Wanted: [EXPIRED] Latest Sigma 70-200mm F/2.8 for Pentax

[akptc]

Cannot find one anywhere, would like to get it or the Tamron (but I hear the Tamron is a pretty poor performer)

[raz-0]

That's because they don't exist at the moment. I hear delivery is sometime in august. Seeing as it is september, I'm not counting on it existing anytime soon.

That's one big reason I went with the tamron, because it is currently shipping.

The other reasons are that although the sigma does have higher resolution, the tamron has more uniform sharpness across the lens, and less chromatic abberation, especially when talking baout out of focus portions of the image. On APS-C at least, which is what matters to me. From the looks of sample pictures, it looks like the tamron should respond better to fixing it's shortcomings in post. At least in canon and nikon mounts.

Also, ignore the charts and graphs on various sites, and check out the actual pictures taken with them. Especially those that haven't been reduced.

It's pretty clear from what I have seen that the Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG Macro HSM II is not nearly as capable a lens as the previous non HSM, non macro version. I'd take the previous gen sigma over both of them in a heartbeat, but finding one is a bit hard.

Availability is a strong argument.

[blwnhr]

I have the HSM II in another mount and can say that it is exceptionally good, especially for the price. Can post some samples if required.

Sigma were meant to be shipping 70-200's in Pentax mount in August last year...then December...then March...now August this year and what do you know, it's September and no one know what's going on.