Never ever buy camera gear on the spur of the moment
Well I bought a new toy today for the 350D, a new general purpose Sigma AF18-200 f3.5-6.3 DC lens. I will be going to the Dubbo zoo and wanted a single zoom lens to use rather than have to try and change lenses on the way around, so I settled on this lens because of the compactness and the weight saving. yes I know its untried and a huge comprimise and should have bought an L series one but I wanted a good cheepy. I also installed my battery grip I bought of ebay months ago, have two sets of batteries with it (2 x 1200mAH and 2 x 900mAH) and the original canon one. It takes two at a time and allows you to actuate the shutter from the sideways position. It is very comfortable and easy to use!
I shopped around on the net and even though I could have saved $40 on the price I paid for it I bought locally just because they had it there and then. Paid $529.00, and they "threw" in the UV filter after their original asking price was $699 until I said I had shopped around and had a far cheaper price. I am happy with this lens so far, the holiday happy snaps will of course be the proof.
So will the drought break while we are at Dubbo - Maybe not????
Awesome, I can't wait for some happysnaps Dave.
Looks like a great and versatile lens.
You don't have to get expensive gear to get good photos mate.
The photos I've seen from you are top notch, it's a talent one develops with lots of patience and practice.
hahah houghy you have the exact same setup as me!,
allthough my battery pack hasent been added yet its on its way through airmail, which will probly be here sometime next week, i got a friend in asia to get it for me, cheaper then here.
it can be alittle slow in low light handheld, but you can just compromise with flash, and or rase the iso lvl
it dosent have a super quiet Canon USM, but it still works..
i took it to canberra yesterday, i should have took more photos. but alot of the flowers are fried from the sun, i think next year i will go earlyer before the flowers fry.
wait i dont have the bag.. nice bag.. how much it cost you?
Good move Huffy, I had the same thought after taking some shots at the park recently. 18-200 is a very useable range, it will be interesting to see how the lens performs particularly with regard to CA.
it can be alittle slow in low light handheld, but you can just compromise with flash, and or rase the iso lvl
it dosent have a super quiet Canon USM, but it still works..
i took it to canberra yesterday, i should have took more photos. but alot of the flowers are fried from the sun, i think next year i will go earlyer before the flowers fry.
That's a beaut image Adrian, I love the blurred background and you done very well with the DOF.
OK I got a phone call to go and pick up Mr Strikers package for me, so while there I fired off the first of many shots. Testing the zoom out and the details. Note there is a UV filter on so I don't think that helps the wide fields in the vignetting effects department, but over all I am happy with it.
so a variety of zooms used, even tried it on the moon, not bad either
BTW its Alan Meehans roll off roof observatory, and the view over the swamp looking north east at 18mm and full zoom 200mm
hahah houghy you have the exact same setup as me!,
although my battery pack hasn't been added yet its on its way through airmail, which will probably be here sometime next week, i got a friend in Asia to get it for me, cheaper then here.
it can be a little slow in low light handheld, but you can just compromise with flash, and or raise the iso lvl
it doesnt have a super quiet Canon USM, but it still works..
i took it to Canberra yesterday, i should have took more photos. but a lot of the flowers are fried from the sun, i think next year i will go earlier before the flowers fry.
wait i don't have the bag.. nice bag.. how much it cost you?
Adrian, I could have waited and paid $452 delivered and an extra $35 for a UV filter, but I wanted it there and then, so I got it with the filter for $529 the Lowepro bag was $49 and I got it for $39. Bought it all locally, so I supported the local shop. they live to trade another day . Delivery for the other sources was going to be about 2 weeks , we leave Friday morning, come back Monday
Good move Huffy, I had the same thought after taking some shots at the park recently. 18-200 is a very useable range, it will be interesting to see how the lens performs particularly with regard to CA.
have a look at trhe examples and see what you think, some done with a flash too
Ken.
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, we leave Friday morning, come back Monday
