Sigma 70-300mm for D60 Review

I've had this lens for well over a week now and can confidently say that it was worth every penny. One of the main selling points of getting this lens was the cheap price tag. The other selling point was of course its telephoto capabilities. Of course I did the research online before purchasing to investigate the image quality and as a consensus, most people agreed it was pretty damn good. The way I figured it was that since I don't have an arsenal of other lenses to compare it to, I probably don't have that much to complain about. I mean unless it had a huge crack down the center or if the colors were way off, I was sure I would be satisfied. And I am.

Colors are great although the image quality is a little soft, but research into the matter seems to indicate this occurs at 300mm at 5.6. The sweet spot of this lens seems to be 250 or below at about 7.1. It's not bad enough to not recommend it.

The lens also has a macro mode that you can activate between 200 and 300mm. When switched on, the lens can focus on objects much closer but I find myself shooting instead in manual focus during macro situations. The autofocus just takes too long.

Since this is a 4-5.6 lens, I find myself having to bump the ISO up to about 400 to even 800 in daylight to get sharp images since I need to shoot at 1/320 or faster when not using a tripod. This is my major gripe, but hey for $250 I can live with it. Highly recommend it for a first lens or a telephoto on the cheap.