This lens has taken great shoots until the motor stop working. I have had this lens for less than a year. I have used Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 SLD DG Macro Lens for son ball games and outdoor shoot. I have not used for an ever day lens. Yesterday the lens would not focus. It looks like the motor only turns one way and stops. I have not contacted sigma yet I will keep you posted. Would of been a great lens for the price, but you get what you pay for.

Great value. I have just gotten my rebel xt and this is my second lens. I really do think that image stabilization is all marketing. Maybe it works fine for some things but for the most part if you are going to be shooting this far away under and conditions that require a slow shutter speed you are going to want a tripod. I mention this because the more expensive versions of this lens offer this but not worth the $$$. Plus I don’t want to worry about my lens or my camera. If I spend too much on either then I will tend to protect rather than use it. The refurb Canon along with this lens look impressive (versus point and shoot) and I do take great care of both but I could buy a couple of each of these before touching the regular price. If your reading this keep in mind I am just starting out with digital slr’s but if you are getting this lens you are probably on a budget but still want a decent lens. You won’t be able to use this in a low light but that is not what it is intended for anyway. This is well worth the price, fun to use the macro feature, just fun all around.

Holy cow, how did this one sneak past me for so long?. I love good lenses.

And I never thought something this cheap could be this good.

Was looking for a cheap tele zoom to use for a trip overseas, and found this one for next to nothing. I figured, hey, it’s 70-300, it’ll complement the 16-45 I have and probably be good enough for 4×6 prints. Boy, was I surprised. Even wide open at 300mm this thing puts out some excellent shots (I wouldn’t think twice about doing an 8×10 or even 11×14 from the results), and it handles macro on top of that. Did a bunch of macro shots at 300mm around f/8 and I couldn’t ask for anything better — the colors, contrast, everything is just… really damn good.

Kudos to Sigma for putting out something this nice at such an affordable price. I hope a lot of people discover this lens and put it to good use, because as long as you don’t need the speed of more expensive glass this is it.

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