Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 SLD DG Macro Lens with built in motor for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 SLD DG Macro Lens with built in motor for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

from: SIGMA Amazon.com's Price: $159.00 as of 11/22/2009 13:15 EST Used Price: $145.00 Third Party New Price: Too low to display Availability: Usually ships in 4 to 6 weeks This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Binding: Electronics Brand: Sigma EAN: 0008512690955 Item Dimensions:470300119300 Label: SIGMA Manufacturer: SIGMA Maximum Focal Length: 300 millimeters Minimum Focal Length: 70 millimeters Model: 70-300mm DL-M Nikon MPN: 70-300mm DL-M Nikon Publisher: SIGMA Special Features: Filter Size: 58mm Studio: SIGMA Features: 14 Elements in 10 Groups Lens Construction 34.3 to 8.2 degrees angle of view F22 Minimum Aperture 59.1 (150cm) / 37.4 (95cm) Macro Mode Minimum Focusing Distance 1 - 4.1 / 1 - 2 Macro Mode Maximum Magnification Accessories: Tiffen 58mm UV Protection Filter Hoya 58mm HMC Multicoated UV Filter OP/Tech 8001122 Medium Hood Hat - Black Vanguard VT-128 Aluminum Digital Camera Tripod Heliopan 58mm Uv. Ultra Violet Filter #705801 Related Items: Opteka Digital Camera / Camcorder Lens Cleaning Kit, Tabletop Tripod, & LCD Screen Protectors 52mm High Resolution 3-piece Filter Set (UV Fluorescent Polarizer) FOR The Nikon D40 D60 Nikon ML-L3 Wireless Remote Control for Nikon D40, D40x, D60, D80 & D90 Digital SLR Cameras Sigma 18-50mm f/3.5-5.6 DC HSM Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Nikon D90, D80, D70, D60, D50, D40, D40X, D5000, D3000, D700, D300, D200, & D3 Digital SLRs * Tiffen 52mm UV Protection Filter see more Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro for Nikon... The Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG MACRO for Nikon has a built-in motor that allows autofocus with all Nikon digital cameras. These lenses incorporate a macro feature with maximum magnification 1:2 at the 300mm focal length. It is suitable for various types of shooting conditions. The 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG MACRO for Nikon is a telephoto zoom lens with excellent value for money and optimized for use with digital SLR cameras. This telephoto lens has a 1:2 maximum magnification at the 300mm focal length. It is ideal for portraits, sport and other types of photography. SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass provides excellent correction of chromatic aberration. The super multi-layer coating reduces flare and ghosting. High image quality is assured throughout the entire zoom range. Hood (LH635-01) supplied. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Sigma lens for Nikon DLSR I bought this Sigma lens after much consideration. I have used a friend's Nikon lens and it took beautiful pictures. However, being that I am a recreational picture taker and I shoot mainly my boys sports teams, I opted for a more economical lens. I must say that for my needs and for the money difference, so far, this lens has not disapointed me yet. I have shot amazing football pictures and I am very happy with it's performance. Rating: - Good for ten days Very pleased with the lens until the auto focus quit on the ninth day. motor drives it to full infinity. You don't get what you didn't pay for. You get a $160 lens for $159.95! The MACRO work just fine, Over about 250mm it gets fuzzy. I Sure can't use it hand held w/o hi iso and fast shutter. A good value lens that broke within return time limit. I would buy another one but maybe I will go for a Nikon with VR. Rating: - Excellent lens at any price, but this one happens to be inexpensive!!! I bought this lens after hearing about the Sigma brand in Consumer Reports. When I bought my Canon SLR camera recently, I was really dissapointed that the macro and telefoto lenses each cost almost as much as I paid for the camera! Because I am a beginning photographer I really didn't want to invest too much money on extra lenses. However, I did decide to go ahead and purchase this lens since I figured it wasn't a huge investment compared to how much Canon brand lenses run. Boy am I glad I made this purchase! This lens takes absolutely gorgeous photographs. The lens itself also seems very sturdy and well made. The only drawback with this lens is the lack of image stabilization, but a tripod or other solid resting surface takes care of that easily. All in all, this product is definitely worth a try and I highly recommend it! Rating: - amazing This lens is fantastic and very affordable for a telephoto. it takes very sharp photos and gets in really close with its macro mode. its build quality is excellent. it completely blows nikons 70-300mm non vr out of the water. especially since it has the added macro mode. its a fantastic lens. it is my favorite over my nikon 18-55mm and nikon 50mm f1.8 . the auto focus tends to hunt sometimes though. it can be a light hog but even then it still takes a great photo. if your out side mid morning to sorta late after noon its fantastic. if you plan to use this lens for weddings indoors make sure your camera can shoot well at higher iso's because it will eat light. i cant think of reason you should not have one as a regular consumer photographer. if your a pro you should look at faster lenses unless you want this as a back up or something. even if all your going to do is macro this a is great. oh i used this on my older nikon D100 body and performed fantastic Rating: - Great for the money! Have used the lens several times now taking pictures of Cross Country raises. It is easy to use and works very well on my Sony Camera. The pictures are excellent also. see more