On the other end of the spectrum i have now had to deal with Sigma as i found that the 180mm Macro will not work at all with the D7000, The lens is about 2.5 years old and purchased new from BH Photovideo, I spoke to a lady on the phone who took all the details and was told that the lens was an old one and could not be fixed, I had already told her the model and after some moaning on my behalf that a lens under 3 years old could not be classed as an old lens was told as it was not a DG lens it was old-I had already told her it was a DG lens-DER, So i was put through to somebody else to go over it again, I gave the serial number and was told that it probably would not take the firmware upgrade-$10 as it seems it was older than the 2.5 years and must have been sitting on BH's shelf for some considerable time, So i may have 2 choices if the firmware upgrade does not work
1.Live with it and only use it on my D3s which works fine
2. Have a new circuit board fitted at $100+
I guess this is a lesson learnt to anybody looking at buying a 3rd party lens, If i had purchased a Nikon lens it would work on any Nikon body, The Nikon 200F4 micro currently sells for $1700 whereas the Sigma is -just checked BH and it shows as discontinued-Great, Seems like they have dropped the 180mm and just have the 150mm in the long macro range
Its a shame as the 180mm Macro is a very nice lens-beautifully sharp, Pretty well built and the controls are smooth, I will send it in and depending on the outcome decide if i will repair it (if possible) keep it or sell it
Fingers crossed that it will take a firmware update however the guy on the phone wasnt very positive about that, Here is the first image taken from my pond taken with the D3s and 180mm macro
Dave
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