In article <BzJ6DJ.LD3@comp.vuw.ac.nz>, jenny@gphs.vuw.ac.nz (Jenny Rollo)
wrote:
>My second purchase is for a zoom up to 300mm. I have been told that Sigma is >the best (after Nikkors themselves) and that Tamrons and Tokinas are not fully >compatible with all the AF mechanism on the 801S. Is this true?? Apparently >the 90-300mm Tokina doesn't work on the 801S at all. Does this mean that Sigma >is my only option if I can't afford the more expensive Nikkors??
Actually, all the tests I have seen in European magazines show the
75-300 APO Sigma to be optically superior to the Nikon counterpart.
Whether this really has any relevance depends on how you intend to use