Sycamore - A rather than B. B is a long way from sharp. I think that the feeling here for me is not to take shots of plants in a wind, where movement is bound to be present?

Rcoks. IMHO neither is in focus. This could be either a focus issue or very bad camera shake. B is the least sharp of the two. Perhaps try at least a monopod or even a tripod in this type of situation?

Regards


Paul

Excellent captures mate, well done

Excellent capture Kevin

Paul

One heck of a Crazy Lady

Hi Mandy

The easiest way is to save your images in Photobucket first

When you have the image saved you will have a box displayed called LINKS, press IMG Code. Then go to the Add a comment box in PU and copy. This will give you the link to display the image. Good luck

Paul

Hi Alan

No they are not, they could be more explicit! However it does help in some ways if not fully technically correct

They dont offer any explanation to OS in relation to whether or not the camera body itself has Image Stabilisation, merely to offer that the lens has this capability. Which in some ways you can understand as it would involve them in other product brand technicalities/marketing implications.

Paul

Alan

Please refer to: -

http://www.sigma-imaging-uk.com/support/faq_lens.htm#lens: -

What is DG?
These are large-aperture lenses with wide angles and short minimum focusing distances. With an abundance of peripheral illumination, they are ideal lenses for Digital SLR Cameras.

Excellent, 'nowt else' to say

I have 4 non OEM batteries, (all at least 2 years old), and without the benefit of 'exact performance' measure I can say that they all appear to perform equally as well as their expensive counterparts. I would advocate 'buy it and try it' you have little to use and potentially more cash to spend on other things.

Hi Matt

'DG' lenses are large-aperture lenses with wide angles and short minimum focusing distances. Where there is wide of peripheral illumination, they are ideal lenses for Digital SLR Cameras. They are usually a lower cost lens mainly due to the large aperture - f4.5 for instance. In very simplistic terms the lower the f figure the higher the costs of the (glass), - lens.

'OS' indicates that the lens has Optical Stabilsation = a feature built into the lens that aids in reducing camera shake in hand held situations.

The Sigma 70-300 will fit Pentax, providing that you purchase it as a Pentax mount.

Regards


Paul