Originally posted by Clinton Why? Why when you can go on ebay and pick up the FA* 80-200/2.8 for less? If you need HSM hmm.. maybe. I'd be surprised if it's sharper than this piece of epic glass.
A quote from another similar thread:
yep Id like HSM...and a lens that's not knocked about, as I've yet to see a FA 80-200 that don't looked like its been lived in!....also the consensus is that the original sigma 70-200mm screwdrive was sharper than the FA 70-200...this is reports from owners of both that I've read online..
sorry i cant give links to said articles..as i didn't bookmark them and only came across them while trawling the webb
so if the new sigma OS offering is sharper than the very first sigma APO lens...it should knock off a FA 70-200 from fabled legend..LOL