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Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM for D700
Below is a review from Amazon.com the Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM. I was thinking about getting the lens and I noticed no reviews from anyone but DX owners, until the one below. Since the FX camera uses more of the lens than do the DX cameras, I was concerned the reviews might not be relevant for the D700. So, I am curious since there are a lot of FX users here, if any of you have any experience with this lens? Alan **Amazon Review** 10 of 16 people found the following review helpful: Very sharp if you can get it to focus properly, September 12, 2008 By bharada (Fremont, CA USA) - See all my reviews I tried this lens out on a Nikon D700 but sent it back due to back and front focus issues throughout the entire focal range of the lens. The D700's AF Tune feature cannot compensate for both front and back focus at the same time so eliminating one only increased the other. I will add that when the lens was properly focusing it was very sharp wide open and extremely sharp stopped down one stop. I don't know if I just got a bad sample of the lens, or if Amazon's poor packaging played a part in the lens' issues. The lens was shipped in a box with inadequate padding to protect all sides of the lens' box. The Sigma lens is packed loose in its nylon carrying case, with no additional in-box padding, so there was nothing to keep the lens from bouncing around during transit. |
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