Planning to give 'er a little work out. Just praying I have a good copy.
I ordered it from Amazon on Saturday (with free Standard shipping) and it got here at about 6 p.m. Total price was $457.08. Amazon rocks!
Congrats! Can't wait to see the pictures. Hope you got a good copy too, although to be honest...I can't say I would even know how to tell if I got a bad one
Amazon.com is by far my most ordered from online site. Between the free shipping, the fact that most of my orders originate in NJ so even with the standard shipping I get things in a day or two and the fact that they have some of the best prices around...I find them a hard site to beat.
How exciting! Can't wait to see your shots! That is one lens I'd like to get before our next trip to Europe. DD is in Boston- it would be a nice lens to use there, also.
Are you taking her or leaving her? (Or do you need a babysitter?)
LOL
In any event, I hope you have a GREAT time and I'm sure looking forward to all your pictures...
But also be sure to test it right away. Here is a shot from my first bad copy showing bad left side bluriness at max aperture, which (from my reading on the Sigma 10-20 forum on Flickr) seems to be the most common problem.