Recommend vendor for Zuiko Digital ED 70-300mm ... thanks!

[k3mistry]

hi all,

Buying the following lens....could you guys recommend a shop and price...thanks!

[microcosm]

Originally Posted by k3mistry hi all, Buying the following lens....could you guys recommend a shop and price...thanks!

Usual suspects, MS Colour, Alan Photo, John 3:16 and Harvey Norman Funan Centre.

Dude... have you been reading the other threads? These four always surface...

Happy shopping, and happy new year!

[k3mistry]

hi,

Yea...actually mixed bag of vendors. Thanks so much!

[microcosm]

Originally Posted by k3mistry hi, Yea...actually mixed bag of vendors. Thanks so much!

Depends on what you want... cheap price, service, etc. Happy shopping!

[marky]

Read up on these few vendors first.. personnally i dun like going to Alan Photo.. but thats me, cos of a few reasons..

[k3mistry]

Roger marky...

Lots of "funny" vendors ard i guess..

[microcosm]

Exactly.... guess you will have to move around a little to find out who is the best for you... personally I like MS Colour these days if I have to buy anything in Singapore...

[viewwing]

Sorry... hijack a little... I'm also looking for 70-300 lens. an oly one from MS was quoted to me at $580...

And i was told by a sales person in Tangs that there's a Sigma 70-300 DC SUPER MACRO at about $400... (i only saw for Canon and Nikon... but he say he can bring it in on wed)

I was baffled... i didn't know there was one for 4/3 from sigma... anyone is aware? i mean if there's one and its going at that price and feedback of that lens... the choice for me is clear...

Can anyone enlighten me?

[spidey89]

Originally Posted by viewwing Sorry... hijack a little... I'm also looking for 70-300 lens. an oly one from MS was quoted to me at $580... And i was told by a sales person in Tangs that there's a Sigma 70-300 DC SUPER MACRO at about $400... (i only saw for Canon and Nikon... but he say he can bring it in on wed) I was baffled... i didn't know there was one for 4/3 from sigma... anyone is aware? i mean if there's one and its going at that price and feedback of that lens... the choice for me is clear... Can anyone enlighten me?

I myself am aware of the 70-300 DC Super Macro from Sigma,sure the price diff is there but considering that the glasses used in the Olympus version and Sigma version,also,the Olympus version design is based on the Sigma design i believe,so far,lenses made for 4/3 systems come from Zuiko,Sigma and Leica/Panasonic,hope this helps

[k3mistry]

Originally Posted by spidey89 I myself am aware of the 70-300 DC Super Macro from Sigma,sure the price diff is there but considering that the glasses used in the Olympus version and Sigma version,also,the Olympus version design is based on the Sigma design i believe,so far,lenses made for 4/3 systems come from Zuiko,Sigma and Leica/Panasonic,hope this helps

hi spidey,

Sorry i ama lttle lost here....meaning...they are the same?

[spidey89]

well,the glass used in Olympus and Sigma are diff,Olympus is using ED lens,no idea about sigma,other than that,i believe construction is the same

[viewwing]

bro,

you mean there's actually one for 4/3 mounts? i thought there was non...

[dorts]

It's believed that the ZD one is same as the Sigma one, which means not designed for digital. But I don't know.

[drakon09]

Originally Posted by dorts It's believed that the ZD one is same as the Sigma one, which means not designed for digital. But I don't know.

The ZD version has been re-engineered.

Lens design are pretty fixed, that's why the element layout for the ZD is identical to the Sigma (there's only that few ways to design a 70-300mm lens...)

[viewwing]

Originally Posted by drakon09 The ZD version has been re-engineered. Lens design are pretty fixed, that's why the element layout for the ZD is identical to the Sigma (there's only that few ways to design a 70-300mm lens...)

drakon, does that mean that a Sigma mount is the 4/3 version?

I check on their webby and they do have one in sigma mount... so sigma being a participating company for 4/3. That would mean its a 4/3 mount right?

Hmm... if thats the case... a 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO DG MACRO is $US300... thats still cheaper that the zuiko lens... time to price hunt :P

[drakon09]

Originally Posted by viewwing drakon, does that mean that a Sigma mount is the 4/3 version? I check on their webby and they do have one in sigma mount... so sigma being a participating company for 4/3. That would mean its a 4/3 mount right? Hmm... if thats the case... a 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO DG MACRO is $US300... thats still cheaper that the zuiko lens... time to price hunt :P

No, Sigma has their own proprietary lens mount - different from the 4/3 mount.

[spidey89]

Originally Posted by viewwing drakon, does that mean that a Sigma mount is the 4/3 version? I check on their webby and they do have one in sigma mount... so sigma being a participating company for 4/3. That would mean its a 4/3 mount right? Hmm... if thats the case... a 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO DG MACRO is $US300... thats still cheaper that the zuiko lens... time to price hunt :P

They just participate in making their lens with 4/3 mounts,but their lens are not designed for digital sensors in Oly and Pana DSLRs,so what I believe is that 70-300 is,to put it in a way,optimised for flim whereas,the exterior of the ZD 70-300 is visually identical to Sigma ones except it's interior is different from that of the Sigma version,thus making ZD 70-300 optimised for the 4/3 sensor

[viewwing]

sheesh... so there isn't any sigma 70-300mm with a 4/3 mount then. had me excited for a while there...

Oh well... time to save up then...

[Kirika]

The 70-300mm is obviously a Sigma lens! If you peel off the tacky 140-600mm sticker and remove the Olympus-disguise casing... haha jk

Anyway, "recommend" will indeed depend on whether it's cheaper...and/or service is good. So far Bally Photo at Funan (John 3:16 level) offloads at $535 and you may be able to negotiate better. John offers at higher prices but with better deals on the filter and good friendly service.

[viewwing]

Wonder if getting it from vpost japan is worth it? i saw on the equipment thread that its 478 from there...

Anyone bought theirs from there?