Sigma 120-300 f2.8 EX DG OS HSM

[dulvariprestige]

No its the 2.8, I have the F4, its 100-300.
But that price is for the non OS version don't forget.

[camerasnoop]

I'll have to take a look. It was listed as brand new at Camerasdirect for $3300. It's listed as discontinued on the Sigma site. There's one at Vanbar for $3600, and then there's:

http://www.topbuy.com.au/tbcart/pc/S...ign=TBDF-80411

Too good to be true?

[dulvariprestige]

I wouldn't take to much notice of MSRP prices, the 70-200's MSRP was $2,499, pick up mine for $1,209 delivered.

I tried to buy it from Camerasdirect on Monday, but they wanted $1,597 and wouldn't move, so when I left the shop I ordered it online, and it turned up yesterday morning.

[camerasnoop]

I'll keep that in mind. B&H haven't updated their site yet. It's another religious holiday today.

[Wobbles]

Now available for pre-order!
http://www.photographybay.com/2011/0...ntent=My+Yahoo

[dulvariprestige]

I still haven't had a good chance to play with my new 70-200 OS, but I can see the huge improvement in IQ over the non OS version, so if the 120-300 OS goes the same way, I would be definitely waiting to see what people are going to say about it.

[camerasnoop]

I've ordered the discontinued non-OS model. Call me a thrill-seeker, but I've ordered it from Topbuy.com.au. Let's see if they can deliver on their $1600 price tag. That's half the price of the new model.

[MarkChap]

Time will tell

[Boo53]

Camerasnoop

Can't talk about the lens, but I've bought a body & a couple of lenses from Topbuy & haven't had any problems.

[camerasnoop]

I read all the complaints about them on whirlpool and I figured that there were something like four years in which people were complaining, so they're not fly-by-nighters and would have been out of business before now if they were as bad as some were saying. Still, they haven't fixed that piss-poor web Messaging Service and no email confirmations came through. I'll give them a few more days before I panic.

[camerasnoop]

Well my Sigma 120-300 turned up this morning. My Sigma 1.4TC didn't. I'll track down the folks at Topbuy.com.au to find out what happened.

[camerasnoop]

The teleconverter must have been sourced separately to the lens. Topbuy.com.au have provided me with a tracking code on HK Mail and Australia Post which shows it is somewhere between Alexandria and here. I'm happy. Just have to give the lens a proper workout. Might have to find some sports to shoot.

[Bennymiata]

I've bought cameras and lenses (as well as other things) from Top Buy, at very good prices, and haven't had any problems with them.

Has your lens arrived yet?