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02-24-2020, 10:58 PM   #16
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I hope so. Keeping fingers crossed it is at least the II but if not no big deal. Honestly I will end up getting the pentax D FA 70-200 and probably sell this one if it is a good copy. I really need the weather sealing due o the fact that I am rough and careless with stuff. Main reason I got pentax to start off with way back when. It will be pretty much football and hunting (wildlife) both of which will be in any and all elements.

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That's a good price. It seems that the used sigma and tamron sell for 400-550 at adoroma, Roberts, keh etc. Last time (last week) I looked keh had a sigma for 416 I think it was listed as bargain grade
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Well the lens came in and I must say I am very impressed! AF is incredibly fast. For what I have in it I am very pleased!
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02-28-2020, 05:34 PM - 1 Like   #19
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QuoteOriginally posted by cajuncutter Quote
Well the lens came in and I must say I am very impressed! AF is incredibly fast. For what I have in it I am very pleased!
Nice, you got one good deal there!

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Congrats! You definitely got an outstanding bargain!
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Steal of the decade, actually.
For that price.
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Hi Cajun

Good lens good price.!

Do you use teleconverters ? If you do this lens is not for you, otherwise great lens


This lens does not like them one bit in Pentax mount


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02-28-2020, 07:30 PM   #23
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Hi Cajun

Good lens good price.!

Do you use teleconverters ? If you do this lens is not for you, otherwise great lens


This lens does not like them one bit in Pentax mount


Dave
Dave I do not, never used one. Main reason I ever got a camera (K10D) was to take pictures of my kids. I then got into wildlife (took camera when I guided duck hunting in the white river bottoms). Now it's pretty much all about my son's football. Just keeping fingers crossed on the newest release, hopefully this summer. I currently have a K70.
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Very great deal! I had the HSM II and it took very nice photos.
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Aha - it's the HSM II Macro. A decent lens indeed, esp for that price.

Always shoot with the hood would be my main advice. The 70-200 HSM II is prone to flare. And if you plan on shooting mainly on APS-C, if you can pick up one of these it will be handy:

Sigma HA850-01 lens hood adapter
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Aha - it's the HSM II Macro. A decent lens indeed, esp for that price.

Always shoot with the hood would be my main advice. The 70-200 HSM II is prone to flare. And if you plan on shooting mainly on APS-C, if you can pick up one of these it will be handy:

Sigma HA850-01 lens hood adapter
Forgive my ignorance, this would extend the hood out further? The flare is that bad? I have a couple of years till he plays stadium ball, majority of the games will be early evening. With that said I do have plans on getting the D FA 70-200. And again I waiting to see what the new camera will be when/if it is released. I thought this was too good of a deal to pass up.
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I have the last model of this lens.... a keeper for sure. The little lens hood extender can be used when shooting on a crop... but I've never worried about it.

I love mine.

Old Landscapes


Old people


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QuoteOriginally posted by cajuncutter Quote
The flare is that bad?
Here's an example of the issue with a K-3 and the HSM II (minus the hood adapter), circa 2014:



It's normally only a noticeable issue if you have a strong light source (eg a stadium or stage light) coming into the lens directly.

Flare and ghosting is sometimes made more prominent when you use a FF lens on APS-C because the stock FF lens hood as supplied is not optimized for the narrower field of view of APS-C. So by extending the lens hood out a bit, it restricts stray light coming into the lens more effectively.

Sigma have different models of 'lens hood adapters' for full-frame lenses like their 105 & 150mm macros for people who want to use those lenses on APS-C, so it's not something they only offer for their 70-200's.

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