… information: the VR uses quite a bit of battery. Probably as much as the flash at near full power. Also, the VR “sleep” behavior I demonstrate is true of all VR I’ve tested. I went to the store and tried 5 different VR lenses and they all went to sleep if you held the [...]
… the nice Sigma sale Amazon just had (maybe it is still going – I am not sure) Amazon has a number of Tamron lenses with discounts. Tamron Discounts on Amazon. Between Tamron and Sigma, I have had better luck with Tamron. The outstanding Tamron 17-50 f2.8 is one of my more heavily used lenses. [...]
… aperture blades is one of the maladies that can effect old camera lenses. Oil gets onto the blades when the grease in the focus gearing breaks down and leaks. Age and heat are typically what causes the grease to break down i.e. a lens left in a car on a hot sunny day. The [...]
Amazon is offering 10% off of Sigma lenses sold by Amazon (not 3rd party sellers). You can check out the list of available lenses here: Amazon Sigma Sale The sales code is: SIGMADAD Amazon often has excellent prices to begin with, so an additional 10% is nice. If you have Prime, you can get free [...]