Just Plane Noise wrote in


Hey Bob, I was just going to ask you about the Sigma since I'm finding
the 75-300 with my Sony doesn't reach quite far enough sometimes.
After seeing your Nighthawk pics, I gotta check out the Sigma!

The Bigma ain't cheap, and it does weigh in at well over 4 lbs - but I love
it anyway. Mine suffered an internal boo-boo a few weeks after I purchased
it that required a warranty repair trip back to Sigma. They fixed it and
had it back to me in less than two weeks, and it's worked perfectly since,
two and a half years.

Only problem now is that, being a zoom, it has managed to suck in a little
dust that has settled on internal lens elements. Not enough to affect image
quality, but it does annoy me a little when I clean the beast. Not quite
ready to send it in for a deep cleaning yet; perhaps a run through the
washing machine on the 'delicate' setting will suffice...

Bob ^,,^