Thanks mate!

In terms of what the Yanks call "bang per buck' then I absolutely agree.

The Nikon lenses sometimes have the edge with image quality but it's not necessarily a given.

The only problem I've ever had with a Sigma lens is with my 150-500. This a great vfm lens and fast enough to shoot rugby in good light at ISO400-800, but although it worked perfectly with my late, lamented D200, I'm told it needs to be "re-engineered" (WTF that means) in order to work with my D300s.

No experience with Nikon lenses so I was unable to offer advice. I upgraded all my lenses to f2.8 in the last two years, to buy Canon lenses it would have cost me a fortune, to do it with second user Sigmas it was fairly painless, apart from the 70-200mm.

That 150-500mm just needs a chip swapped out, Canon later model cameras have the same issue, if you have an old fashioned camera shop close by they should be able to help, I think it costs around £90 if you get Sigma to do it.

any good for anyone??? www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl ... _30731.htm

any good for anyone??? www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl ... _30731.htm

Cheap enough to be sure, but it looks very flimsy.

The top section looks to be about the circumference that the bottom section would be on a half-decent tripod.

The clue is in the price.

Saying that, I once bought a wetsuit for a tenner and a diving bag for £30 from there about 6 years ago and they are still in good nick.

i dont use or need one mate, so not an expert on its quality. someone may find a use for it or not LOL.

It's been a while, but thanks

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Whacked right up and with a 4 second exposure is about the max you'd get out of it.

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Bordering on HDR territory for this one

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Still can't get a decent black and white conversion, even with a sepia tint.

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Dancing on Ice in Sheffield lastnight, low light yet needed to capture the action, not easy, how did I do?

No wonder the bloke in the last picture is smiling. I would.