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<blockquote data-quote="mauckcg" data-source="post: 168976" data-attributes="member: 13944">Went out of town this past weekend to visit some friends and to see some fireworks.&nbsp; I thought it would be fun to attempt to get some pictures of the fireworks show.&nbsp; In preparation I stopped by a camera store close to my friends house to pick up a tri-pod and a remote shutter release.&nbsp; The two sales people were both occupied so i meandered around a bit until i ended up looking at the lenses they had in the display case.&nbsp; To my surprise the Sigma 17-70 C lens was out, which for some reason i hadn't expected till later in the year.&nbsp; I picked one up along with the tri-pod and remote shutter release.&nbsp; Sadly the fireworks show was canceled because of the weather.I took some pictures with both the sigma and the 18-55 nikon kit lens to compare the two.&nbsp; Using the same settings between the two lenses the Sigma was consistently sharper and much more accurate color reproduction than the kit lens.&nbsp; So far, I'm very pleased with the lens.Next weekend I'll be at a small historic airshow at my brothers house on Saturday and then a Vintage race on Sunday.&nbsp; I should have ample opportunity to see what it can do.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mauckcg, post: 168976, member: 13944"] Went out of town this past weekend to visit some friends and to see some fireworks. I thought it would be fun to attempt to get some pictures of the fireworks show. In preparation I stopped by a camera store close to my friends house to pick up a tri-pod and a remote shutter release. The two sales people were both occupied so i meandered around a bit until i ended up looking at the lenses they had in the display case. To my surprise the Sigma 17-70 C lens was out, which for some reason i hadn't expected till later in the year. I picked one up along with the tri-pod and remote shutter release. Sadly the fireworks show was canceled because of the weather. I took some pictures with both the sigma and the 18-55 nikon kit lens to compare the two. Using the same settings between the two lenses the Sigma was consistently sharper and much more accurate color reproduction than the kit lens. So far, I'm very pleased with the lens. Next weekend I'll be at a small historic airshow at my brothers house on Saturday and then a Vintage race on Sunday. I should have ample opportunity to see what it can do. [/QUOTE]

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