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Phillip Tornero

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Hello all, I am currently using the 300D camera and have been thinking of purchasing the Sigma 70-300mm Apo lens. It has a red ring around it, not gold. I also did notice the box said APO on it, not APO l l. (meaning 2) Is this the right lens for my camera? thanks for your input. Your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks again.
 
The APO Super Macro II has been replaced in some countries by a DG version in the past couple of weeks which is named APO DG Macro to add to the confusing array of Sigma 70-300mm lenses (there's also a new DG version of the DL lens). From pictures of it, it looks exactly like the super macro II (red ring etc). It's been replaced in at least the UK, and Germany, but not the US. Not sure where else.

I have one on order from the UK, so will see what the box says when it arrives.

John
Phillip Tornero said:
Hello all, I am currently using the 300D camera and have been
thinking of purchasing the Sigma 70-300mm Apo lens. It has a red
ring around it, not gold. I also did notice the box said APO on it,
not APO l l. (meaning 2) Is this the right lens for my camera?
thanks for your input. Your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks
again.
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The nice postman has just delivered. The box reads "70-300mm F4-5.6 APO DG Macro", haven't really had a chance to play with it yet, as somebody's suddenly gone and turned off the sunshine we've had for the past 2 weeks :-(.

John
 
The DG lenses are for cameras with the smaller sensors. They won't work on a full frame camera (digital or film). They must have re-designed the older style that worked with FF.
 
You are right. My bad. I looked at the box wrong.

BTW nice lens. I have one. It's easy to zoom out and forget you now at almost 500mm and need a really fast shutter speed if you're not using a tripod.
 
SayersWeb said:
I see that Sigma is offereing many DG lenses now. I wonder what the difference is.
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New coatings on the lens elements:

http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/lenses_all_details.asp?id=3303&navigator=3
SayersWeb said:
New coating reduces Ghost and Flare.

The new multi layer lens coating and lens design reduce flare and ghost, which is a common problem with digital cameras and also creates an optimum color balance through the entire zoom range.
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The low-pass filter of digital cameras reflects much more light than film, which is why the coatings needed to be adapted.

2c, J
 
of this lens don't work on the digital cameras, my friend had the one you are looking at and he sent it into sigma for a rebated apoII.

The rebate he got wasn't much better than the price that you can buy a new one for.

Try the lens on your body before you commit, if it's the older one it will give you an err99 on your body, then don't bother.
 
you are still at 300mm regardless and it is only the 1.6 multiplier (ie small capture area) that changes "effect" not lens from 300 to 480mm.

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Bryan

Don't like it? Just let it go over your head - be happy
 
There are about 5 different versions of the same lens. As long as it's a Canon EF mount, it will work just fine. The most recent version, though, is the DG version, which has extra coatings on the rear element to reduce flare from reflections off the sensor.

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Jordan
 
Ack! I just looked at the date on the original post. Who resurrected this?

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Jordan
 
I assume that he meant that the 1/(focal length) rule puts you almost to 1/500s, which is true. You'll have a hard of time of keeping it steady as you would a 480mm length on a FF camera.
  • Eric
Bryan said:
you are still at 300mm regardless and it is only the 1.6 multiplier
(ie small capture area) that changes "effect" not lens from 300 to
480mm.

--
Bryan

Don't like it? Just let it go over your head - be happy
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