Thanks guys! Have fun in Malaga Jake, I've seen some nice images from there when screening on JP.
Colin, the weather was perfect, 6 days of pure sunshine at Zurich, on several days it was even clear enough to see the Alps over 100km away. Got a great tan/burn too!
As for the new Sigma 120-300mm, I still have mixed opinions on it at the moment. My copy seems softer than I'd have expected from it so I'm sending it into Sigma along with my Canon 7D for a free recalibration, the 3 year warrenty will be a handy over the next few years should any problems arise. My old Canon 100-400mm was just as sharp to be honest.
The main detracting point about the lens is the twist zoom feature... it's very stiff so when zooming, it takes alot of effort to physically twist, whist already putting effort into holding the 3kg beast, all of which results in quite shaky panning. In comparison, the twist zoom on the Canon 70-200mm is a thousand times easier to twist.
All the negatives aside, it was great being able to go down to F3.5 and get perfectly editable shots whenever the focus would work.
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HB-JHB at Zurich - Kloten
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HB-JMO at Zurich - Kloten
by Dave Henderson on netAirspace.comSo if the recalibration fixes the softness and the twist zoom gradually loosens, then it should be a cracking lens.
