70-200 or 70-300 lens

hoganpoly

probably been posted before but new to this game, have a lovely canon 30d with a kit lens at the moment, want to branch out into shooting local gaa matches etc(no puns please) so far have looked at either canon f4l 70-200,sigma ag dpo f4-5.6 70-300 or sigma f2.8 70-200 second hand of course,any advice as always grateful

Zillah

I just yesterday ordered a sigma 70-300. It depends on what lenses you have at the moment, but I definately wanted a decent zoom and wouldn't settle for 200mm.

Ricky91t

Do a search,plenty of these threads popping up

Overblood

How bout the Canon IS USM 70-300mm? Frickin great lens.

Doctor Tunes

if you plan on shooting sports id say go for the 2.8 over the 4

Stephen

If you have the cash I would get a 70-200 2.8. It'll be bigger and heavier than the others but the f/2.8 makes all the difference.

Rael

Get the 70-200 F/2.8 IS if possible, expensive but well worth it.

Pinarello

+1 on what Rael said.I have this lens and it's worth every penny i paid for it...;)

JohnK

Out of curiosity, roughly how much would the f/2.8 cost second hand? And where would you get one?

5uspect

It's not really a lens that depreciates.

LeoB

I got the Sigma 70-200 and its super. F2.8 makes all the difference.
The Sigma is €899 in Conns or £ 699stg in Jessops, Newry which is €785. The canon is more expensive. You will pick one up now for about €500. The 70-300IS USM is also a very good lens. I also have Canon 55-250 and I think it is a great litte lens.
If you hav patience wait and save for the F2.8

Some shops will have a second hand one and try ebay.

Gambler

You can get the Sigma 70-200 2.8 for €633 on onestop-digital. I used it for a match recently and was blown away with the difference compared to my 70-300 Sigma 4-5.6 APO Lens

hoganpoly

Gambler wrote: »

You can get the Sigma 70-200 2.8 for €633 on onestop-digital. I used it for a match recently and was blown away with the difference compared to my 70-300 Sigma 4-5.6 APO Lens

thx for all the advice,anyone used onestop-digital.com....gonna bit the bullet and get the sigma 2.8

Pinarello

hoganpoly wrote: »

thx for all the advice,anyone used onestop-digital.com....gonna bit the bullet and get the sigma 2.8

Give Ian Kerr in Scotland a shout.His email is Kerso1123@msn.com.I just bought a 16gb compact flash card and a Canon 580 EXII flash from him.Really good prices.He gave me a quote for a Canon 1D Mark III and i couldn't believe the price.If you email him he will reply really quickly.Worth checking out before you part with cash.As the Government are always telling us,shop around!!!:D

5uspect

+1 for Ian. Very good seller. Shame he's all out of 40Ds at the moment.

Pinarello

5uspect wrote: »

+1 for Ian. Very good seller. Shame he's all out of 40Ds at the moment.

He won't be out of them for long,usually just a week.He has the 30D at a great price of £399.I nearly bought one from him yesterday as a backup body to my 40D.But i'm leaning towards a 1 series body now...:D

5uspect

I'm in no great rush so hopefully he'll get back to me soon. The 50D + bodies are way too over priced for my poor academic budget.

Gambler

hoganpoly wrote: »

thx for all the advice,anyone used onestop-digital.com....gonna bit the bullet and get the sigma 2.8

That's where I got my one

If you pay by bank transfer (I did) you can get a 2% discount on the main price and that price includes delivery

I had the lens within 5 work days of lodging the payment to their account.

Doctor Tunes

Pinarello wrote: »

Give Ian Kerr in Scotland a shout.His email is Kerso1123@msn.com.I just bought a 16gb compact flash card and a Canon 580 EXII flash from him.Really good prices.He gave me a quote for a Canon 1D Mark III and i couldn't believe the price.If you email him he will reply really quickly.Worth checking out before you part with cash.As the Government are always telling us,shop around!!!:D

I sent him an email asking if he had a lens in stock and if he was vat registered. All I got back was, "I'm not vat registered". Doesn't seem very helpful.

Pinarello

Doctor Tunes wrote: »

I sent him an email asking if he had a lens in stock and if he was vat registered. All I got back was, "I'm not vat registered". Doesn't seem very helpful.

He is VERY helpful.Especially when he tells you how much he charges for stuff compared to what you can buy it for here or other online retailers.Don't be afraid to ask a question a second time...;)