Sigma APO 200 - 500 mm F2.8 lens

Falcone · 9th Mar 2007, 02:21 PM

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The world’s first Ultra-Telephoto Zoom Lens that offers a fast aperture of F2.8 at 500mm focal length

The APO 200-500mm F2.8 EX DG is the world’s first Ultra-Telephoto Zoom Lens that offers a fast aperture of F2.8 at 500mm focal length. It covers the widely used 200 to 500mm focal length range, and maintains its fast F2.8 aperture over the entire zoom range. Four SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass elements provide excellent correction for all types of aberrations and produce a high level of optical performance throughout the entire zoom range.

Shooting distance and focal length can be viewed on the lens’ LCD panel, which is an additional convenience for the photographer.

A filter can be inserted towards the rear of the lens, and a circular polarizing filter can be used with its ingenious rotation mechanism.

A dedicated APO TELE CONVERTER 2x EX DG II is supplied as a standard accessory with the APO 200-500mm F2.8 EX DG.

Its exclusive design minimises image degradation usually associated with teleconverters. When this dedicated teleconverter is used with the APO 200-500mm F2.8 EX DG lens, it becomes a large aperture 400-1000mm F5.6 AF Ultra-Telephoto Zoom lens.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0703/07...ma200500mm.asp

PsYkHoTiK · 9th Mar 2007, 03:13 PM

Bazooka!

So is this your next purchase?

Falcone · 9th Mar 2007, 05:19 PM

Nah I'll take my chances with the lions.....

Adrian Wong · 9th Mar 2007, 09:54 PM

OMG.. What a large lens!

Pretty hard to run with it when the lions come! But I guess the 500mm focal length will give you quite a long lead time!

s p r a n k i k o · 9th Mar 2007, 10:28 PM

Those lens should come with its own wheels!

PsYkHoTiK · 10th Mar 2007, 02:22 AM

Forget wheels. It should come with like a portable crane to help hold it up...

Chai · 10th Mar 2007, 07:10 AM

Buy Sigma 200-500, free Hummer 2.

peaz · 10th Mar 2007, 10:17 AM

Fuh.... Damn.... LOL!

ZuePhok · 10th Mar 2007, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by s p r a n k i k o

Those lens should come with its own wheels!

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

9th Mar 2007, 03:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
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