Sigma 70 - 200 f2.8 or Sigma 100 - 300 f4?

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King_Boru

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Will be replacing a Sigma 300 f2.8 Prime for a zoom. Finding the loss of a zoom capability quite irritating. Have narrowed it down to the above. Will be using it primariliy for aviation and sports photography. Can get both for the same price which is great. Just wanted to know what you guys thought. Worried that 200mm is too short and the 100mm low end is too far to start with. Has anybody had any experience with them? Dont want to use a tele converter as the loss of quality is a no no. They will be for Nikon mount.

King.
 
Joe T said:
I would also add that everything I hear about the 100-300 is very positive. It's basically a handholdable 'baby' version of my lens.

I'm afraid its a tough choice.
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Indeed it is,... driving me mad. The 120 - 300mm f2.8 is out of reach, unfortunately. How do you find the zoom range on that? DO you ever worry that 120mm is too far out to start with?

Another worry is that when shooting events like the marathon, cycling, BMX the 100 - 300mm will be too big where the 70mm of the other will be perrfect,... Going nutty over here,...

King.
 
Oh man, I have tried to pick one all day. I am starting to lean towards the 70 - 200 f2.8 as it will be a lot faster and equates to a 105 - 300mm using the crop factor of the DSLR. Only downside is the weight really. Slightly worried that 200mm will be too short for airshows as well. Has anyone here used a 200mm for shooting airshows? How did you get on?

Will be purchasing tomorrow morning to get it tuesday... hopefully make the right choice.

King
 
Very sharp indeed, personally I do believe 70 - 200 is more workable focal range.... mmmmmmm,.... thinks even harder.

Thanks for those dod. Much appreciated. I take it they were with the Sigma model ;).

King.
 
Will mainly be shooting airshows and rugby/football events so 300mm would be ideal. I think I will be getting the 100 - 300 f4. I will be shooting with a D50 so upping the ISO to 800 to compensate for the loss of stops is an option. Reading all the reviews and viewing the test images and test results shows that this lens can perform. Will keep the Sigma 70 - 300 in the bag just in case I need the lower end of the zoom range one day.

King.

PS: Thanks to everyone for contributing/providing test samples. Much appreicated.
 
I am really looking forward to tomorrow. Can't wait to test this out. I will post some sample shots after the Duxford airshow for you all to see.

King.
 
It arrived this morning, first impressions are that the build quality is outstanding. Can't wait to get this thing into the field. Feeling a walk coming on tonight,... Another thing is that it fits into my Lowepro Mini Trekker 200 perfectly! A real nice snug fit as well. Oooooo, so excited.

Will get a review posted over the weekend,...

King.
 
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