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Old 08-21-2006, 04:56 PM   #190
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Originally posted by Bonjour43MA
with the copies that I've used, the Tamron's sharp at f2.8 and totally usable, whereas the Sigma is soft and to me that defeats the whole purpose of having an f2.8 lens - no point in having one if you can't use it wide open.

your mileadge may vary

i think thats the biggest problem with sigma/tamron, they vary so much copy to copy. i have the sigma ex dg macro and love it, older versions arent as good from what i've seen/heard. i just wish it was hsm/77mm.
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