Butler
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What have you got? Ive sold my Tamron 70-300 in favour of a canon equivalent, however im considering soemthing with a slightly larger aperture. For example a 70-200 f/2.8 - the canon one is well over 1k though so the Sigma looks promising. Im worried about compromising image quality though. What do you have? Any examples. Im thinking primarily for motorsport photography.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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I had a 70-200 f/2.8 IS and it was boss.
Bought for 980, sold for 1060 many years later.
Even if you get bored, which you won't, you'll get the money back.
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deano87
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I have a Tamron 70-300 - seems to work alright, get some nice shots too.
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Butler
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Its a great lens, only issues I had was the aperture which wasnt great under low light and pinking in bright sunlight. Ive also been advised IS is useful for panning shots.
[Edited on 07-06-2010 by Butler]
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Ian
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IS is handy when you need it. I personally never really needed it doing outdoor motorsport stuff on nice days.
Although I always kept the shutter fairly fast while the light was there. If you were doing a nice 1/60th pan you would probably be thankful for it.
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Whittie
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Ian, I remember Gaz saying you had a 1d a while back, how come i've never seen any of your pics, you appear to have decent equipment...
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Cavey
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
I have a Tamron 70-300 - seems to work alright, get some nice shots too.
also got the 70-300 for my Nikon. It was only £120 and does it's job well enough for me 
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Simon
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quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
Ian, I remember Gaz saying you had a 1d a while back, how come i've never seen any of your pics, you appear to have decent equipment...
I was wondering this too. Have you made your coffee table with L lense legs yet? 
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AndyKent
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I had the 300mm F4 prime and for the money it was fucking fantastic.
On 90% of days it lets in more than enough light and the image quality was miles better than anything cheaper. Even the F2.8 wasn't THAT much better (it was, but not £1500 better). Brilliant lens for motorsport and the lack of zoom wasn't an issue for me in the slightest.
That lens alone earnt me 4 times more than it cost, and I made a £150 profit when I sold it
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Matt L
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i currently have a 50-500 which i borrowed off conway
intend to get a 70-200 2.8 though when i actually need one.
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Doug
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I have the Sigma 70-200 2.8 in Nikon fitment.
For the money its a cracker!
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Butler
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Any shots doug?
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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I never really got out much with it, I've sold all my stuff now.
I had a 300 2.8 for a bit as well. That was an absolute monster but too damn heavy. Also sold for the same money I paid for it.
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Butler
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Arent they like 3.2k?!
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AndyKent
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Bit more than that, pushing £4k now.
Over the lifetime of the lens though it'll hardly loose any money. Most L lenses are the same (more so the primes than zooms) - hold their value like a rock and could actually work out cheaper than a less-good lens (providing you can fund it in the first place)
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
I never really got out much with it, I've sold all my stuff now.
I had a 300 2.8 for a bit as well. That was an absolute monster but too damn heavy. Also sold for the same money I paid for it.
Jesus, you don't appear to be that into photography, was it passed down / inherited the equipment? Or just don't show it / talk about it on here?
Would like to see some pics!
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