Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG APO Macro Telephoto ...- User Rating: 
Summary for Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG APO Macro Telephoto ...- Good lens, sharp picture, but it's not nice with body color & material
Notes on Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG APO Macro Telephoto ...- Good lens, sharp picture, but it's not nice with body color & material (the newest model).
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG APO Macro Telephoto ...- User Rating: Summary for Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG APO Macro Telephoto ...- Pretty darn good, especially at this price!
Notes on Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG APO Macro Telephoto ...- This lens in pretty good, there's no AF motor in the lens so autofocusing can be fairly loud (on my D90 anyway). Photos are very sharp, even at 300mm. Crank up your ISO and keep your shutter fast to minimize blurring since there's no vibration reduction. I was able to pull off some extremely sharp shots in late afternoon sun at 300mm while hand holding. Use a tripod or monopod whenever you can. It's not as good at macro because in order to turn the macro switch on the lens on, you have to be between 200 and 300mm, then to turn it off you have to switch your camera to manual focus turn the focus ring to infinity then you can switch it back to normal, which can be a pain if you're in a hurry. You also have to be a good five feet away for things to be in focus (and fit in the frame, a leaf almost fills the frame while I'm standing up straight and holding the camera at eye level). For this price I don't think this lens can be beaten for quality or price.
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG APO Macro Telephoto ...- User Rating: Summary for Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG APO Macro Telephoto ...- Good Value - for the occasional user.
Notes on Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG APO Macro Telephoto ...- Good value for the money; just don't expect the features or ruggedness of an expensive Nikon macro. What's primarily lacking is a tripod mount and/or VR. The occasional user who owns a sturdy tripod and a remote release can work around the missing features but some care is required inasmuch as this is a loooong lens at full extension. Optical characteristics are very good. Mechanicals are acceptable.
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG APO Macro Telephoto ...- User Rating: Summary for Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG APO Macro Telephoto ...- great product!
Notes on Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG APO Macro Telephoto ...- great product! and its price is equal to other lenses 70-300mm, but with an incredible macro and a good feel for the hand
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG APO Macro Telephoto ...- User Rating: Summary for Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG APO Macro Telephoto ...- Sigma 70-300mm lens
Notes on Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG APO Macro Telephoto ...- I don't make my living as a photographer, everything's set to auto, so take this for what it's worth. I haven't tried the macro setting yet.
95% of dealing with my camera is construction work. Visual proof of existing damage and repairs made for clients and inspectors. The Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG APO Macro Telephoto Zoom Lens handles my distant, (too high), or not so easily reachable work quite well.
On a cloudy day through the view finder, hand held, 50' up and under a shaded Victorian eave you clearly see the small and large paint blisters and cracks, (water infiltration) clearly defined indented areas where the wood rotted from the inside, (behind the painted exterior) as clear as my binoculars. No need to magnify the pics in the PC digital software. I'd bet dimes to dollars the pics would be sharper still if I'd used a tripod or pole. The AF works fine, zoom is smooth. I've read some mention of slow AF or not working at all hasn't happened with me.
I'm going to buy a pole, I don't know how far we'll be from the graduation stage but I'm hoping this lens is going to take some excellent pics of my oldest who's university graduation is this spring.
So far I'm very happy with this lens, as time goes on I'm sure I'll experiment with settings, subjects and distances in the future. For now what I need it for the money has been well spent. I hope the lens works well for a long time.
