To bad you didi not tell me at GFM you were interested in that. I had my Nikon
70-200 F2.8
VR with me. You could have
held that to see about weight.
I think the Sigma is a tad lighter, but not 100% on that. All i know is the
f2.8 versions
of lenes, as Bruce noted anr edamn
heavy.
But, love the VR
Dave
> I have to smile about the weight. I had the
Tokina 80-200/2.8 and one
> of the reasons for me to get rid of it was weight. So now I have a
> much more portable/holdable A 70-210/4 and a Sigma 100-300/4 EX that
> always goes on a monopod. So if I am traveling, the Sigma stays home.
> Those big, fast zooms are not light!
>
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> Bruce
>
>
> Friday, July 21, 2006, 9:32:28 AM, you wrote:
>
> JT> I have the Sigma EX 70-200 F2.8. Everyone who has it regards it as a
> JT> very sharp lens, for much less than Pentax's offering in this category.
> JT> Check Photodo.
>
> JT> There is a new, digital version, with some closer focusing capability. I
> JT> don't know yet whether it is available in Pentax mount.
>
> JT> The one I have, though, is so heavy that I no longer carry it with me
> JT> when I travel.
>
> JT> Joe
>
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