Mike Anderson
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Zach, from what I understand, Adobe is going to stop offering their creative software for sale (except for Lightroom). To use their latest products you will have to pay a monthly subscription. At first I didn’t think I’d like a subscription but after pricing the latest LR 5 upgrade which was $85, I decided that the $9.99 subscription was a pretty good deal considering that it includes Photo Shop CC, Lightroom, Bridge CC, 20GB of cloud storage and a Behance ProSite. I don’t like using cracked software for storing and editing my images…
The $9.99 was supposed to be an offer to appease everyone that this pissed off and was only supposed to last until Dec 31, 2013. I see it’s still available on the site though so who knows.
I haven’t had any opportunity to get the prime out yet. For me the 300 2.8 L was a lens I’ve lusted over for years so it was more about fulfilling a wish then anything. Kinda like wanting a top of the line fly rod just to see how much better it really is. I suspect that just like fly fishing the big difference will only be noticed by a competent owner.
That Sigma is a solid lens and its not far away if I ever want to use it again. In all honesty if the Canon doesn’t blow me away I’ll likely go back to the Sigma and pocket the extra money. Between Lightroom, PS, and Nik software you can make just about any image look nice nowadays…Mike feel free to browse through some of mine as well. If you find some you want I’ll have to send them to you.
http://www.trophyfishingtn.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=15
http://www.trophyfishingtn.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=16
“Some companies have been known to release special coolers with expensive vacuum panels”
I bet they used White Styrofoam. 🙂
QC is still an issue with Sigma. I went through three copies getting a good one. One I couldn’t get good sharpness, two wouldn’t focus at all (completely dead on arrival), and three was just right.
While I was impressed with the Sigma and the Zoom capability, The question of is the best better kept lingering until I got a Christmas bonus and an offer to buy the Sigma for what I paid -100. So, I’ve switched to the Canon 300 2.8 IS but have yet to get out with it much. My initial impression is that it’s a 300mm macro. 🙂
That Said, the sigma really impressed me alot. Just before I sold it I put a 2x on it and was pretty amazed at the IQ it retained at 600mm 5.60. AF remained good as well. I think the Canon AF will be more consistent and no doubt more sharp as it’s a prime and known to be one of the sharpest lenses in the Canon big lens lineup. That said I would not hesitate to purchase a Sigma 120-300 again.