cgipson1
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Well macro lenses tend to always be slower in the AF department - heck I know my 70-200mm blows my 150mm out of the water in the AF department; but then again I've read some good things about canons new 100mm IS macro and its AF speed; though I've never tested one to know if its in keeping with the speed of a regular lens.
I am not worried about speed as much as accuracy.... If the Nikkor 200 is anywhere near as accurate as my 70-200, I would love it. I was really hoping that the Sigma would do that... I was really disappointed, believe me. I know another copy might be perfect, but now I am worried.. and unsure about it.
Really, I considered keeping the Sigma.. since I will use it primarily for macro anyway (manual focus).. but I had read that it does well as a portrait lens also, and was hoping to use it for that also. I really love the IQ.. but not sure now. My eyes are no longer good enough for really good manual focusing past a few feet, so I really need that AF to be dead on. I will say the OS worked well.. I was able to get good shots several stops under what I would consider "sure" without the OS.