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Any words on these two lenses?

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Posted by Beatriz Boucinhas on March 3, 2006 at 9:06 AM
Any words on these two lenses?

Sigma Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DG Macro Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS or

Tamron Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF Macro Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS

I'm looking for a lens that has a wide zoom range (I'm kind of tired of changing lenses all the time), but that at the same time is of good quality.

(I'd go for the Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM, but unfortunately I don't have the 2 grand it's worth).

I would appreciate any help.

Thanks

Bia
:frown:
Posted by Kent Staubus on March 3, 2006 at 9:34 AM
In photography, everything is a trade off. These big range zooms do sacrifice some quality for the convenience. Of the two you mentioned, the Tamron generally gets the best reviews.


Kent in SD
Posted by M N on March 3, 2006 at 7:21 PM
Personally, I was very disappointed with the Tamron 28-300. Lacking general sharpness but also in my experience the color was generally off as well as lacking contrast. The range was very nice but I ended up selling this lens a couple of months ago because I couldn't live with the trade offs.

Mel