Hi.
I'm planing to buy one of these lenses, but I can't decide wich one. In my country at Sigma dealer the 70-200 is only 130€ more expencive. So that's not my bigest problem. Also I think I can get some discount fot both lenses.
Here's my problem. I have read some reviews and tests for both lenses and I still can't decide wich one to chose. In some reviews the 50-150 lens gets a lot of critics about its front/back focus problem, and 70-200 gets a lot of critics about its sharpnes in both focal ends. Sharpness is very important for me, and think that I'll be dissapointed if the lens is not sharp enough. I looked a lot of pictures taken with those lenses, but everyone shows their best pictures from which it can't be told about their quality. I also would like to know in what percentage focus misses, front/back focus problem occures... I have to say that at the moment I don't miss telephoto lens very much but sometimes it could come handy, that means that it wont be my primar lens. I'm leaning towards 50-150 lens because of its dimensions and weight, but focusing problem worries me. I will use this lens for travels, portraits and casual shooting when some extra zoom is needed. At the moment I'm using 30/1.4 and 18-50/2.8.
Could you please help me to decide, wich lens to choose? I would like to get info from actual users who uses those lenses daily. Is the 70-200 that better lens, worth buying over 50-150?
Oh yes, I'm using Sigma SD14 camera.
tnx
I'm planing to buy one of these lenses, but I can't decide wich one. In my country at Sigma dealer the 70-200 is only 130€ more expencive. So that's not my bigest problem. Also I think I can get some discount fot both lenses.
Here's my problem. I have read some reviews and tests for both lenses and I still can't decide wich one to chose. In some reviews the 50-150 lens gets a lot of critics about its front/back focus problem, and 70-200 gets a lot of critics about its sharpnes in both focal ends. Sharpness is very important for me, and think that I'll be dissapointed if the lens is not sharp enough. I looked a lot of pictures taken with those lenses, but everyone shows their best pictures from which it can't be told about their quality. I also would like to know in what percentage focus misses, front/back focus problem occures... I have to say that at the moment I don't miss telephoto lens very much but sometimes it could come handy, that means that it wont be my primar lens. I'm leaning towards 50-150 lens because of its dimensions and weight, but focusing problem worries me. I will use this lens for travels, portraits and casual shooting when some extra zoom is needed. At the moment I'm using 30/1.4 and 18-50/2.8.
Could you please help me to decide, wich lens to choose? I would like to get info from actual users who uses those lenses daily. Is the 70-200 that better lens, worth buying over 50-150?
Oh yes, I'm using Sigma SD14 camera.
tnx