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steevo8
02-25-2008, 12:40 PM
looking to pick up a lens. Both are used and in good condition. I want a good all around lens that has a semi decent amount of zoom.

Its between either:

Tamron 28-200 f/3.8-5.6 XR super for $120

Or

Sigma 24-135 f/2.8-5.6 for $150

What do you guys think I should pick up?

jdmSpecMR
02-25-2008, 12:56 PM
i say go with the sigma all the way. :thumbsup:

steevo8
02-25-2008, 01:02 PM
that's what I'm leaning towards, but the idea of having a 200 is pretty nice as well. :?

turboevo8
02-25-2008, 02:13 PM
Depends on what you are mainly going to do with it, but I would go with the 2.8.

steevo8
02-25-2008, 02:16 PM
Its actually a 2.8-4.5 not 5.6

earlyapex aka jack ass
02-25-2008, 02:35 PM
Go with the fastest lense with the best glass.

I would recommend picking up a good prime lense too. You'll love it.

nebolic
02-25-2008, 02:38 PM
heard some good feedback on the tamron lense. Haven't heard much about the sigma. So my vote goes to tamron.

nebo

steevo8
02-25-2008, 02:44 PM
been shooting with a 50mm f/1.8 prime and I like that a lot other then the fact that I have to move around a crap load since its fixed.

steevo8
02-25-2008, 02:53 PM
hey Bryan, what other lenses should I be looking at used for sub $200?

jdmSpecMR
02-25-2008, 04:21 PM
i hear sigma is one of the best brands out there... like ralliart to evo's and spoon to honda's :lol:

i hella jock my friends sigma lens which is a 55m-300m but it wont auto focus on my camera since i got a d40 and he has a d50 :(

steevo8
02-25-2008, 05:23 PM
nevermind on the lens. Battery just took a shit in the evo so now I get to spend more money on that piece of shit. No lens for me now :(

jdmSpecMR
02-25-2008, 05:24 PM
damn that sucks. sorry to hear bro.

maybe with some luck its not dead and just need to be recharged, if dead. WEAK! :?

earlyapex aka jack ass
02-25-2008, 05:25 PM
hey Bryan, what other lenses should I be looking at used for sub $200?


To be honest I have been out of the lense game for awhile so not sure what the best deal is right now.

Get the fastest and best glass you can get for your money.

Underated4g64
02-25-2008, 06:17 PM
get the sigma and a 2x converter

steevo8
02-25-2008, 07:05 PM
I get nuttin. Battery is for sure done

Underated4g64
02-25-2008, 09:18 PM
sorry to hear that man, i hate looking forward to buying something fun only to have something mess up and then you can't buy what you want to buy

steevo8
02-25-2008, 10:11 PM
happens all the time with this car. Hopefully sammy calls me in the morning and tells me my car is a smoldering pile of ash, cause when I dropped my car off about an hour ago for the accusump install it was seeping crap out the battery... I got pissed, said fuck it and left the damn thing. Brand new polished injen ic pipe kit all jacked up from battery acid :(