Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM
Posted 25/09/2013 - 16:10
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Wow £309, that's a good price for such a premium piece of kit. And without the worry of wondering when the SDM will fail.
Posted 25/09/2013 - 16:59
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Is the Pentax version OS or not? I always get confused by these things ...
Posted 25/09/2013 - 17:53
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Wow £309, that's a good price for such a premium piece of kit. And without the worry of wondering when the SDM will fail.
Wow £309, that's a good price for such a premium piece of kit. And without the worry of wondering when the SDM will fail.
Thats what I thought, it was over £500 not so long ago, still is at some places
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Is the Pentax version OS or not? I always get confused by these things
Is the Pentax version OS or not? I always get confused by these things
The DA* 16-50 does not have OS, it doesn't need it as its in the pentax camera bodies. Not sure if the OS in the sigma lens is any more effective but apparently it is a drain on the battery life (which can be a bit short on my K-30)
Posted 25/09/2013 - 18:12
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mcpieman wrote:
Thats what I thought, it was over £500 not so long ago, still is at some places
The DA* 16-50 does not have OS, it doesn't need it as its in the pentax camera bodies. Not sure if the OS in the sigma lens is any more effective but apparently it is a drain on the battery life (which can be a bit short on my K-30)
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Wow £309, that's a good price for such a premium piece of kit. And without the worry of wondering when the SDM will fail.
Wow £309, that's a good price for such a premium piece of kit. And without the worry of wondering when the SDM will fail.
Thats what I thought, it was over £500 not so long ago, still is at some places
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Is the Pentax version OS or not? I always get confused by these things
Is the Pentax version OS or not? I always get confused by these things
The DA* 16-50 does not have OS, it doesn't need it as its in the pentax camera bodies. Not sure if the OS in the sigma lens is any more effective but apparently it is a drain on the battery life (which can be a bit short on my K-30)
Apparently the Sigma system is considered the equal of the Nikon and Canon lens based systems. And lens based system are better than the sensor systems used by Pentax and Sony. Can't confirm that, my K30 seemed to cope well.
Posted 25/09/2013 - 20:24
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Hi
I have this lens but unfortunately due to work commitments etc has not had much use as yet but it does look very promising.
When this lens 1st came out it had the os fitted to the lens in a Pentax fit but since, due to pentax having in built stabilisation, Sigma then dropped the os on the lens, so all later versions will be non os.
I hope this information helps some what
I have this lens but unfortunately due to work commitments etc has not had much use as yet but it does look very promising.
When this lens 1st came out it had the os fitted to the lens in a Pentax fit but since, due to pentax having in built stabilisation, Sigma then dropped the os on the lens, so all later versions will be non os.
I hope this information helps some what
Posted 26/09/2013 - 13:58
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Maybe it's cheaper as they don't have to include the OS system now then?
Maybe it's cheaper as they don't have to include the OS system now then?
According to the description on SRS it has OS, its £309 in Canikon mounts as well
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