Cryptopix wrote:
>>> People regularly re****t that there is variance in the performance of
>>> Sigma lenses. Canon lenses ALSO vary, and I'm sure Nikon does too...
>>> so the lens you buy might be a dud.
>>
>>> I've even heard that some pros will buy 6 copies of a lens, like a
>>> 500mm, test them, and then return 5, keeping the best one.
>>
>> Yeah, I bought one 500/4L IS USM and I really got a winner on my
>> first try! I ended up selling the piece of **** and got the Nikkor
>> version for $2K more.
>>
>>> How the heck can a person evaluate a new lens purchase to find out
>>> if it is a good copy, without having an optics lab... and
>>> objectively (without subjective guesswork)? Can ordinary folks do
>>> this, or do you have to be some kind of expert?
>>
>> Just buy Nikon lenses.
>>
>> Rita
>
> Just to put the messages back where the OP intended them to go.
He should have never strayed from his predetermined path in the first
place.
Rita
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