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Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 APO HSM for Canon

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Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 APO HSM for Canon

Another unique Sigma telephoto, the 120-300 f/2.8 (along with the 100-300 f/4) provides a range and aperture not available from anyone else. A very sharp lens that focuses relatively quickly with hypersonic motor drive. A favorite of sports shooters, especially on the sidelines for football and basketball.

Note: at almost 6 pounds, this is a heavy lens. Unless you’re really strong you’ll want to shoot from a monopod.

Note: This lens is compatible with both Sigma and Canon 1.4x teleconverters.

Roger’s Take: This is a unique lens and the ability to zoom in this range at f/2.8 is invaluable in some situations. It’s not as sharp as a 300mm f/2.8 prime lens, but its pretty close. The only downside (other than the fact that it weighs more than your Thanksgiving turkey) is that the autofocus isn’t quite as fast or as accurate as Canon’s lenses, especially when the lighting is poor.

High Risk Lens: The Sigma 120-300 f/2.8 lens has a higher failure rate than most lenses in our lineup.

  • How high? The 120-300 has a problem rate of 2% of rentals, despite being checked out thoroughly before it leaves us.
  • Why? We can’t be sure. Sigma lenses as a rule have more problems than other brands. The larger Sigma zooms seem to have more issues than other Sigma lenses, possibly because of the weight of the glass elements and shock damage in shipping.
  • What’s the point? We’re letting you know on the front end make sure you order this lens in time to check it out before you leave for vacation or schedule your big shoot. We can send a replacement if it has a problem, but we can’t send a replacement Friday night to get to you you Saturday morning.
  • Type of problem: Front and backfocus, loss of calibration.
    Note: The Sigma 120-300 f/2.8 is not as quick or accurate to autofocus as the telephoto prime lenses. This is not a failure issue, its the nature of a very huge zoom trying to move lots of glass around.

Try and Buy Program: Lensrentals is pleased that our friends at SuperDigitalCity have made a special offer for our customers renting this item and considering purchase. Simply email your Lensrentals Invoice number to SuperdigitalCity and they will email you back a coupon code good for $144 (one week’s rental) off of the purchase of the Sigma 120-300 lens.

Specs:

Length
10.6"
Filter
105mm
Weight
5.8 lbs

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Pricing

LensRentals.com offers rentals of every length between 4 and 90 days. Some common selections are:

Rental Period Price Day Rate
4 days $108.00 $27.00 per day
7 days $144.00 ~$20.58 per day
10 days $194.50 $19.45 per day
14 days $252.00 $18.00 per day
21 days $338.50 ~$16.12 per day
30 days $424.75 ~$14.16 per day
45 days $554.50 ~$12.33 per day
60 days $648.00 $10.80 per day
90 days $835.25 ~$9.29 per day

The shopping cart will automatically update the quoted price as you adjust the length of your rental.

LensRentals also offers an optional damage waiver on this product, limiting your expense should it get damaged while in your possession.

Rental Period Waiver Price Total Price Day Rate
4 days +$26.25 $134.25 ~$33.57 per day
7 days +$35.00 $179.00 ~$25.58 per day
10 days +$47.25 $241.75 ~$24.18 per day
14 days +$61.25 $313.25 ~$22.38 per day
21 days +$82.25 $420.75 ~$20.04 per day
30 days +$103.25 $528.00 $17.60 per day
45 days +$134.75 $689.25 ~$15.32 per day
60 days +$157.50 $805.50 ~$13.43 per day
90 days +$203.00 $1,038.25 ~$11.54 per day

Shipping

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The shopping cart can automatically quote shipping, even for multi-item and oversize orders. Shipping multiple items together offers significant savings over shipping them individually.