Product Description: Telephoto zoom lenses with excellent cost performance and optimized for use with digital SLR cameras.Capable of macro photography, this lens has a 1:2 maximum close-up magnification at the 300 mm focal length. It's the ideal high performance lens for portraits, sports photography, nature photography, and other types of photography that frequently use the telephoto range. It also has a switch for changeover to macro photography at focal lengths between 200mm and 300mm with a maximum close-up magnification from 1:2.9 to 1:2.SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass in this lens provides excellent correction of chromatic aberration.
Amazon.com Product Description: The Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6 DG Macro Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras features a 1:2 maximum close-up magnification at the 300 millimeter focal length. An excellent cost performance telephoto zoom lens for digital and 35mm SLR cameras, this lens also has a switch for changeover to macro photography at focal lengths between 200 millimeters and 300 millimeters. The minimum focusing distance 59.1 inches at all zoom settings. Optimized for digital photography, the lens features SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass for excellent correction of chromatic aberration.
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Rating: - Great Bang for the Buck
Got this baby almost a year ago. Due to the focal length, it is a little heavy (Any lens would be). It took me a little time to get used to flipping to macro. Be prepared to stabilize with 'something' ... Read More
Rating: - It eats light, but it still works great
This is one of the best lenses you can buy for the price. The photos are clear and crisp. The only major problems is that it takes a ton of light to get a properly exposed picture, and if you don't have ... Read More
Rating: - Economical, but not fast or pro.
I've purchased the Sigma 70-300 f/4-5.6 DG Macro in 2007.
I purchased this for the use of photographing sports, especially football. Through my experience, this lens is worth it when shooting ... Read More
Rating: - Great Value
The lack of IS and auto-focus is going to turn off a lot of people, but I paid extra for a DSLR so I could manually focus so the bare bones nature of this lens is a positive for me. If you have plenty of light, ... Read More
Rating: - Justshootin
Great lens. Used it for candid photo's with friends at our chess match a lot. Will be also using it at a wedding in Kula, Maui in two weeks! Can't wait. Aloha!
- Great Bang for the Buck
- Economical, but not fast or pro.