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This is a great piece of equipment. It works as it should. Very quick, quiet and sharp focus. It is extremely good in low light allowing the ability to maintain a decent shutter speed to avoid camera shake. It is heavy which makes it feel like the quality piece of kit it is. The padded Sigma bag it is packaged in is excellent quality. It could do with a physical manual to automatic focus switch. Other than a switch, I love it for my wildlife photography.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I bought this lens for a crop-sensor camera after borrowing the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM to shoot a wedding and loving it. On my budget at the time I didn't want to spend on the Canon version (even the non-stabilised one) so decided to enter the 70-200mm f/2.8 market with this Sigma version, with the intention of reselling later should I decide to make the switch to the Canon later. However, apart from not being stabilised (which is definitely a nice feature, especially nearer the 200mm length), at the moment I'm happy with my Sigma lens. The lens is really well-built, looks and feels beautiful. I've had two Sigma lenses before and had slight focus issues with one of them, and having heard people saying that they had bought this lens and that it was too soft towards the long end at wide apertures, I was slightly worried about my purchase, but my copy appears fine in this regard. Focus seems to be accurate, although a little slower than I was expecting for a lens of this type (wide aperture and sonic motor focus drive). Also worth mentioning is Sigma's brilliant tripod collar, which can be removed while the lens is mounted on a camera (unlike Canon's one). For location portraits, a lens of this type is a great investment and I love using mine for this purpose. I also intend to use it for more telephoto landscapes, and I have no doubt it will perform well for that too. It should also be good for (reasonably tame) wildlife and maybe for indoor sports as well. I've upgraded to a full-frame camera very recently and this lens has taken on a whole new life on it - it's a good length and the shallow depth of field can be used to achieve fantastic-looking portraits. Overall, I'd really recommend this lens to anyone looking to get into portraiture. I already had the Canon 85mm f/1.8 when I bought it, and the prime lens outperforms the Sigma in nearly all aspects, but the Sigma offers the versatility of a zoom lens, and is a really nice piece of equipment.Read full review
I bought this lens for a crop-sensor camera after borrowing the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM to shoot a wedding and loving it. On my budget at the time I didn't want to spend on the Canon version (even the non-stabilised one) so decided to enter the 70-200mm f/2.8 market with this Sigma version, with the intention of reselling later should I decide to make the switch to the Canon later. However, apart from not being stabilised (which is definitely a nice feature, especially nearer the 200mm length), at the moment I'm happy with my Sigma lens. The lens is really well-built, looks and feels beautiful. I've had two Sigma lenses before and had slight focus issues with one of them, and having heard people saying that they had bought this lens and that it was too soft towards the long end at wide apertures, I was slightly worried about my purchase, but my copy appears fine in this regard. Focus seems to be accurate, although a little slower than I was expecting for a lens of this type (wide aperture and sonic motor focus drive). Also worth mentioning is Sigma's brilliant tripod collar, which can be removed while the lens is mounted on a camera (unlike Canon's one). For location portraits, a lens of this type is a great investment and I love using mine for this purpose. I also intend to use it for more telephoto landscapes, and I have no doubt it will perform well for that too. It should also be good for (reasonably tame) wildlife and maybe for indoor sports as well. I've upgraded to a full-frame camera very recently and this lens has taken on a whole new life on it - it's a good length and the shallow depth of field can be used to achieve fantastic-looking portraits. Overall, I'd really recommend this lens to anyone looking to get into portraiture. I already had the Canon 85mm f/1.8 when I bought it, and the prime lens outperforms the Sigma in nearly all aspects, but the Sigma offers the versatility of a zoom lens, and is a really nice piece of equipment.Read full review
I bought this lens for a crop-sensor camera after borrowing the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM to shoot a wedding and loving it. On my budget at the time I didn't want to spend on the Canon version (even the non-stabilised one) so decided to enter the 70-200mm f/2.8 market with this Sigma version, with the intention of reselling later should I decide to make the switch to the Canon later. However, apart from not being stabilised (which is definitely a nice feature, especially nearer the 200mm length), at the moment I'm happy with my Sigma lens. The lens is really well-built, looks and feels beautiful. I've had two Sigma lenses before and had slight focus issues with one of them, and having heard people saying that they had bought this lens and that it was too soft towards the long end at wide apertures, I was slightly worried about my purchase, but my copy appears fine in this regard. Focus seems to be accurate, although a little slower than I was expecting for a lens of this type (wide aperture and sonic motor focus drive). Also worth mentioning is Sigma's brilliant tripod collar, which can be removed while the lens is mounted on a camera (unlike Canon's one). For location portraits, a lens of this type is a great investment and I love using mine for this purpose. I also intend to use it for more telephoto landscapes, and I have no doubt it will perform well for that too. It should also be good for (reasonably tame) wildlife and maybe for indoor sports as well. I've upgraded to a full-frame camera very recently and this lens has taken on a whole new life on it - it's a good length and the shallow depth of field can be used to achieve fantastic-looking portraits. Overall, I'd really recommend this lens to anyone looking to get into portraiture. I already had the Canon 85mm f/1.8 when I bought it, and the prime lens outperforms the Sigma in nearly all aspects, but the Sigma offers the versatility of a zoom lens, and is a really nice piece of equipment.Read full review
This is a great lens for a great price. I phoned castle cameras to talk about the lens before parting with my British imperial credits, the staff were incredibly helpful and kind. I would recommend buying from them to everyone I know.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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