eduardphoto Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 I know hyperzooms are not the best quality, but how bad are actually these 2 lenses? I currently cover that range (and more) with 17-40f/4L, 50f/1.8 and 70-300 IS DO. I'm looking at getting some all-around lens for hiking, etc. How bad is the Sigma 18-200 compared with the 70-300DO? How about the Tamron? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmanthree Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 Here you go: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/review/2005/04/07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_d1 Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 The link went nowhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_nancarrow Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 Edward, sorry I'm off topic but how do you like your DO lens? How's it compare to the 17-40 and 50 in terms of color, sharpness and bokeh? Thanks, Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eduardphoto Posted May 12, 2005 Author Share Posted May 12, 2005 The DO is good. It less sharper than the other 2, and the bokeh is not the greatest in the world. But it is small, lightweight, focuses fast enough, and gets more than decent quality images. (yes, the 70 is sharper, but it is also bulkier, heavier and shorter at the longer end) I wouldn't trade the 70-300 DO for any other zoom in that range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian riches Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 The link for the Sigma / Tamron review should be:<p> <a href="http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/review/2005/04/07/1335.html">http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/review/2005/04/07/1335.html</a><p> Helps if you can read Japanese....although you can figure out most of the photo captions OK. The google autotranslate (<a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fdc.watch.impress.co.jp%2Fcda%2Freview%2F2005%2F04%2F07%2F1335.html&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools">here</a>) may help a bit.<p> Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakim_peled1 Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 I am an old fashion guy. If I were to go light I'd opt for 28/2.8 + 50/1.8 + 135/2.8. Sorry, I hate hyperzooms. I will never use them and thus will never recommend one. I guess it's kind of a mental block :-) Happy shooting, Yakim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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