Sigma 75-200mm F2.8-3.5 A-mount lens review by gwbert

gwbert#9498 date: Oct-13-2011
sharpness: 4.5 color: 4 build: 5 distortion: 4 flare control: 4 overall: 4.3	tested on: film camera: APS-C: 6MP; 10MP; 12MP; 14MP; 16MP; 20MP; 24MP full frame: 12MP; 24MP; 36MP; 42MP; 61MP
ownership:	I own this lens
compared to:	Big beer can Many Tamrons 105/135/200mm primes
price paid:	$30
positive:	- Very solidly built - Excellent colour - AF plenty fast enough - Push-pull zoom very fast - suits me as I do action photography - Sharp
negative:	- Heavy, but that's what u get for solidity & fast aperture - zoom lock would be nice. I'll make one.
comment:	For info, I've just risked $30 on buying #1002218. Very nice order, no marks. Was told I was wasting my cash as it was too early to work on digital, but now arrived & works fine on my A550. Fast AF, all functions work as expected. Lucky boy. Will paste review on functionality when I've given it a good work-out. Update : Now taken several hundred pix in anger. Well pleased. Much better than expected in operation & image quality. I use a Tamron 28-200 as my walk-around lens, but this one will always be with me on fast-action sports shoots & anything low-light. Recommended.