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**vroom_skies** · 11-09-2008, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by mep916

She does it more for fun...she's definitely not a professional, but she wants to take the best shots possible, and she feels that her current hardware is her biggest limitation.

Right, I was thinking mid-range, although the Sigma is only $300 more than the Canon Jimmy recommended, so it sounds like it may be worth the additional cost. After all, if she takes care of it, she probably wouldn't need another telephoto lens, so it would be a one-time cost, I'm guessing. Understand that I have absolutely no clue about this type of lens accept that I believe it allows you to take long distance shots.

Thanks man. I appreciate it.

Lets see,
Well if that is the case I would probably lean with Scooter and recommend the Sigma 120-400. It's not as fast and has a slight degrade in IQ, I would assume, but it sounds like a great fit for you wife.
The only thing that worries me is the sheer size and weight of them. The 70-200 is 3 pounds and the 120-400 is almost 4 pounds. That's quite a lot of weight to be carrying around. do you think your wife would be up to it?

Here are the links on B&H:
Sigma 70-200 2.8:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...ml#accessories

Sigma 120-400:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...5_6_DG_OS.html

Whats odd is that I thought the 70-200 from Sigma was stabilized, it doesn't look like the one B&H offers is though. When dealing with lenses of this length a IS or OS lens comes in extremely handy.