Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 APO EX DG HSM OS A-mount lens review by darkryder2001
 darkryder2001#11934 date: Aug-3-2014 | |
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| sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 5 overall: 5 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | - Minolta 70-210mm beercan - Tokina 300mm F4 - Minolta 300mm F4 - Minolta 80-200mm 4.5 - 5.6 |
| price paid: | 600 GPD |
| positive: | -Very sharp wide open at 2.8 and super sharp from F/4 - HSM = speedy silent focusing - Nice lens hood - Lens has OS so you have the choice of using in camera OS or not - 77mm lens filter. Fairly cheap. - Works well with good teleconverters giving you 280mm F/4 with a x1.4 - Robust and looks good. Love lenses in black - Tripod mount included - Price. Half the price of the Sony equivalent and I cannot imagine it is any better, if so it would be truly amazing. - Good for portraits and wildlife |
| negative: | - Fairly big and heavy and a little unwieldy indoors, but well worth it. - As it is a Sigma I am worried about future incompatibilities. - Although the built in OS is great, remember to turn of the body OS otherwise you will end up with a blurry mess. More of an inconvenience than a negative. - No focus limiter but somewhat tackled by the A77 II built in limiter. |
| comment: | I cannot rate this lens highly enough. I bought it on a whim and thought I would not really use it a great deal due to the range, but I was wrong and it has become my favorite lens. Not ideal for indoor use where the Sony 35mm 1.8 in better, but brilliant for outdoor portraits and wildlife. I could not justify buying the Sony 70-200mm as it cost twice what I paid for this 2nd hand. In conclusion if you are thinking about a 70-200mm 2.8, do not hesitate and get this bad boy. |
rating summary
- total reviews: 16
- sharpness: 4.81
- color: 4.56
- build: 5.00
- distortion: 4.81
- flare control: 4.50
- overall: 4.74