deal with the a900, etc around. I look forward to your impressions! Congrats!

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Posted: 01 July 2011 at 16:11

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Rory,
Does that now make the 300 your close-up lens?? <<LOL>>
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Yep--I've been traveling so haven't had time to work with the glass I bought from you, but that's about the score.

Actually, I'm thinking of the 300 as the "normal" lens for me and the 800 for head shots. I am concerned about DOF, so we'll so how this works out. But for the price, it was hard to pass up, and probably worth repairing if the gears die sometime in the future. However, the possible incompatibility with SLT does worry me, as future Sonys will probably be of that ilk.

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Posted: 01 July 2011 at 15:18

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Call me nuts.

I bought it.

Review to follow.

Eventually.

Congratulations! Looking at your flickr makes it easy to understand why.

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Posted: 01 July 2011 at 15:16

rsjaffe wrote:

Call me nuts.

I bought it.

Review to follow.

Eventually.

Congrats. Look forward to seeing sample photos.

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Posted: 01 July 2011 at 15:02

Nice, would love to see the review....

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