the uncorked arse

Well, today I went into town,flashcard in hand and tried a D30 with a

bunch of different lenses. I tried:

Canon 50 f1.8

Sigma 28-200

Sigma 28-300

Sigma 28-105 (my own)

Canon 75-300 (my own)

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I've been examining the results and here's my conclusions:

On the face of it the 50 1.8 pictures look shit hot compared to all

the others prior to any adjustments. But even these look much better

after they have had their levels done and gone through Miranda's edge

pro action.

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I took about 10-15 pictures (in highest JPG) with each lens. The

Sigma 28-300 was dificult to focus and the pics looked 'iffy' The 28 -

200 on the other hand was razor sharp (as sharp as the 50 1.8) but

not as contrasty. These pictures looked pretty good. My 28-105 was

crap, soft and slow to focus. My Canon 75-300 had to be used at 1600

iso because of low light but it looked OK and certainly worth keeping.

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So after running the best through PS you would be hard pressed to

tell the difference between either lens! By the time its been printed

out on my Canon s800 it would be impossible to tell which lens took

which picture. The printer, as good as it is cannot resolve all of

the detail I see on the screen and the printer makes more noise that

the cmos chip!

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Im still not sure what I'll go for though but I wont be put off the

Sigma 28- 200 through a fear of quality though. (It is a pretty big

lens though)

Cheers

Tnanks for these comments, I guess what I'm really getting at is

whether or not the sigma 28-105 or the 28-2/300's will produce

results that I can't improve sufficiently in Photoshop, i.e. I have

been looking at lots of examples of prosumer digicams for months now

and have decided to go for a D30 SLR, so wouldn't these sigmas still

be way better than prosumer lenses?

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I guess I need to get along to a D30 dealer with my flashcard and

lens to check out the results for myself. Thanks all the same

Hi, I am about to buy a D30 and have limited funds!

I allready own a Sigma 28-105 f3.5-5.6(old one) (45-168 on D30) and a Canon 75-300 II f4-5.6 (also old) I want to get a wide zoom probably a Sigma 15-30 which has been well received, and I'll be getting a 50mm f1.8 (=80 f1.8 on D30) which is great value. But I fancy something that I would leave on most of the time and the prospect of a 28-200 (or even 300) sound great. Does anyone have any experience of the quality of either the Canon or Sigma lenses in this area?

And what should I do with my current glass? Keep them or bin them?