Sigma Lense

chavite · May 27, 2007

Hi -

Came across someone selling a Nikon D200 with "Sigma" lenses not Nikon lenses. Comes with:

Sigma 28-70mm F2.8-4 DG Lens
Sigma 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 DG Macro Lens

Does anyone know if this sounds OK? Most companies sell the D200 with the Nikon 70-300mm AF-S VR Zoom Nikkor Lens.

Any input would be helpful.

Thanks

shorty6049 · May 27, 2007

is it a person or a company?

chavite · May 27, 2007

Its on ebay. They appear to be a company.

shorty6049 · May 27, 2007

hm
thats a little wierd i guess. do you have a link?

Zatodragon · May 27, 2007

It's probably a bundle they have created. The D200 either comes in Body only or with a 18-200mm VR kit i believe. So don't look like anything is out of the ordinary. Sigma lenses work awesomely!

chavite · May 28, 2007

sure. link is:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...tToStoreCat&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget

chavite · May 28, 2007

This same seller also offers one page with 2 nikon lenses but they dont have the VR (vibration reduction). How important is that?

darich · May 28, 2007

chavite said:
Does anyone know if this sounds OK? Most companies sell the D200 with the Nikon 70-300mm AF-S VR Zoom Nikkor Lens.

Any input would be helpful.

Thanks

I'm not a Nikon user, but purely on the "does it sound ok?" part, if you mean Ebay then I'd be fairly comfortable buying from the user. Excellent feedback of 99.9% and almost 10000ratings. Only 1 negative in the last month out of 500 transactions.
As far as the user is concerned, if it's an item i was looking to buy I'd be quite comfortable with that.

I have one Sigma lens for my Canon - a 17-35 f2.8-4 and it's great. Sigma lenses seem to get a good write up and I'm happy with mine.

Hope that's of use to you!

Sandra Lero · May 28, 2007

Let's take the imagine. I posted a link on 100% crop detail of picture made with Canon EOS 400D and Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC MAKRO lens:
http://i19.tinypic.com/4vgtdzt.jpg

It is just a 1,9% of a whole picture witch I presented just for comparison (keeping privacy).
http://i16.tinypic.com/4kbwmee.jpg

Great, isn't it?

chavite · May 28, 2007

Hi Sandra Lero

I cannot view your links. Can you advise?

Chavite

fmw · May 29, 2007

The problem is that camera dealers earn the lowest percentage gross profit on camera bodies. This dealer is including some cheap lenses in order to improve his average margin. Nothing wrong with that. Just understand that these are cheap lenses, not the sort one would who bought a D200 would normally choose.

Sandra Lero · May 29, 2007

chavite said:
Hi Sandra Lero

I cannot view your links. Can you advise?

Chavite

Try to copy those links directly on address line!

chavite · May 29, 2007

What do you think?

The same seller offers 2 options. Both D200's. One comes with:

+Plus Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8-4 DG Lens
+Plus Sigma 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 DG Lens
+Plus 1 0.50X Pro Wide Angle Lens

But there is another package (also D200) that comes with:

+Plus Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX Lens
+Plus Nikon 70-300mm g4-5.6G AF Lens
+Plus 1 0.50X Pro Wide Angle Lens

Does anyone know which lenses are better here? The sigma or nikon. I understand that Nikon is usually better for Nikon camera but are the specs on the Sigma better?

Thanks!

Don Simon · Jun 1, 2007

I don't expect either to be noticeable better. None of them are great lenses. If you really want to go for one of these, the Nikon kit lens goes wider at 18mm vs the Sigma's 28mm so would proably be more useful. But I say again they are not great lenses. They're cheap, cheap kit lenses. Why spend so much on a camera body and so little on the lenses? And a 0.50x conversion lens? Avoid that and look for a real wide-angle. And in my opinion avoid anyone selling such a package.

If you're set on the D200, buy the body separately (no lenses included) and increase your overall budget to afford some decent lenses. If the increasing the budget part isn't an option... how much do you really need a D200? The fact that you use a D200 or D50 probably won't show in the prints (not at normal sizes at least); the difference between a really cheap lens or a good one is far more likely to.

chavite · Jun 1, 2007

Can you recommend appropriate lense for the D200.

I was thinking Nikon 70-300mm AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED (4.3x) 4.3x telephoto zoom lense with Vibration Reduction

and then a smaller length like the 18-55mm (but am not sure which one?)

Any recommendations?