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Photo-Sniper

Right.The story basicaly is im getting a sigma 70-300 mm lens for my nikon d40.I rang the shop up and they said that the one for €199 will do grand for lens.She never told me does it have the HSM.The shop is closed now for 2 days and i need to know asap does it have it. Im Hoping yee will know because of what price the 199 sigma lens is.And if it doesent will it make a HUGE diference..i plan to shoot sports as a hobbie and i realy need to know..thanks

FX Meister

Have you checked out the sigma website?

Photo-Sniper

yeah I Have.It Doesent Say Which one has the hsm or not..basicaly im just wondering will it make a huge difference or not.

Photo-Sniper

These Are The 2 Posibilites..I Cant tell which one has hsm or not.
number 1: http://www.sigma-imaging-uk.com/lenses/telezoom/70-300mmAPO.htm

Number 2: http://www.sigma-imaging-uk.com/lenses/telezoom/70-300mm.htm

Ninja_scrotum

Some sites mention that the lens has HSM... have a look at these:

http://www.photomalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41901

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1034&message=27454384&changemode=1

If you get the lens, make sure it's the APO version - this has a red ring around the top, like the first sigma link you gave.

Photo-Sniper

Right so basicaly now im asking..which of the 2 70-300mm sigma lens WILL autofocus on my d40..as i need it for sports

Ninja_scrotum

More than likely the APO(red ring) version.

Bring your camera to the shop and try it on before you buy.

Photo-Sniper

Ya i was thinkin the same.Cheers Anyway Dude

City-Exile

I used to have a Sigma, when I was shooting on 35mm & found it very slow for sport. Not easy to track a player.
Also, being f/4-5.6 meant that it struggled in low light.