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Rumors Sigma 20-200mm f/3.5-6.3 travail zoom

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Quentinquirelino

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Ooohh - if it performs better than the 28-200 then this will be mine! Even if it’s a bit chunky, it’ll still be a lot lighter than the 24-105 + 70-200 f4.
 
dirk said:
it depends on the aperture. A 20-200/8.0 or F6.3.would not really help.

I would rather prefer a small 70-200/4-5.6
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According to the rumors, it will be f3.5-6.3. I think that sounds fine for a ten times zoom. Maybe it could replace all my zooms, including the 70-300. But maybe I would need an additional macro lens.
 
Quentinquirelino said:
According to the rumors, it will be f3.5-6.3.
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As far as I understood it, the aperture is not a rumor, only an opinion of the rumor size owner. So, take it with a grain of salt.
 
I'd be very happy with a 20-200 f3.5-f6.3. I'd even be happy with a 20-200 f8, so long as it performs decently wide open. For a do-it-all landscape lens, that's all I need - but it must have decent optical performance throughout the range. If it's no better than the 28-200 then I'll pass, but I hope that Sigma can do better than Panasonic and pull something out of the hat. Really, 20-200 is the perfect range for landscape.
 
pdk42 said:
Ooohh - if it performs better than the 28-200 then this will be mine! Even if it’s a bit chunky, it’ll still be a lot lighter than the 24-105 + 70-200 f4.
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Yeah but… this whole summer I have regretted not bringing my beloved 70-200f4. “Be reasonable” I told myself. “Save the weight. The 28-200 is more than enough in summer light!”

But darn I missed it because it always produces so pleasant images.

So for me I doubt the Sigma will be as good as the 70-200 and highly doubt it’ll be lighter and more compact than the Panasonic…

Really great to get more options in any case!
 
Jan.Wedekind said:
Yeah but… this whole summer I have regretted not bringing my beloved 70-200f4. “Be reasonable” I told myself. “Save the weight. The 28-200 is more than enough in summer light!”

But darn I missed it because it always produces so pleasant images.

So for me I doubt the Sigma will be as good as the 70-200 and highly doubt it’ll be lighter and more compact than the Panasonic…

Really great to get more options in any case!
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I think comparing the 28-200 with the 70-200 f4 is a really unfair comparison. In fact, there’s really no comparison possible!
 
Jan.Wedekind said:
Yeah but… this whole summer I have regretted not bringing my beloved 70-200f4. “Be reasonable” I told myself. “Save the weight. The 28-200 is more than enough in summer light!”

But darn I missed it because it always produces so pleasant images.

So for me I doubt the Sigma will be as good as the 70-200 and highly doubt it’ll be lighter and more compact than the Panasonic…
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This is where I am at. It will be interesting to see which is lighter - the 28-200 + the 14-28, or the 20-200 + the Sigma 17mm F4.

Having said that, of course the 20-200 is a more useful FL range for hiking/landscape as a single lens solution. We shall see about the IQ. 10x is a more challenging build than 7x.

Jan.Wedekind said:
Really great to get more options in any case!
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With these big range zooms the saying "Jack of all Trades, Master of None" comes to mind.

There have been many 18-200 zooms in the past, from Sigma also, sure I had one in my Canon days that was pretty good, but I think expectations and sensors are a little more demanding these days, will be interesting to see the size and weight.
 
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