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Silver
09-06-2006, 12:03 AM
It's heavy. Doesn't feel too out of balance hanging off the D50 though...
maxyedor
09-06-2006, 12:38 AM
Nice desk! That lens isn't half bad either.

Congrats!
binary visions
09-06-2006, 05:04 AM
Sweet!
narlus
09-06-2006, 07:02 AM
is that the sigma 70-200 f/2.8? nice one. loads cheaper than the nikkor or canon-branded lenses, very close in performance. at least that's the story line i've heard.
Silver
09-06-2006, 09:31 AM
is that the sigma 70-200 f/2.8? nice one. loads cheaper than the nikkor or canon-branded lenses, very close in performance. at least that's the story line i've heard.

Yep. I didn't want to spend $1600 for the Nikon 70-200 because I'm going to be using this mostly for stuff with moving subjects. VR wasn't worth that much extra to me, and the Nikon 80-200 doesn't have AF-S, so the Sigma seemed like a perfect fit. I can't wait to play with it for a while.
Silver
09-27-2006, 09:32 PM
Update:

Half the weight, little less reach, about as sharp at 150mm 2.8 as the 70-200 was at 160-170mm 2.8.

I'm hanging onto this one. The 70-200 went back. Nice lens, but between the size and saving $200, I'm plenty happy.