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Thread:	The Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 IF EX DG HSM gives all photographers more bang for their buck!
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Excerpt:	To start off, I'm not a professional photographer. I'd love to be, but it just isn't the field that I chose to pursue. I am, however, an avid amateur photographer, and I take pride in whatever professional-looking photos I manage to take. That being said, I'm always on the lookout for the latest advances in photography- namely the best lenses. For years, I've been following Sigma, buying their lenses whenever possible. I've found that they are of the utmost quality, and I've turned out more than a few beautiful shots with them at my side. So, naturally, when the latest addition to Sigma's F series, the F2.8 made it's way onto shelves across the world, I was immediately inclined to pick one up for myself. I'm happy to say that I far from regret dropping 400$ to make one mine. The first thing that struck me was the lens' far more compact design. Despite Sigma's impeccable taste, some of their older models were a tad clunky- a small flaw that can lead to problems along the way. The new and shiny f2.8, however, is not only capable of more than it's predecessors, but is also notably more compact. The first photos which I took with my new lens were Christmas card photos. Since said images needed to be printed in a remarkably high resolution, I was greatly pleased by the heightened sharpness. Also, even though we were photographing in an outside area riddled with stray sunlight, this was not evident in the photo. Whilst my older lens had some amount of trouble with glare and redeye, the f2.8 seemed to eliminate it entirely. Apparently, this is due to some sort of a lens coating which specifically targets glare and ghost. Aside from remarkable sharpness and the ability to block out glare, the f2.8 has other useful qualities. While I'm not about to delve into the deep physical properties of camera lenses, the shape and wideness of the F2.8 makes for excellent Gaussian blur effects. The fairly comprehensive focus levels allow anyone to shift between numerous distinctly different focus levels. Some are sharp and make for excellent standard portraiture. If you adjust your focus a tad, however, you can easily make background objects blurred out. I found this highly useful in some of the more complicated shots that I took which required a greater sense of motion or perspective. All and all, the F2.8 is an excellent lens, especially for the price. While mine cost me roughly 400$ a while back, they are easy to come across for roughly 350$, nowadays. If you're an amateur looking for a gateway into professionalism, or a professional photographer on a budget, there really isn't a lens of similar quality within the same price range. In fact, in order to get something even marginally better, you'd probably end up spending at least a hundred dollars extra, so don't pass one up!

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