LennyBloke wrote:
I'd agree that it is an excellent lens, as Andrew says often under-rated, but depending on your budget you might want to consider the DA* 60-250 f4. In terms of quality it's hard to beat, the constant f4 aperture is totally usable at it's maximum (many lenses almost have to be stopped down to produce an acceptable result), it's WR (very useful on some occasions), and paired with the DA-WR 1.4 AF Converter it extends the range with minimal quality loss. Clearly the downside is the price, but IMHO it's really worth it - I hardly use any other long zoom since getting mine

stu62 wrote:
yes the 55/300 a very good lens sharp yes compact yes robust yes cant falt the lens at all but
there is always a but you will mis the macro on the sigma at time
as i know i do and i will be buying another sigma just for those od occations
so i would say if you can afford to keep the sigma have both
buts thats my oppinion

ps off subject how are you feeling now

davidstorm wrote:
Hi All

Thank you very much for your comments, thanks also to Vic for the moderated second post! I do like cats and think they make interesting subjects, even the fleabitten ones like the poor white kitten.

Hi Maria, all with the DA*50-135 (best lens I've ever used, along with the DA*300), except for the second one which is with the Sigma 17-70 HSM OS F2.8-4. The DA* lens really is a magnificent beast, everything about it is great, except for the SDM motor!

Regards
David