@beadedgalaxy Are you talking about the Canon version II or the original? The Sigma is slightly better than the Canon version 1. The sigma is a little soft wide open but fantastic at F/4 and up. The Canon version II is better and is sharp even wide open. I owned the Sigma for over a year and loved it.
@bradleynovak I'm comparing it with version ii. I kinda know that the canon is better but just wanted to know how how far away the sigma was. What kind of shots do you do with this lens?
I'm going to throw a bit of a curve ball in here. Presumably that you are referring to the F4 70-200L IS.
I have a F2.8 70-200L NON IS. Whilst not having a Sigma to compare it to, I can vouch very much for it's quality, and used, it's a bit of a bargain.
Mine was £700 from fleabay. Cheap for a top quality fast zoom lens! Do you really need that IS?
@howiemarsh yep i've heard a lot of good things about the sigma, the only issue seems to be that some people have not been too lucky and have purchased faulty lens - so it sounds like their QC isn't as consistent. I guess i just don't want to end up in a similar situation but the cost is so different and so i thought i should at least investigate
This was taken yesterday, with my Canon 70- 200 2.8L. non IS. Used price is around the same as Sigma 70-200. It's bigger and heavier but I'm sure that you will find that it's in a different league.
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http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/canon_70-200_2p8_is_usm_ii_c16 http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/sigma_70-200_2p8_os_c16/
and side by side - http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/widget/Fullscreen.ashx?reviews=84,95&fullscreen=true&av=3,3&fl=70,70&vis=VisualiserSharpnessMTF,VisualiserSharpnessMTF&stack=horizontal&&config=/lensreviews/widget/LensReviewConfiguration.xml%3F4
I have a F2.8 70-200L NON IS. Whilst not having a Sigma to compare it to, I can vouch very much for it's quality, and used, it's a bit of a bargain.
Mine was £700 from fleabay. Cheap for a top quality fast zoom lens! Do you really need that IS?
@howiemarsh yep i've heard a lot of good things about the sigma, the only issue seems to be that some people have not been too lucky and have purchased faulty lens - so it sounds like their QC isn't as consistent. I guess i just don't want to end up in a similar situation but the cost is so different and so i thought i should at least investigate
This was taken yesterday, with my Canon 70- 200 2.8L. non IS. Used price is around the same as Sigma 70-200. It's bigger and heavier but I'm sure that you will find that it's in a different league.