Sabarish

I purchased the Sigma 70 – 300mm APO DG Macro Lens online from BHphotovideo.com during Thanksgiving and a friend who was coming down from the U.S brought it for me last week!!

I choose this lens over the ones from Canon primarily for the cost. I got this at US $188 and for the price this is quite a lens! Also for my current requirements of general photography this lens should suffice.

The lens feels great, extends quite a bit and comes with its own lens hood, which is useful. The f/4-5.6 lens has a 1:2 macro feature between  200 – 300 mm, with a minimum focussing distance of 0.95 metres.

The flickr pool of Sigma 70 – 300 mm APO DG Macro lens users has some amazing shots and you can check it out here.

I finally got to take out the lens and test it last weekend! Keep watching my photoblog for updates.

I am now a very proud owner of a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi also known as the EOS 400D!

I got 2 lenses along with the dSLR -

1. Canon EF 50 mm f/1.8 II – This prime lens is amazing at portraits and colours and is very sharp.

2. Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8 DC – This will be my main walk around lens.

I am currently enjoying playing around and experimenting with the camera and the lenses. I have a lot to learn now that I’ve upgraded to a dSLR and I’m super excited!

Being a Canon fan, I had no doubts as to which camera I was going to get. The camera feels just right in my hands and is easy to operate.

Keep watching my flickr stream for more updates and photos with the new camera and lens!