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They weren't forced to drop the price. It was sold at a high price due to Sigma internal politics. It may be significant that the price drop came soon after the death of Sigma's chairman.

Sigma already sell Sigma brand lenses to Canon and Nikon users. How many more are they going to sell with this 'strategy'. There is nothinig wrong with the Sigma mount (it is based on Canon...

Canon wouldn't grant and Sigma wouldn't buy the licences required to produce a Canon mount SD1.
Why do people bang on about this so much?
If you want to know what all the fuss is about, buy a SD15...

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They don't mind paying four times as much for Can or Nikon, though. Go figure. Canon and Nikon also make budget lenses and many people say they are crap too. But they're not crap, you...

The best Sigma lenses are as good as Canon L and Nikon high-end. I have taken lovely pictures with SD15 and SD1 using very old Sigma lenses that are as sharp and responsive as they were six years...

I have the 300mm F4 APO HSM and also the 400mm F5.6 APO both with 77mm filters, not to be confused with smaller 400mm F5.6.Both these lenses work very well with the SD1 Merrill and the SD15. The...