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Sigma 200-500mm f2.8 anyone?

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Old 08-03-07, 11:38
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Default Sigma 200-500mm f2.8 anyone?

A behemoth from Sigma announced today... gawd knows who'd buy it, a 400/2.8 is massive enough.

http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english...200_500_28.htm
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400/2.8 is massive enough.

Your title says f4 which is why I didn't follow your comment above until I took the link and see it a constant f2.8.

Does look kind of chunky doesn't it - do you suppose its got IS
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Old 08-03-07, 14:03
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Oooops, now rectified.
Maybe aimed at sports photographers... can't see many dragging this around the countryside. Can't imagine it fitting on any gimbal heads either.

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can't see many dragging this around the countryside. Can't imagine it fitting on any gimbal heads either.
who needs a gimbal head, surely you'd just handhold it!
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Considering all the nice things I've said about my Sigma lenses do you think they'd let me try one out 'for a while' - providing they supply a caddy as well, of course!
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I wonder how it compares to the 300-800 they make?
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I wonder how it compares to the 300-800 they make?
Heavier...much heavier.
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I think you would need 3 shredded wheat before you went out with that for the day
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Will not be at all surprise to see a shinny tiny battery operated golf car type automobile in shape of a tank only with lens instead of long gun be soon find its way into market with all these new heavvvvy huggggh lenses out there.
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That's just silly!!
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