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Reviewed by
Mark Stephan
, Intermediate
Price Paid
$1825.00
at eBat
Photography Experience
11-20 years
, Outdoor
Summary
Sold my AF Nikkor 300f4 EDIF and was looking for a 300f2.8 lens when a friend notified me that a photography store on eBay was going out of business and selling Sigma long lenses for good prices so I bid $1825 and to my surprise I won the auction and received a Sigma USA waranteed lens. The lens is fast and sharp on my D2H and D700 and the f2.8 is invaluable even on a high iso camera such as the D700.
I compared it to a friends AFS Nikkor 300f4 and I think my lens was much sharper and focused just as fast. It also excelled with Sigma's 1.4x and 2.0x tc's compared to Nikon's very expensive tc's.
Strengths
Fast and quiet and works quite well with Sigma's teleconverters.
Weaknesses
Only weakness is the tripod collar could be a little longer like the one on the Sigma 120-300. My preference is for the center of gravity to be a little more towards the front rather than the rear of the lens.
Similar Products Used
AF Nikkor 300f4 EDIF.
Customer Service
Contacted Sigma to check to make sure I was buying a USA lens and their service was quite fast. They emailed me later in the day with the information I was seeking. After finding out it was a USA lens being sold by and authorized Sigma dealer I bid on and won the auction.
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