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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 159034" data-attributes="member: 9240">I saw that, but when I saw the 'DG' marking I thought it was only for cropped sensors (Sigma's use of 'DG' for Digital Glass and 'DC' for cropped sensors has confused me since the beginning - you'd think they'd come up with something less alike).&nbsp; Thanks for the heads up.&nbsp; Seems to be about the same price, but they're running an instant savings thing thru the end of June, and folks have this in stock while the Nikon seems to be backordered everywhere.&nbsp; I did some more reading yesterday afternoon, and I'm thinking a 105mm is probably the better way to go.&nbsp; The reviews on the Sigma seem to be very positive, and my standby <a href="http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=645&amp;Camera=614&amp;Sample=0&amp;FLI=0&amp;API=1&amp;LensComp=790&amp;CameraComp=453&amp;SampleComp=0&amp;FLIComp=0&amp;APIComp=1" target="_blank">lens comparison site test</a> against the Nikon 105mm shows it's at least as sharp and has less CA (the Sigma lens used is a Canon mount - if that matters).&nbsp; Was checking on the B&amp;H site and realized I have almost $100 in B&amp;H bucks, and this will net me about $30 back.&nbsp; NAPP membership nets me free ground shipping, which should get it here tomorrow (nice to be that close).&nbsp; You may have sufficiently twisted my arm.Now to write to Sigma to talk about those abbreviations...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 159034, member: 9240"] I saw that, but when I saw the 'DG' marking I thought it was only for cropped sensors (Sigma's use of 'DG' for Digital Glass and 'DC' for cropped sensors has confused me since the beginning - you'd think they'd come up with something less alike). Thanks for the heads up. Seems to be about the same price, but they're running an instant savings thing thru the end of June, and folks have this in stock while the Nikon seems to be backordered everywhere. I did some more reading yesterday afternoon, and I'm thinking a 105mm is probably the better way to go. The reviews on the Sigma seem to be very positive, and my standby [URL="http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=645&Camera=614&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=1&LensComp=790&CameraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=0&APIComp=1"]lens comparison site test[/URL] against the Nikon 105mm shows it's at least as sharp and has less CA (the Sigma lens used is a Canon mount - if that matters). Was checking on the B&H site and realized I have almost $100 in B&H bucks, and this will net me about $30 back. NAPP membership nets me free ground shipping, which should get it here tomorrow (nice to be that close). You may have sufficiently twisted my arm. Now to write to Sigma to talk about those abbreviations... [/QUOTE]

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