The Sigma 50-200mm HSM OS, what happened to it?

jct us101 · 04-15-2010, 12:54 AM

This lens was released in March, yet I haven't seen anyone who has it. Here's the DPreview post about it:

Sigma releases 50-200mm f4-5.6 DC OS HSM lens: Digital Photography Review

For some reason, after that I never heard anything about it. I was actually really excited that a new and cheap lens had come out for this range ($200 new) that I could get instead of the other brand equivalents, one that has OS and HSM, but I looked around at a few stores, and none of them had it in stock. Then I checked Ebay, and a ton of those sketchy (at least for me) stores were selling them at $200.

I was hoping to get one a little less for that so I checked all of the buy and sell forums that I'm a member of, but I never found anything.

Is this just the forgotten lens for everyone or what?

tokyoso · 04-15-2010, 03:50 AM

Originally posted by jct us101

This lens was released in March, yet I haven't seen anyone who has it. Here's the DPreview post about it:

Sigma releases 50-200mm f4-5.6 DC OS HSM lens: Digital Photography Review

For some reason, after that I never heard anything about it. I was actually really excited that a new and cheap lens had come out for this range ($200 new) that I could get instead of the other brand equivalents, one that has OS and HSM, but I looked around at a few stores, and none of them had it in stock. Then I checked Ebay, and a ton of those sketchy (at least for me) stores were selling them at $200.

I was hoping to get one a little less for that so I checked all of the buy and sell forums that I'm a member of, but I never found anything.

Is this just the forgotten lens for everyone or what?

they're available in a lot of places.

jct us101 · 04-15-2010, 04:20 PM

Originally posted by tokyoso

they're available in a lot of places.

Where have you found it? I don't mean in stores like BH and stuff, I mean like on most photo forums, in Flickr photos (no results that I've found from it really) and other places on the web. It's like the lens never happened.

amidtb994 · 09-22-2010, 06:53 AM

The lens has definitely not had much publicity. But I've had this lens for some time now, and I must say that I am very much pleased with the optical quality of this lens. At 50mm, it beats the kit lens by quite a good margin. I've some extremely good photos with it, and the build quality and finish feels good to hold on to.

04-15-2010, 12:54 AM	#1
jct us101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 3,793	The Sigma 50-200mm HSM OS, what happened to it? This lens was released in March, yet I haven't seen anyone who has it. Here's the DPreview post about it: Sigma releases 50-200mm f4-5.6 DC OS HSM lens: Digital Photography Review For some reason, after that I never heard anything about it. I was actually really excited that a new and cheap lens had come out for this range ($200 new) that I could get instead of the other brand equivalents, one that has OS and HSM, but I looked around at a few stores, and none of them had it in stock. Then I checked Ebay, and a ton of those sketchy (at least for me) stores were selling them at $200. I was hoping to get one a little less for that so I checked all of the buy and sell forums that I'm a member of, but I never found anything. Is this just the forgotten lens for everyone or what?

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04-15-2010, 03:50 AM	#2
tokyoso Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tokyo Photos: Albums Posts: 723	Originally posted by jct us101 This lens was released in March, yet I haven't seen anyone who has it. Here's the DPreview post about it: Sigma releases 50-200mm f4-5.6 DC OS HSM lens: Digital Photography Review For some reason, after that I never heard anything about it. I was actually really excited that a new and cheap lens had come out for this range ($200 new) that I could get instead of the other brand equivalents, one that has OS and HSM, but I looked around at a few stores, and none of them had it in stock. Then I checked Ebay, and a ton of those sketchy (at least for me) stores were selling them at $200. I was hoping to get one a little less for that so I checked all of the buy and sell forums that I'm a member of, but I never found anything. Is this just the forgotten lens for everyone or what? they're available in a lot of places.

04-15-2010, 04:20 PM	#3
jct us101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 3,793 Original Poster	Originally posted by tokyoso they're available in a lot of places. Where have you found it? I don't mean in stores like BH and stuff, I mean like on most photo forums, in Flickr photos (no results that I've found from it really) and other places on the web. It's like the lens never happened.

09-22-2010, 06:53 AM	#4
amidtb994 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Photos: Albums Posts: 39	The lens has definitely not had much publicity. But I've had this lens for some time now, and I must say that I am very much pleased with the optical quality of this lens. At 50mm, it beats the kit lens by quite a good margin. I've some extremely good photos with it, and the build quality and finish feels good to hold on to.