Anyone have experience with these lenses? I'm considering of course due to more bang for the buck, compared to what I really want.

-- (rh24566ah@peoplepc.com), February 02, 2002

Answers

How about the Canon 70-200/2.8L with the Canon EF 1.4x Extender for a 98-280/4? I've got this setup and it's excellent.

-- Lee (Leemarthakiri@sport.rr.com), February 02, 2002.

The Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 is an excellent lens, I use to have one and got some great results. It even does nicely with their 1.4X teleconverter. The best idea, as Lee said, is the EF 70-200 f/2.8 L with the EF 1.4X extender though. I've also got that combination. Since the 70-200 IS and the new II series extender have been introduced the older 70-200 f/2.8 L and EF 1.4X have come down in price considerably (or found much cheaper on Ebay) so that's the way I'd go.

The new Sigma 100-300 is suppose to be a good lens but you can't beat a fast 70-200 for an awful lot of situations.

-- Gary Russell (gr_russell@earthlink.net), February 03, 2002.

I have the sigma 100-300 EX and it a great lens. So so sharp. In a test I read it was as sharp as a 300 prime lens (but with a little mor distorsion ofcourse). Even with a sigma 2x apo teleconverter it's resonably sharp. Build quality could't be better and the AF is superfast.

-- Magnus (magnus.olausson@home.se), February 07, 2002.