dust n fungus is the main enemy of glass n even if u get it cleaned the protective coating that fungus has eaten till that time i think such a lens is not worth buying ...
n which shops u had been to???
btw which type of lens ur looking for????
i see u have 18-105mm then 70-300mm and 50mm prime ... 28-200 sigma is not required if u have that focal length already covered unless it is f2.8 or constant f4 lens ... sell it ...
all u now need is a macro (sigma 105mm is ur best pick n it wont come cheap)
n one utlra wide angel lens ... sigma 10-20 f4-5.6 would cost u new 40-43k n used minimum 35k depending on condition n if some one is selling cheaper then there must be a catch but must read about sigma Quality Control issues with this lens ... most copies out there r soft ...
in short sir gee u either can buy two superb lenses n keep them for life ...n take breath takin pictures or buy low end lenses lots of em n take mediocre pics with bad resolution ... for 2nd track i would strongly suggest buy nikon or canon super zoom with 40x +/- lenses ... who can do amazing macros ... superb telele photo shots and equally good portraits
so if i were u n im more into macro ill buy a DSLR body with a macro lens and kit lens n for rest of the focal lengths ill buy a super zoom ...
dnt go for cheap lenses they r cheap for a reason ... n thats y they r easily available in shops ... good things dnt come to even shops ... n again i strongly say dnt buy from shops ... buy from photographer directly ... cause most photographers r HONEST people n give 100% correct feed back of their equipment ... now u will have to find who all r they
n what is their reputation ... Muhammad Azhar Hafeez is from islamabad he is PTV or somethign best person to deal with n great guidance for nikonians ... Rashid from Nikon shop is also a great guy ... Muhammad Asif is i think best portrait photographer in twin cities who uses nikon ... then there r ton of wedding photographers who can be of great help .. ali maqbool is highly recommended ... dnt miss anything if he is selling ...
n dnt buy old lenses ... unless it is worth buyin ... try takin picture with a Nikon N-Lens like 70-200 f2.8 n u will never use these cheap glasses ... yes learn from these cheap lesnes but dnt keep them till eternity ...
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dust n fungus is the main enemy of glass n even if u get it cleaned the protective coating that fungus has eaten till that time i think such a lens is not worth buying ...
n which shops u had been to???
btw which type of lens ur looking for????
i see u have 18-105mm then 70-300mm and 50mm prime ... 28-200 sigma is not required if u have that focal length already covered unless it is f2.8 or constant f4 lens ... sell it ...
all u now need is a macro (sigma 105mm is ur best pick n it wont come cheap)
n one utlra wide angel lens ... sigma 10-20 f4-5.6 would cost u new 40-43k n used minimum 35k depending on condition n if some one is selling cheaper then there must be a catch but must read about sigma Quality Control issues with this lens ... most copies out there r soft ...
in short sir gee u either can buy two superb lenses n keep them for life ...n take breath takin pictures or buy low end lenses lots of em n take mediocre pics with bad resolution ... for 2nd track i would strongly suggest buy nikon or canon super zoom with 40x +/- lenses ... who can do amazing macros ... superb telele photo shots and equally good portraits
so if i were u n im more into macro ill buy a DSLR body with a macro lens and kit lens n for rest of the focal lengths ill buy a super zoom ...
dnt go for cheap lenses they r cheap for a reason ... n thats y they r easily available in shops ... good things dnt come to even shops ... n again i strongly say dnt buy from shops ... buy from photographer directly ... cause most photographers r HONEST people n give 100% correct feed back of their equipment ... now u will have to find who all r they
n what is their reputation ... Muhammad Azhar Hafeez is from islamabad he is PTV or somethign best person to deal with n great guidance for nikonians ... Rashid from Nikon shop is also a great guy ... Muhammad Asif is i think best portrait photographer in twin cities who uses nikon ... then there r ton of wedding photographers who can be of great help .. ali maqbool is highly recommended ... dnt miss anything if he is selling ...
n dnt buy old lenses ... unless it is worth buyin ... try takin picture with a Nikon N-Lens like 70-200 f2.8 n u will never use these cheap glasses ... yes learn from these cheap lesnes but dnt keep them till eternity ...