sigma 170-500

reso
Posted 19/05/2010 - 19:31 Link
i have my eye on one of the above lens been told its about 7 years old is there anything i should look out for whats the performance like? is it some thing worth considering or sould i walk away advice please
k5iis sigma 10-20 hsm tamron 17-50 pentax da 18-135 pentax A 50 f 1;1 7
pentax da*60-250 pentax da 55-300 sigma apo 150-500 hsm os pentax af1.7 adapter
Pentax af aw 1.4 rear converter and a flash
amilner
Posted 19/05/2010 - 19:46 Link
I have one and it can perform well. However it is not stellar wide open at full stretch in my experience, which is a bit of a limitation since thet is how I tend to use it most of the time! However at f11 it is pretty sharp. Worth sacrificing low ISO for (and you get more depth of field)
Tony Milner
Super A, ME Super, MZ6, K5II, Ricoh GR & lenses from 8-500mm
www.amilner.org
www.flickr.com/photos/tonymilner
pentaxanne
Posted 19/05/2010 - 21:17 Link
depends how much money they want, also if its the dg or non dg version, i have had 4 in total and all have been cracking, an i have found them to be sharper wide open at 500mm than the 150-500mm
look at my gallery pics pritty much all taken with a 170-500mm
https://www.pentaxuser.com/user/pentaxanne-10778/gallery
Edited by pentaxanne: 19/05/2010 - 21:18

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