BackdoorArts
Senior Member
The sport version. I'm amazed they launch a product and then tell you that it takes close to five months before you can have one. I assumed many would wait on the C version. Maybe they do and Sigma simply can't manufacture fast or plenty enough.
The Tamron might be a bit less sharp but I don't care that much. The price difference is good for maybe another FX lens.
Three factors here - how many were pre-ordered (my understanding from Sigma reps at PhotoPlus was that the number was higher than expected), how many lenses are allocated to each dealer, and how does your order stack in with the other two?
When I got back from PhotoPlus there were lenses to be had here in the US, and now everywhere is listed as "pre-order" so I suspect initial demand far outweighed production. I don't blame Sigma for underestimating as it surely beats the other option. As long as you haven't been charged for the lens yet then it's just the frustration of early adopters.