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$1300 is relative. This lens is clearly competing against Canon and Nikon's respective 24-70mm lenses, which are priced at $2000.

Thus, relatively speaking, $1300 is cheap. (Plus it has vibration...

It's all relative. This lens is clearly competing against Canon and Nikon's respective 24-70mm lenses, which are priced at $2000.

Thus, relatively speaking, $1300 is cheap. (Plus it has vibration...

Placed 82^nd in the challenge.

Placed 51^st in the challenge. Bomb sniffing dog at the Staten Island Ferry Station.

Placed 83^rd in the challenge. An awesome Western Kingbird eating up some grasshopper!

Placed 14^th in the challenge. She was also apparently sitting on a scooter that didn't belong to her. As soon as she was finished texting, she stood up and walked away.

Placed 68^th in the challenge. Taken in the Petrified Forest National Park. My love of the desert plus the vibrant colors of the layers of rock make this not only my favorite photograph during a recent trip westward, but also my favorite spot.

this is my very favorite photograph, among all the ones in the dpreview challenges that i have seen. don't be upset you didn't win. just be grateful you were able to capture such a beautiful moment.

Placed 10^th in the challenge. There once was a lens by Sigma / It was the antithesis of stigma / It was purchased without guilt / It is cheap, yet well-built / How this is so is an enigma.

Placed 99^th in the challenge.

Placed 75^th in the challenge.

Placed 29^th in the challenge.

Placed 94^th in the challenge.

Placed 110^th in the challenge. Taken from the Irving Convention Center

Placed 69^th in the challenge.

Placed 16^th in the challenge.

Placed 64^th in the challenge. I was shooting my cat in low light, when suddenly it decided to bolt down the stairs. Being already at an ISO of 6400 and a max aperture of 2.8, I was forced to shoot at 1/25th of a second. The cat bolted so fast that instinctively I decided to follow it, creating lots of camera shake and a blurry shot - one I nearly deleted. The more and more I look back on this shot, the more and more I like it.

Placed 108^th in the challenge.

Placed 129^th in the challenge. Shot in my mom's really large, really scenic backyard.

Placed 192^nd in the challenge. From the streets of Santa Fe, I wanted to capture some candid street photography. As I was practicing my shooting from the hip technique, I decided to try a few on myself while walking past some shops.