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When all else fails, read the directions. This was my first additional zoom lens & I had gotten used to the twist-zoom feature that came with my Nikon camera. I thought this lens was broken until I decided to read the directions & discovered it has a push-pull-zoom feature. It works OK, but it's much easier & quicker to twist to the right spot with one hand than to have to move the camera & use both hands to get where you want. Maybe with more practice I can get back to one-handed maneuverability and I might rate this excellent, but for now it's good.
Contrary to eBay's auto-title, this lens is for CANON EOS (EF Mount lens), Tested with Canon EOS5q 35mm. The lens mechanically is a push/pull zoom system, love it or hate it, Sigma have done an OK job with this one. The mechanism is a little stiff which can make fine grained adjustments a chore. However this does prevent (in my model at least) the zoom creep found in many push/pull lenses. Focus is easy in manual and in automatic there is no evidence of unacceptable hesitation or undue 'hunting' in AF mode. Weight wise, it is not unduly heavy but weighty enough to suggest decent construction, which regarding this is not half bad. The rubber finish makes it easy to grip and feels less frail in the hand than even some of Canon's own lenses. Regarding image quality, whilst this is certainly no top of the range lens in terms of sharpness or precision it is of a highly acceptable standard.Read full review
Bought this for my Nikon D70 and it works great for shooting your pets, kids ,sports and excellent landscapes shots plus you have the beauty of the Macro switch for excellent close ups. Can't beat it for the quality for the price! I have 4 lenses and can't seem to take this one off my camera...
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The lens itself is great for close up shots, with the macro feature, the only bad thing about it is it has to be adjusted to 300mm to work. The lens as a telephoto lens is great. It is a little slow, and hard to move when zooming, but that might just be because of use. It focuses like a pro lens, and is loads of fun to work with and use.
I love this lens. I am using it with my Nikon D40. Very fast auto focus that does not drain battery. A great deal considering the cost of other lenses less than 300mm. I occasionally use with a doubler, auto focus doesn't work with the doubler, but this is a limitation of the doubler due to the f/4-5.6. With the doubler I have taken great pictures of wildlife and the moon.