Rob, Toni also told me that the 28-135 Sigma is much better than the 28-80.
DG At 03:31 PM 9/9/02 +0100, you wrote: >Well let me say that the biggest improvement I have ever seen in my >photography was moving from the Sigma 28-80 to a Sigma 28-70 EX. The >difference was stark - I suddenly realised that many of my older photos >werent bad because I was no good, but because they were soft, had no >detail and no contrast/colour. Even though the 28-70 is not a patch on >the best lenses out there, I could not believe the improvement! > >I am not saying all Sigma consumer lenses are rubbish, I love the >70-300APO (for the money), and I think the 28-135 is reasonably well >regarded but anyone who tells you they love the 28-80 is either lying or >doesn't know what they are talking about. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dick graham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 09 September 2002 15:29 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Pentax FA / Tamron vs Sigma 28-200's > > > > > > Don't be so quick in condemning Sigma consumer grade lenses. > > Check out > > Toni Lankerd's stuff on www.photocrituque.net , look under "list by > > photographers" ,especially the third one down "ambience". > > Toni is a long > > time PUG contributor and a field editor for the e magazine Nature > > Photographer. She uses Pentax bodies and Sigma 28-80 and > > 28-135 consumer > > grade lenses as her main stays, and she tells me she loves > > the glass. Both > > of these lenses have had good lens test reports from Pop Photo. > > > > > > DG > > > > At 12:33 PM 9/7/02 +1000, you wrote: > > >The general feeling is that the original Tamron/Pentax were > > dogs. The > > >later Tamron is much better. I know little about the Sigma > > other than I > > >would never buy a Sigma consumer lens - which this is. > > > > > >Bob > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 12:26 PM > > >Subject: Pentax FA / Tamron vs Sigma 28-200's > > > > > > > > > > Hello out there in Pentax-Land. > > > > > > > > Does anyone have any experience with both of the following lens > > > > designs, and (if so) could compare them - > > > > > > > > The Pentax FA / Tamron 28-200/3.8-5.6 (I understand that > > these are > > > > the same lens) > > > > > > > > - versus - > > > > > > > > The Sigma 28-200/3.5-5.6 > > > > > > > > Yes, I understand that these "do-everything" (<g>) lenses are > > > > chock-full of compromises, but nonetheless I am > > interested in their > > > > comparative optical and build qualities. > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > Fred > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
