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Hi all,

I think i've outgrown the standard 18-70 that came with my a200 now and i want to get something with a bit more zoom.

I have seen the sigma 70-300mm lens for a good price and have seen a couple of good reviews.

I dont have a lot of money so who can recommend me a good lens?

I didnt realise how expensive this photgraphy lark was going to get!!!!!

Woza.

If cost is a concern, you could try getting an old Minolta lens at ebay to tie you over. I have the Minolta 100-200mm f4.5 and it works very very well, is in really good condition (like new almost) and cost about 80USD, so not bad at all! Just make sure to do your research beforehand, ebay can be a shady place.

As for expense, you have no idea !

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The Sigma 70-300 is one of the cheapest ways to get to 300. Do check and go for the APO version if you do as it has better image quality, although costs a little more. Alternatively the Tamron 70-300 is about the same too.

Do note these are cheap lenses! They can go for far more than this...

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Canon DSLRs: 7D, 5D2, 1D, 600D, 450D full spectrum, 300D IR mod
Lenses: EF 35/2, 50/1.8, 85/1.8, 135/2+SF, 28-80 V, 70-300L, 100-400L, TS-E 24/3.5L, MP-E 65, EF-S 15-85 IS
3rd party: Zeiss 2/50 makro, Samyang 8mm fisheye, Sigma 150 macro, 120-300 f/2.8 OS, Celestron 1325/13
Tinies: Sony HX9V.

Sigma lenses (especially the 70-300mm) have a tendancy to have their AF gears stripped by Sony cameras. They AF motor is just a bit too fast for some.

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Sony α300
Sony HVL-F58AM Bounce-Shift Flash
Tamron SP 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF)
Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di
Sony 50mm F/1.4 SAL-50F14
Sony 100mm Macro F/2.8 SAL-100MF28

I have a minolta 70-210 f4 "beercan" which is a great lens. It's really sharp, has great build quality, has a fixed f4 aperature.

You can get one on ebay usually for about $150.

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Canon 40D | Tokina 11-16 f2.8 | Canon 50mm f1.4

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i have the 75-300mm sony lense and it is fantastic ,,gives great defocused effect around the subject ,,and the images are truely beautiful and sharp ,,cost me around 180 uk sterling ,,but has so far been my favourite lense ,,if you want something that can take close up from 6ft +,probably the best thing i ever bought for my setup ,,just an input

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sony a350
sal50f18 portrait lense
sony 18-70 standard lense
sony75-300mm tele zoom lense
sony circluar 55mm polarizer
sony hvl-f56am wireless flashgun with bounce

A good All around good Glass lens is the Sony 16-105mm take a look

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sostand/

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This Sigma lens strips gear on Sony cameras. Try Tamron 70-300mm instead.