New toy

Sharkbait · Aug 22, 2004

Hockey season is around the corner, and I'm going to be shooting a lot more of the games this year, so I needed to upgrade my old, slow zoom. I'd been looking at a longer prime 2.8, but then was at Roberts Camera in Indianapolis this past weekend and found this beauty used. It's a Sigma 70-200 F2.8. It's been put through its paces and shows a good amount of wear, but the AF motor is in great shape and the glass is spotless. I'm so happy I decided to get artsy and take some photos of it...

With my old zoom propping it up:

Corry · Aug 22, 2004

mentos_007 · Aug 22, 2004

nice lense! I'm waiting for your photos made with it!!!

terri · Aug 22, 2004

Hooray for new toys!! :cheer:

Walt · Aug 22, 2004

Unlimited amount of toys one can get. Ain't photography great!

talonop · Aug 22, 2004

Roberts eh? I go to the one on Meridian street. Congrats on the lens, how much was it?

Sharkbait · Aug 22, 2004

fibrousjaguar said:
Roberts eh? I go to the one on Meridian street. Congrats on the lens, how much was it?

Yup, that's where we were!

:thumbsup: It was $525.

molested_cow · Aug 22, 2004

WOW great price!

My Nikkor 70~300mm F4~5.6 cost me $250 new, but the nikkor 70~200mm F2.8 will cost at least 3 times more!!!!

Be sure to take some shots for us to worship!

Sharkbait · Aug 22, 2004

I help coach the high school girls soccer team, so I might take it and give it a shakedown at our first match tomorrow night. :thumbsup: The real test for it will come in a couple months though when hockey season gets here.

talonop · Aug 22, 2004

Shark said:
fibrousjaguar said:

Roberts eh? I go to the one on Meridian street. Congrats on the lens, how much was it?

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Yup, that's where we were! :thumbsup: It was $525.

That is a very good deal! I am also looking at some telephoto lenses, but the only ones I can afford are ohsoslow at around f/5.6.

BTW Which high school do you coach soccer at?

Sharkbait · Aug 22, 2004

We're down in Whiteland. My wife works for Lilly and is the assistant coach. I teach in the middle school and am the goalkeeper coach.

I hear you about prices. I was all set to search for months and end up with a fixed focal length (had to go to a 2.8...my f 4-5.6 just wasn't cutting it), but even though this sigma is a bit bruised, the price couldn't be beat.