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Old 01-01-06, 11:11
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How much can i pick up one of these sigma lenses for? Will they fit a Nikon d50?
Just looking in the jessops catalouge i can see a sigme 170-500mm lens.
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Old 01-01-06, 11:42
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Sigma 50-500mm will cost you £725 inc P&P from warehouse express.

As an alternative you could go to digitalrev on Ebay and pay £572 inc P&P. You will probably be charged import duties but you will be able to claim this back from digitalrev.

I know a number of people who have used this company, I have also used them on two occassions and found them excellent to deal with.
On both occassions I just emailed them a copy of the import duties paid and my bank was credited with the correct ammount within days.

Yes they will fit Nikon, but you do need to specify what make of camera. Canon, Nikon, pentax etc.

However be warned they are big and heavy. Having said that my 50-500 is attached to my 10D almost permanently and I do not notice the weight anymore.

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Old 01-01-06, 11:45
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Thats way over my budget. What do people think of my choice of sigma 80-300mm?
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Old 01-01-06, 11:54
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Sigma produce lenses that fit various camera mounts, Canon and Nikon being just two.

170-500 has been produced for many years and more recently 50-500. I would have thought your Jessops catalogue would have shown both types.
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Ollie, do you mean 70-300mm?

I used this lens for 12 months and was quite happy with the results, but on many occassions found the long end to be a little short.

The 300 end of the lens should produce a similar shot to the Sally "B" one that I posted a little earlier.
I posted this one just so that you would get some idea of what 300mm will achieve.

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Old 01-01-06, 12:08
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Yes i ment the 70-300mm. I love that Sally b photo and that is the kind of closeness i would like.

Stephan, no the jessops catalouge does not show both. Or if it does i have missed it.
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Old 01-01-06, 13:23
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Jessops online list it 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO MACRO DG (NIKON AF) £179.99. you can get the same lens for £159.99 at warehouse express, so a bit of haggling at jessops + printout from warehouse would be required

Just one point make sure you go for the more expensive APO one.

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Old 01-01-06, 13:25
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Whats APO? If you can provide me a link i will go haggle with jessops.
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Whats APO? If you can provide me a link i will go haggle with jessops.
You can try haggling with Jessops for an online offer, nothing to lose, but you'll be lucky. Jessops recently stopped doing their online price matching policy, it was costing them too much.

I'd seriously look at a 2nd hand lens >300mm rather than get a cheap 300mm that you'll end up getting frutrated with. If it means you have to wait and save up, then wait and save up.

APO means Apochromatic, you'll get much better quality images with an APO lens, especially for planes in flight against a bright sky.

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If i could get a recomendation for a good 300mm lens for the d50 and where i can get it from i will wait and save up,
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