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The one time I bought from Beach Camera I got cheated. Beach Camera plays fast and loose with descriptions and then argues that they shouldn't be held responsible for the errors in their ads.
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I have bought several things from BC and never had any problems.
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I think that is the older model--paging pRICE cUBE Danny?
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Looks like the current version to me.
I haven't had a problem with beach camera/buy dig but doesn't mean they haven't messed up for some people.
This lens zooms clockwise like Canon lenses, Nikon zooms the other way.
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AAAAARGH! Just got one last month for $340. But I needed it for a road trip through 7 National Parks, 2 National Monuments, and a National Wildlife Refuge. Used it A LOT! Worked well on my aging back-up, a Rebel XTi.
Great value.
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Racer X wrote:
AAAAARGH! Just got one last month for $340. But I needed it for a road trip through 7 National Parks, 2 National Monuments, and a National Wildlife Refuge. Used it A LOT! Worked well on my aging back-up, a Rebel XTi.
Great value.
Look at it this way, what are missed shots worth when changing lenses?
I like these all in one zooms for general use, changing lenses between an 18-55 and a 55-200/300 will results in lost shots and dust having an opportunity to get on your sensor.
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That's the way we saw it. Other than the zoom creep when pointed down, it did well.
But my Canon 28-135 IS USM does it even worse.
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Where can I find a reasonably priced lens with similar specs for my Sony e-mount camera? Those seem to be selling between $500 and $700. Ouch!
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Worked well on my aging back-up, a Rebel XTi.
I got the Sigma for my old but still hale XTi also. Get a few more years out of it...