Hi all, just chasing some advice on lenses.

I have a nikon D60 with an AF-S DX NIKKOR 18 - 55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lense and was looking for a reasonable zoom lense to play with, i went to harvey norman and they have the nikkor zoom 70-300mm VR for $899 which i am told is a fairly good price.

I found this - Sigma Zoom Telephoto 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro Autofocus Lens for Nikon AF-D For $109.95

Has anyone had any dealings with this brand or website and can anyone shed some light on the quality of this lense.

Cheers for any feedback!



http://sigma4less.com/sigma-zoom-telephoto...nikon-af-d.html

$899 is ok but might be cheaper getting one through ebay. I had the 70-300 VR a little while ago and i personally think it's a great budget zoom lense, very well built and was pretty damn sharp i recommend it.

cheers mate, i was also wondering if anyone knows anything about the Sigma range, Are they any good or should i steer clear?

I've had the Sigma 70-300 non-APO on my old K100D and to be honest, you only have to use your common sense and look at the price difference. There's no way a sub-$300 lens will match up against a post-$500 lens. They're in different leagues man.

If you can play in the $800-$1000 league the Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 EX DG is a fantastic tele said to equal (and some say better) the Canon L (pro) series 2.8 but I'm not too sure about the Nikon, I think it's a fair bit better again than the Cannon so the sigma may sit back with it.

For a cheap-ass, 'oh well' if you drop it lens that has a macro function, does "ok" with CA, suffers from softness all over and is a slow, pudgey and long mid-long zoom 70-300 and you can live with that - then go for it. Although if I were you I'd pay the tiny bit extra and go APO, it's extra coating to help fight off the CA but ultimately if you think a $200-$300 lens is going to rival the others mentioned then forget it because it will only be a disappointment with $0 resale, you could either look at it like a $300 zoom that you dig for what it is OR a $300 hole in your pocket that you should've kept and saved the rest for the better lens you were thinking of.

That's how I see it. Oh and with the lens-hood on, the Sigma is friggin' HUGE, like.. 'Duck please' huge when you turn around in a room.

Oh and next time, just google "sigma 70-300 vs nikon 70-300", surely there has to be someone else drawing the same comparison and you'd probably find getting the same answer.

Get the Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 and you won't go wrong. Pro-spec lens for sub $1000. Winnah.

Awesome thanks nick

Very helpful reply and will take this into consideration

Cheers again.