Lenses Camera Reviews: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro Zoom Telephoto Lens & Filters & 6 Year Warranty for Canon EOS

Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro Zoom Telephoto Lens & Filters & 6 Year Warranty for Canon EOS

The Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG MACRO Telephoto zoom interchangeable lens for Canon AF 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 300mm focal length. SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass. They used SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass in this lens for excellent correction of chromatic aberration. This also corrects for fluctuation of aberration due to focusing. The new multi layer lens coating reduces flare and ghosting, a common problem with digital cameras and also creates an optimum color balance. Macro shooting with maximum magnification 1:2. The minimum focusing distance is 1.5 m/59 inches at all zoom settings. 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. Enjoy all the benefits of the Sigma Zoom Telephoto 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro Autofocus Lens, plus you get all of the following brand new items: All Manufactures Supplied Accessories, RepairTech 5 Year Lens Extended Warranty (Repairtech extended warranty service plans give you the highest level of customer service, savings, and peace of mind, letting you rest assured in the event your product needs repair), Opteka High Definition² 3 Piece Filter Kit - Ultra-Violet, Polarizing and Fluorescent Filters, Opteka Professional Tabletop Tripod, and an Opteka 5 Piece Camera & Lens Cleaning Kit! Nothing changes the way you see the world like High Definition², and no company does High Definition² like Opteka. In the professional setting, Opteka's glass optics define High Definition. Change the way you view the world. Enjoy outstanding detail, enjoy enhanced clarity, enjoy Opteka's professional filters.

Product Details

Amazon Sales Rank: #19734 in Camera & Photo

Brand: Sigma

Model: Sigma-70-300-DG-Acc-Kit

Dimensions: 2.50 pounds

Features

Sigma Zoom Telephoto 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS

Opteka High definition² 3 piece filter kit - Ultra-Violet, Polarizing and Fluorescent filters

Opteka lens cleaning kit & tabletop tripod

1 Year USA warranty & 5 year extended warranty included

Made in Japan, Includes: hood, caps, & manual

Customer Reviews

Pleased with this item
The lens works well with Canon Digital Rebel. The pictures are clear, yielding good resolution for macro shots.

Excellent product
I bought this lens thinking it was a MACRO lens. I thought it would allow me to take close up pictures, i.e. 1" away from subject. It is not that kind of macro lens.

In order to take pictures of small objects, I must put them on the floor, put the camera on the tripod pointed down, get up on a step stool and look through the viewfinder and focuse manually. (There is a special Macro switch on the lens that allows this "close up" work) I can fill the frame with the object, jewelry or coins and then use the remote to take the picture to minimize camera shake.

BUT! for taking telephoto pictures, this is a fantastic lens. We are planning a beach trip and I plan to get some really close up pictures of some hotties at the beach. Hahaha! If my wife lets me that is. This lens really magnifies the images. If you are doing surveillance work this lens would be great for you.

I would wholeheartedly recommend this lens as long as you understand it is not a 1:1 macro lens. It is a telephoto that will shoot some images that appear right there with you but are many feet away.

I have done some more research on 1:1 macro lenses and they come in 50mm, 70mm, 105mm sizes and allow you to shoot ACTUAL MACRO images.