Buy Sigma 300mm f/2.8 EX DG IF APO Telephoto Lens for Minolta and Sony SLR CamerasSigma 300mm f/2.8 EX DG IF APO Telephoto Lens for Minolta and Sony SLR Cameras Product Description:
- Front Cover
- Rear Lens Cap
- Lens Hood
- Carry Case with Strap
- 46mm Normal Filter
Product Description
The Sigma 300mm f/2.8 EX DG Autofocus Telephoto Lens for Sony Alpha & Minolta Maxxum Series is a high performance telephoto lens and, for the professional photographer, is an absolute requirement. With a fast telephoto lens suitable for capturing the fastest action, whether that is a local soccer game, high school basketball in a dimly lit gym or sports cars racing. This lens also does double duty isolating single faces at a news conference or catching the bride in a candid moment at the wedding reception. Two ELD (Extraordinary Low Dispersion) glass elements provide optimum color correction and sharpness throughout the entire zoom range and a new multi-layer lens coating technology and lens design formula reduce flare & ghosting. When used with full frame cameras & Sigma’s 1.4x or 2x optional Tele Converters it becomes a 420mm F4 manual focus lens or a 600mm F5.6 manual focus lens respectively. For the professional or advanced amateur looking for such a lens at a value price there is no other choice than the Sigma 300mm F2.8. Equipped with all of the latest technology to compete with the camera manufacturer’s products and produces tack sharp end result images.Features: Designed for use with full frame digital SLR cameras. May also be used with smaller APS-c size sensors with a corresponding effective increase in focal length to about 450 with most camerasHSM (Hyper-Sonic Motor) ensures a quiet & high-speed auto focusAmazingly compact. Under 9 inches long & just over 5poundsInner focusing system which enables responsive and fast auto focus speed & overall length does not changeA lens hood, tripod socket TS-21, front & rear lens caps and carrying case are included with the lens.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
Great lens for Price
By Michael Rosenberg
The Sigma 300 F2.8 lens for Sony/Minolta is a great lens for the price. I could not afford The Sony/Minolta equivalent as it was over twice the price. The color,contrast and resolution of this lens is excellent and works great with 1.4 and 2.0 Sigma teleconverters. It also works great with the in-camera image stabilization on the Sony DSLR cameras.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Good alternative
By S. Pettis
I wanted more reach for wildlife photography wanted so I settled on the this lens for use with my Nikon D90. I find it to be sharp even with the 2X teleconverter. I use it with a monopod mostly except for birds in flight. It is heavy and the only monopod head I could find to handle it is the one from Really Right Stuff. The build quality looks to be excellent. If they ever made a stabilized version, which they will one day, the big boys will be hurtin'.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful.Fantastic lens, worth every penny
By D. Kittle
I could not afford Nikon's VR 300mm lens so I picked this one up instead. I've routinely shot with Sigma's 1.4x Teleconverter and 2.0x TC attached and have gotten brilliant results. The lens is more than sharp enough wide open, even with the 2x TC on it. I often photograph birds and there is plenty of detail in the photos. This lens is simply brilliant.
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