Sigma 150mm macro

There is a tide in the affairs of men
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.

G

I have my fingers in my ears and i can't hear you
Im going outside for a smoke now

Probably the best ebay description I have seen for a long time.....

Looks tempting Clarky......You should pass me the Bigma and buy the lens

For those, like Clarky, who are struggling to justify, or dissuade theirselves from pursuing, a particular course of action, these words may be of interest:

The Psychic Cost of Opportunity Lost
http://www.catallaxis.com/2005/03/the_psychic_cos.html

The author means psychological, not psychic, but the idea that you should consider what else you might spend your money on if you avoid a contemplated purchase, and its psychological cost, merits profound consideration.

And there's more. Think of the psychological impact on friends and loved ones. Think of the glow which will fill Mrs Clarky's heart when she perceives the smile on Clarky's little face as he opens the parcel.

Clarky, you owe it to Mrs C to buy this lens.

G

Mrs C would put my Bs in a sling if i did
George you would make a great used car salesman.
But i'm not convinced................................... Yet

Nimitz: Sell my Bigma .........never

Clarky,

You know George is right, he's always right

If I hadn't just shelled out for the Sigma (poor substitute) I'd have a go at it.

That lens is arguably one of the finest on this planet, and the next. As the advert goes, If Carlsberg made lenses, they'd probably make this one.

I look forward to seeing some images from it soon

Regards,

I was just trying to help you

Clarky,

What with the Aussie low import taxes, you could have a punt on:
http://tinyurl.com/68hy5r

Pete: I have my heart set on a K20 with the sigma 180mm macro and as much as i would love to get my hands on Robs 200mm star, I must resist the temptation
Tell you what if you sell me your 180mm you can then buy the lens of your dreams, it would look magnificent at the head of your impressive list of glass

That one is is about $500 bucks cheaper than Robs offering.

You guys sure know how too get me going

It's $500 cheaper AT THE MOMENT.

Extraordinary that two of these should be on sale at the same time. They are very rare.

G

Extraordinary indeed, maybe the planets have aligned

I didn't read the listing too well on the japanese one, thought it was a buy it now.

Thanks but I think I'll settle for the Sigma. I've had a short play with it today, and I like it. I only Had my *istD with me but I like the results so far. I've not done any real macro stuff with it yet, that'll come next week.

Even though the filter ring is 72mm, the front element is only about 58mm so I'm hoping I'm not going to have too much trouble using my AF140C ring flash with it, which has an internal diameter of about 58mm. I do need to get a 72-58mm step down ring though. None available in UK (ebay) at the moment, I can only find them from Hong Kong and USA.

Would this do it:
http://www.srb-griturn.com/58mm-lens-fitting-stepping-rings-143-p.asp

I find my A360FGZ works just fine on the 180mm because of the larger working distance between the front of the lens and the subject when doing macro work with the inbuilt diffuser deployed.

Reading that site properly, that's the wrong way round and it doesn't appear that they have one from 72 down to 58:
http://www.srb-griturn.com/72mm-lens-fitting-stepping-rings-146-p.asp

Though they do say that can be made to order.