<p>I obtain the Nikon 70-200mm vr, the Tokina 50-135mm 2.8 and de Sigma 50-150mm 2.8. Sometimes I prefer the Sigma sometimes the Tokina, they are bothe very good lenses.<br>
First of all I use the 50-70mm range all the time and the 135-200mm rarely. For DX the 70-200mm range is i.m.o just too much for general photography.</p>
<p>In general the low weight DX lenses are much more comfortable to work with. In 95% I do not see any difference in IQ with the expensive Nikkor 70-200mm (I did a lot of tests). I use the Nikkor only in critical situations.</p>
<p>The weight of the new Sigma is nearly 1400 grams and the size is about the same as a 70-200mm. That is ridiculous for a DX lens! Th biggest advantage of the DX lenses has gone! For street photography you don't want to walk around with such an enormous lens. For sure I will stay with the old Sigma wich always surprises me with excellent IQ and nice Bokeh. I changed Sigma version I to version II and the focus (also close) now seems fine to me.<br>
The new camera's like the the Nikon D400 will give very good high iso results (comparable with the D800) so the advantage of OS becomes less obvious, just use higher ISO's.<br>
My advice: try to get an "old"Sigma 50-150mm II (or Tokina) and later you will laugh at the people carrying around with the new big monster! For me the 50-150mm is a real "people"lens and OS is mostly useless because people move themselves. Attracting as little attention as possible is crucial so for me so size and weight matters more than OS!</p>
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<p>I obtain the Nikon 70-200mm vr, the Tokina 50-135mm 2.8 and de Sigma 50-150mm 2.8. Sometimes I prefer the Sigma sometimes the Tokina, they are bothe very good lenses.<br>
First of all I use the 50-70mm range all the time and the 135-200mm rarely. For DX the 70-200mm range is i.m.o just too much for general photography.</p>
<p>In general the low weight DX lenses are much more comfortable to work with. In 95% I do not see any difference in IQ with the expensive Nikkor 70-200mm (I did a lot of tests). I use the Nikkor only in critical situations.</p>
<p>The weight of the new Sigma is nearly 1400 grams and the size is about the same as a 70-200mm. That is ridiculous for a DX lens! Th biggest advantage of the DX lenses has gone! For street photography you don't want to walk around with such an enormous lens. For sure I will stay with the old Sigma wich always surprises me with excellent IQ and nice Bokeh. I changed Sigma version I to version II and the focus (also close) now seems fine to me.<br>
The new camera's like the the Nikon D400 will give very good high iso results (comparable with the D800) so the advantage of OS becomes less obvious, just use higher ISO's.<br>
My advice: try to get an "old"Sigma 50-150mm II (or Tokina) and later you will laugh at the people carrying around with the new big monster! For me the 50-150mm is a real "people"lens and OS is mostly useless because people move themselves. Attracting as little attention as possible is crucial so for me so size and weight matters more than OS!</p>