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Old 24-07-11, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by greenwing View Post
These are good recommendations.

Be careful that the Sigma 70-300 is the APO version, and also make sure that it has the built-in motor. It's not designated HSM, which makes identifying it a bit tricky.

The 35mm to look out for is the f1.8 G AF-S DX; I don't think the f2.8 (if there was one?) will AF on the D3000.

You might want to make do with the 1:2 magnification of the Sigma 70-300 rather than get a dedicated Macro lens for the moment.

Hope this helps
Chris
Oops, sorry, typo, it is the 35mm f1,8 that I meant to type. My son has it and it is really sharp. Thanks for correcting me Chris.

Also, the reason that I chose this over the 50mm f1.8 that Jediboy refers to at £100 is that that lens will not autofocus on the D3100 as it has no internal motor.
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