Canon Elan 7 and Sigma 100-300 f4 HSM

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Hi, would you tell me, please, if the Sigma 100-300 mm f/4.0 EX IF HSM Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS is compatible with the camera Canon Elan7 ? I can't make a decision between this lens and the Canon 200 mm f/2.8.

Thank you in advance Ilze

-- Ilze Vilks (vilcene@lanet.lv), February 28, 2002

Answers

Should be; the legendary compatibility problems with Sigma lenses supposedly don't apply to HSM lenses (that's what I've read - I don't know firsthand if it's true), and this is quite a new lens anyway.

-- Steve Dunn (steved@ussinc.com), February 28, 2002.

That is what Sigma would like us to believe:
 http://www.sigma-photo.com/html/news/Elan7.htm

but there was a report on the Elan 7E Group of several incompatible Sigma lenses, including the 400mm f/5.6 HSM APO Macro.

The "Third party" page does list at least one Sigma lens compatible with the Elan 7, but the 100-300 is not recorded.

Can you tell us here what you find out?

-- Julian Loke (elan7e-owner@yahoogroups.com), March 01, 2002.


Aside from any compatibility issues, I'd definately buy the Canon over the Sigma lens.

-- Isaac Sibson (isibson@hotmail.com), March 06, 2002.

Just one thing to say.. buy the Sigma lens. Is a great lens, fully compatible with the Elan 7 (I have one), whit constant f4 aperture, fast focusing and great sharpnes and contrast. Probaly is the best Sigma lens ever made in my opinion.

-- Armando Vernaglia Junior (contato@armando.fot.br), March 23, 2002.

In the past there were many problems with some Sigma lenses and the new Canon Elan 7 (EOS 30). I think there were problems with HSM-lenses too. Today i think all new Sigma lenses should work well with all Canon Bodys and SIGMA will update your older lenses freely. My experience with the Sigma-Service (in Germany) is very good. On the other hand SIGMA could not guarantee that the lenses will work with futures bodys. bye Uli

-- uli (ubaby@gmx.de), April 19, 2002.


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