Will a Sigma 170-500mm f/5-6.3 APO-ASP Lens for Canon AF fit my Canon Rebel 2000?

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I was wondering if a Sigma 170-500mm f/5-6.3 APO-ASP Lens for Canon AF will fit my canon rebel 2000? What does the AF mean at the end? Will my camera only take EF lenses? What do you think is the best non name brand 500mm lense?

-- Brent William (bww18_inc@hotmail.com), February 18, 2002

Answers

Most likely, this camera will only take EF lenses. The AF means "Auto Focus." These are the now Canon lenses, which while lighter and faster to focus automatically than the FD lenses (which are manual focus only), seem less impressive from a quality standpoint. I know nothing about this specific lens though, although it seems that if it is for Canon autofocus cameras, it will

-- John Ratliff (cratliff@easystreet.com), February 20, 2002.

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