Product Description

The high performance telephoto zoom lens is ideal for digital SLR cameras. This lens has two SLD glass elements in the front lens group and one in the rear lens group It is able to shoot with maximum magnification 1: 2 at the focal length of 300 mm. It's the ideal lens for portraits, sports photography, nature photography, and other types of photography that frequently use the telephoto range.

Product Details

• Brand: Sigma
• Model: B000ALLMI8
• Dimensions: 3.00" h x 3.00" w x 4.80" l, 1.17 pounds

Features

• Optimized for use with digital SLR cameras
• Multi-layer lens coating and lens design reduces flare and ghosting
• Minimum focusing distance is 37.4 inches at all zoom settings
• Features 14 lens elements in 10 Groups
• High-performance lens ideal for portraits, sports photography, nature photography

Amazon.com Product Description
The Sigma APO 70-300mm f4-5.6 DG Macro Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras is a telephoto zoom lens with tele-macro functionality. Optimized for digital cameras, this high-performance lens has two Special Low Dispersion (SLD) glass elements in the front lens group and one in the rear lens group. It is able to shoot with maximum magnification 1:2 at the focal length of 300 millimeters. It's the ideal lens for portraits, sports photography, nature photography, and other types of photography that frequently use the telephoto range.

The multi-layer lens coating and lens design reduce flare and ghosting, which is a common problem with digital cameras, and it also creates an optimum color balance through the entire zoom range. High optical performance is demonstrated throughout the entire zoom range. The lens features a switch that converts the lens to macro photography at focal lengths between 200 millimeters and 300 millimeters, with a minimum focusing distance of 37.4 inches. In normal mode the minimum focusing distance is 59.1 inches at all zoom settings.

Customer Reviews

Great Lens for its money!
I bought this lens for a back up because I have to send my main lens Canon 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM in for repair. At first I did not like it because I was used to the IS feature and the camera shake was horrible. But after attaching it to a mono pod and actually taking it out for a real test drive I was simply amazed. This lens is really really nice. And you can't beat the price. Have only had it for a few weeks and finally can control the camera shake a little while holding hand held. The camera that I use is the Canon 40D so the two combined it works wonders.

I read the reviews in here first before I purchased the lens and a lot of people complained about the auto focus. Well the reason why you are having problems with focusing is because you are to close to the subject. Its a macro/telephoto lens. You don't have to stand on top of the subject to get the shot. If you back up a little or till the point it will focus you will get a clear shot. It just takes time and patients.

This lens also makes a good portrait lens! It has become my every day lens here of late! Highly recommended it! Forgot to mention the colors are amazing. I have noticed since using this lens I do very little editing in CS3. Hopefully one day amazon will allow me to upload pictures. Keeps saying they are having problems. You can view the pictures I have taken with this lens at my better photo site. www.betterphoto.com?sadonna

Great lens for half the price!
I was looking for a newer, replacement lens for my Canon digital SLR, and stumbled across this gem. Half the price of the equivalent Canon brand lenses, it immedaitely caught my attention. Once I satisfied myself that it would indeed be compatible with my camera, I bought it and tried it out. Not only did it work, it was easier to use than the lens I had bought it to replace! I highly recommend this lens to any Canon owner looking for a telephoto lens, whether they have a digital or print camera.

very satisfied customer
I was looking for an AF lens a bit less expensive than the actual canon lenses. I am a casual picture taker, and the response from the lens is better than I was expecting given the price differences from the "name" brand. I have actually been looking at other sigma lenses first now.