Photographers: Photograph a Day

[RUSH]

Braves game last night, but never again without an f/2.8...got my ass beat by this lense!

nice quality, what lens was that?

[speedminded]

nice quality, what lens was that?

Thanks! but only a handful came out :-/ Sigma 70-300mm f/3.5-5.6.

ISO 800
1/320
f/5.0

[RUSH]

Thanks! but only a handful came out :-/ Sigma 70-300mm f/3.5-5.6.

ISO 800
1/320
f/5.0

Yeah, My brother bought one and used it for a day or two and didnt like it, of course thats his opinion, but he snatched up a 70-200 f2.8 sigma. I like his new sigma a lot, its a very nice lens.

[speedminded]

Yeah, My brother bought one and used it for a day or two and didnt like it, of course thats his opinion, but he snatched up a 70-200 f2.8 sigma. I like his new sigma a lot, its a very nice lens.

it's wayyy to slow...the Canon series III 70-300 is supposedly alot faster and you can get them for like $150. I'm just looking for the best deal on a 70-200 f/2.8L and a 1.4x L for it.

[Jaimecbr900]

70-200 f/2.8L and a 1.4x L for it.

You'll love the quality of the shots. I have it and the 1.4 and 2.0 extenders. The extenders only work right with the non-IS models though. I've never used my extenders yet, although your moon shot got me to thinking....

Ironically enough, I shoot a lot more with the much smaller lens though. It's a little more versatile for when you need a wider FOV. The 200 lens is awesome though for like car events and stuff when you need the distance.

BTW, I've seen a bunch of 70-200 2.8's on Ebay a lot. That's probably going to be your most economical choice, although as you know you have to be careful who you get it from. I have seen lots advertised as new though, so that could possibly be a safer bet for internet buying.

[RUSH]

You'll love the quality of the shots. I have it and the 1.4 and 2.0 extenders. The extenders only work right with the non-IS models though. I've never used my extenders yet, although your moon shot got me to thinking....

Ironically enough, I shoot a lot more with the much smaller lens though. It's a little more versatile for when you need a wider FOV. The 200 lens is awesome though for like car events and stuff when you need the distance.

BTW, I've seen a bunch of 70-200 2.8's on Ebay a lot. That's probably going to be your most economical choice, although as you know you have to be careful who you get it from. I have seen lots advertised as new though, so that could possibly be a safer bet for internet buying.

Yeah my brother would have just got one off of Ebay, but he had a Wolf Camera card.


Just go to the main camera stores on ebay, they normally are listed down the left hand side of the screen under the advanced search list. I buy a lot of my stuff from these stores.

DigitalCorp....
Cameta Camera....
ShopSunshine.....
J&K Cameras......

and so on, just look at the feedback and rating and that will tell you all you need to know! Im an ebay freak!

[speedminded]

You'll love the quality of the shots. I have it and the 1.4 and 2.0 extenders. The extenders only work right with the non-IS models though. I've never used my extenders yet, although your moon shot got me to thinking....

Ironically enough, I shoot a lot more with the much smaller lens though. It's a little more versatile for when you need a wider FOV. The 200 lens is awesome though for like car events and stuff when you need the distance.

BTW, I've seen a bunch of 70-200 2.8's on Ebay a lot. That's probably going to be your most economical choice, although as you know you have to be careful who you get it from. I have seen lots advertised as new though, so that could possibly be a safer bet for internet buying.

There has been two on craiglist the last couple months in the $800 range but i've been waiting for the wolf camera canon employee purchase to start and see what kind of deal i can get through some friends. It started a couple weeks ago and they're not offering the L's this year and now both are sold on craiglist...soooo, i'm back to where i was 2 months ago when i was ready to get one, argh!

Yeah my brother would have just got one off of Ebay, but he had a Wolf Camera card.


Just go to the main camera stores on ebay, they normally are listed down the left hand side of the screen under the advanced search list. I buy a lot of my stuff from these stores.

DigitalCorp....
Cameta Camera....
ShopSunshine.....
J&K Cameras......

and so on, just look at the feedback and rating and that will tell you all you need to know! Im an ebay freak!

I've been searching around...usually a few good deals on the 100-400 f/4 on there too, it would be a great lens for day time at Road Atlanta!

We'd have to spend $80,000 on the 1200mm to get Matt at a drift event again

[RUSH]

it's wayyy to slow...the Canon series III 70-300 is supposedly alot faster and you can get them for like $150. I'm just looking for the best deal on a 70-200 f/2.8L and a 1.4x L for it.

yeah its tuff to find a good deal in a 2.8 lens. His new Sigma wasnt to bad for what it is, I think he paid $750+ for it, but the problem he ran into was trying to find it. took him two weeks and finaly found one in Orlando (wolf Camera) No one would help him locate one, so he just called store after store!

That one is just as bad finding as the 18-200 VR

[Jaimecbr900]

That one is just as bad finding as the 18-200 VR

That's a pimp lens right there.

[RUSH]

That's a pimp lens right there.

Yeah I love mine!!!

[Nemesis]

it's wayyy to slow...the Canon series III 70-300 is supposedly alot faster and you can get them for like $150. I'm just looking for the best deal on a 70-200 f/2.8L and a 1.4x L for it.

LOL what?! The 2.8 HSM that Rush is probably reffering to is not a slow lens.

[RUSH]

LOL what?! The 2.8 HSM that Rush is probably reffering to is not a slow lens.

nah, I think he was referring to his own lens

[speedminded]

Yeah, My brother bought one and used it for a day or two and didnt like it, of course thats his opinion, but he snatched up a 70-200 f2.8 sigma. I like his new sigma a lot, its a very nice lens.

it's wayyy to slow...the Canon series III 70-300 is supposedly alot faster and you can get them for like $150. I'm just looking for the best deal on a 70-200 f/2.8L and a 1.4x L for it.

read again Rush mentioned his brother didn't like it then i said why i don't like it either, backing it up saying the Series III 70-300 is supposedly faster than the older sigma and canon 70-300's....but i don't really care because i want a 70-200 f/2.8

[Nemesis]

read again Rush mentioned his brother didn't like it then i said why i don't like it either, backing it up saying the Series III 70-300 is supposedly faster than the older sigma and canon 70-300's....but i don't really care because i want a 70-200 f/2.8

I did read it :-P and he did say that he snatched up a 70-200 f2.8 sigma, and he likes it.

You must have gotten a bad copy, because my copy isnt slow.

[speedminded]

I did read it :-P and he did say that he snatched up a 70-200 f2.8 sigma, and he likes it.

You must have gotten a bad copy, because my copy isnt slow.

...but I don't have a 70-200 f/2.8 yet and have never used one