SIGMA <> CANON 70-200 F 2.8

[robvrijburg]

I am looking for a new lens.

There is a great price difference between.

Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX APO DG HSM Canon
and
Canon 70-200mm F2.8 L (IS)

Please help me and give your comment on this.
See a lot of test and the Sigma looks very good, but i really would like to have some users comments.

I use the Canon 20D.

thanks,

Rob

[dougj]

I went through the same decision process a few years ago. At that time the Sigma and Canon lenses both received excellent reviews and user comments. These lenses are frequently discussed and debated on dpreview.com. I suggest you check the Canon Lens forum on that site as there are a few folks that either have or had both. If I had to summarize the comments I continue to read (dangerous thing to do), it seems both are pretty comperable in overall image quality.

I decided to buy the Canon version with IS, more than anything else the IS made the decision for me. I expected to do a lot of handheld photography with somewhat slow shutter speeds. The IS adds a lot of cost to the lens, the question is if this feature will be important to you. If you’re shooting with relatively fast shutter speeds, sports, or on a tripod/monopod then the IS might not be important. In my situation I’m glad I decided for the IS and have been very pleased with the lens overall. I've never used the Sigma.

A lot of the shots in these galleries were done with the Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS, some with 1.4 and 2.0 teleconverters, most are handheld and a few are with a monopod.

http://www.pbase.com/dougj/birds_birds_birds
http://www.pbase.com/dougj/fauna_mostly_asia

I hope this helps.

[robvrijburg]

For all the people who will read this....

Bad news, just bought the Canon lens....
and the first test just told me ...you made the right move.
I was using the EF 75-300 IS and that was really slow at bad light conditions, so taking some test and the difference was clear.

But to be honest if you do not have the money...... it is a pitty because the difference is clear............

best to you....
Rob

[alexphotos]

I have a canon 70-200 F2.8 IS and I really like it.