What SuperTelephoto lens for 750.00

[sussexhifi]

i have around 750 ish to spend, just bought a Nikon D80 with 18-55 VR lens, and i got the Tamron 70-300 lens for half price,

find its still less powerfull than my bridge model camera,

looking for somehting around the 500 mark,

any suggestions,

2nd hand not a issue,

any advise welcome, as im a newbie

[Yandros]

I'm still mulling over a wildlife lens myself.

Sigma 100-300mm f4+1.4 teleconverter
Nikon 80-400mm f4.5-f5.6 VR
Nikon 300mm f4 + 1.4 teleconverter
Sigma 150-500 f5.6-6.3 OS

I was speaking to a friend of mine yesterday who has both the Bigma (Sigma 50-500) and the Sigma 100-300 f4+TC , and is planning on selling the Bigma. He says the 100-300 is sharp enough to stand heavy cropping, so he doesn't use the bigma or the teleconverter.

The main problem with getting ultra long lenses like the Bigma is that they tend to be a bit soft at the long end, and you need bucket loads of light to use them.

Even though it's as old as the hills, I'm quite tempted by the Nikon 80-400VR (though I'm still holding out for an AFS update). Similarly, the Nikon 300mm f4 would be VERY tempting if they added VR, as at the moment it's a tripod only job really.

[sussexhifi]

any idea when he might be selling?? or how much he is looking for?

or do you have first dibbs on it lol

also love to see some shots with the Bigma lens

[dazza74]

That sigma 120-400mm looks quite good for the money around £500

[Yandros]

Originally Posted by sussexhifi

any idea when he might be selling?? or how much he is looking for?

or do you have first dibbs on it lol

also love to see some shots with the Bigma lens

Pentax mount I'm afraid

[sussexhifi]

really looking for something around the 500 mark min, as i already have a 300 and find it not enough

thanks

[lurcher]

Last week got the Sigma 100-300 F4 for £570 del and just got a Sigma 1.4TC for about £120 del , not had much chance to use it yet ( for wildlife ) , dont know how it compare to the others in terms of quality and cost.
Very nearly went for the Canon 100-400L IS or Canon 300 F4 IS but had the pay the car insurance so went for the cheaper options.

[Pirate!!]

Originally Posted by sussexhifi

i have around 750 ish to spend, just bought a Nikon D80 with 18-55 VR lens, and i got the Tamron 70-300 lens for half price,

find its still less powerfull than my bridge model camera,

looking for somehting around the 500 mark,

any suggestions,

2nd hand not a issue,

any advise welcome, as im a newbie

Sigma 100-300mm EX DG APO IF (or non DG version - just as good) . . and a 1.4x Sigma EX DG Teleconverter (if afforable).

[Mike.P®]

Originally Posted by Yandros

Pentax mount I'm afraid

keep me in mind, I would be interested in that :-)

[lurcher]

Took this last night with the Sigma 100-300 , found it difficult to m/f , was using the live view on Canon 40D but moon was a very bright orb on the lcd screen , cropped and auto sharpen only.
Need more practice.

[sussexhifi]

not a bad picture, still feel id like something bigger though, i know i could get a better 70-300 lens and maybe use a 2x teleconvertor,

Hmmmm

[sussexhifi]

what do you think of this??

Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX APO DG HSM (Nikon AF)

Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX APO DG HSM (Nikon AF) - Jessops



£699.99 in jessops

[sussexhifi]

Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 RF DG OS (Nikon AF) - Jessops

or this for 749.99

Hmmm

[sussexhifi]

guess i could not use a 1.4 or 2x teleconvertor on either could i??

[lurcher]

Think you need to go and handle one first , the reviews certainly give it a thumbs up for the reach at that price but it"ll take some handling , maybe see whats available in a prime lens for your money.