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Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro Telephoto Zoom Lens for Pentax and Samsung SLR Cameras
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By SIGMA
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 (118 Reviews)
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Our Price: $169.00
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SIGMA
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 Happy with my Sigma 70-300 G Macro, September 15, 2014
By hobbycam
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This lens is all i expected. It focuses fast in daylight and is a great all around lens for me.
It tends to hunt a bit in low light. Other than that i recommend this lens for long shots in the field (within reason )
The macro capabilities are great. It lets me get many elusive insect shots because i don*t have to be so close.
Like anything my opinion is subjective. It will depend on the use the photographer has in mind for this lens.
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 Good Cheap Lens, July 24, 2014
By Lia Hunter
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This is a great cheap lens to add to your bag. I do sports photography and this worked well for me for the price. The only drawback is that old saying invest in glass not so much the body. Although the lens is priced really well for how it performs, it is still (in my opinion) cheap glass. For everyday shooting you may not notice slight color distortions around your subjects or if your using good light the speed is good. I shoot football and found shoot at the high end of this camera during a real sunny day would give me some slight pixel and color blurring where the hot spots (bright areas like glares) were. Overall I like this lens and it works well for a cheap lens. I do Macro photography and this did a good job for that as well, the downside is at larger distances you have to really make sure the subject does not move. If your going professional or even a higher level enthusiast, go a little higher with your lenses. You typically get what you pay for.
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Worked great for whale watching!, June 15, 2014
By Cathy (Denver, CO)
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I was a little nervous about this lens..hoping it would be fast enough focus to catch whales breaching. I was pleasantly surprised. The focus was very fast. I was able to capture the whales from beginning of the breach to the last splash. Hard to do unless your lens is quick. The pictures were clear and crisp and completely in focus.
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Over the moon, June 09, 2014
By anaroselee
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I am so happy about this lens. I am a very non professional photo taker. I have been wanting a macro lens to take pictures of flowers and insects. I was looking at another lens for about 7 times what I paid for this lens and I am so happy I decided not to buy it. I have so much fun with this, I have been taking pictures of all the spring flowers I can find. I love that it blurs the background, while making the focus sharp and crisp. I also really enjoy having a lens that can do macro but can also do normal. Its great for times I don't feel like carrying around numerous lenses. Coming from someone who enjoys taking pictures of small pretty things-this is a great lens.
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Good Lens, June 03, 2014
By book smart (Kingston , Jamaica)
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This lens is cheap but the quality image you can get from this lens is remarkable. A bit soft at 300mm but you can still work your way around this issue. For the amateur to intermediate I would recommend this lens. Very good for the price.
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Good investment for nonprofessionals, March 05, 2014
By George F. Smith (Lawrenceville, Georgia)
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I bought this lens for my wife a couple of years ago, and she's used it countless times with her Canon T2i taking action shots of our grandson's baseball games. With the camera in sports mode and shooting from behind an outfield fence, this lens has captured clear shots of the ball in mid-flight after leaving the pitcher's hand or coming off a player's bat, or of players making a play in the infield. I'm sure a purist could identify flaws in the pictures but most of them have stunning clarity, with all the detail you'd want, including facial expressions. I'll post some sample pictures so you can judge for yourself.
More recently, she took video of a wrestling tournament he was competing in at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. To get unobstructed footage of the mat he was wrestling on, she had to go high into the stands for shooting, to the first floor of rest rooms, food service, etc. I don't know how far it was exactly, but with the naked eye you would have a hard time identifying him. Though she didn't use a tripod or monopod, she was able to get clear though shaky video holding the camera firmly in her hands and pressing her elbows against her ribcage, and while sometimes leaning against a column. I captured stills from her video and the results were very pleasing. The only time the video was unusable was when she got excited and forgot she was shooting a movie. I will attempt to upload an unedited video segment from one of his matches so you can judge the results.
Do I recommend this lens? For nonprofessionals or anyone on a budget, absolutely. I'm ordering one for myself today.
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