Category: Camera Lenses
Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM FLD Large Aperture Standard Zoom Lens
| January 18, 2012 | Posted by admin under Camera Lenses |
Rarely does an independently manufactured lens cost more than some camera manufacturers’ ownbrand rivals, but this Sigma is a bit special. Unlike its Canon and Nikon equivalents, this 17-50mm boasts a fast, constant aperture off/2.8 that remains fixed throughout the zoom range. That’s quite an achievement for a lens that also includes optical image stabilization.…
Tamron AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di-II LD SP Aspherical (IF) Zoom Lens
| January 18, 2012 | Posted by admin under Camera Lenses |
Most of the alphabet seems to feature in this lens’s full title – Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II VC LD Aspherical [IF]. SP signifies Super-Performance, based on three XR (Extra-Refractive) elements, an LD (Low-Dispersion) element and two Aspherical elements in its construction. As a Di II lens, it’s designed for SLRs with…
Sigma 18-200 MM F/3.5-6.3 II DC OS HSM Pros and Cons
| January 7, 2012 | Posted by admin under Camera Lenses |
This new multi-purpose lens (available for Canon, Nikon, Sigma, Pentax and Sony DSLRs) with image stabilizer is smaller and 120 grams lighter than the earlier model. It accepts smaller filters (62 mm vs. 72 mm) and can focus 7 cm closer. This lens also features a rounded diaphragm for circular out-of-focus highlights as well as…
Panasonic Lumix G X Vario PZ 45-175 MM F/4-5.6 ASPH OIS Pros and Cons
| January 7, 2012 | Posted by admin under Camera Lenses |
Panasonic Lumix G X Vario PZ 45-175mm/F4.0-5.6 Lens for Panasonic Lumix G-Series Digital Cameras This is one of the first lenses to include a power zoom mechanism. The amazingly slim Lumix G X Vario PZ 14-42 mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS pancake lens ($450, street) is the other. Both are equipped with a variable-speed zoom motor, allowing…
Best Ultra Wide-Angle SLR Camera Lenses 2012
| December 20, 2011 | Posted by admin under Camera Lenses |
Considering the variety of Digital SLR cameras available on the market, it’s obvious that almost every lens manufacturer comes with a huge selection of products. Those include lenses for SLRs with a standard small-sensor and multi-platform lenses well suited for any SLR: 35 mm or digital with any size sensor. The multi-platform lenses are especially…
Standard Zoom Lenses: Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Sigma, Sony
| December 20, 2011 | Posted by admin under Camera Lenses |
While 30mm and 50mm camera lenses are all around for Digital SLRs – usually with a wide aperture like f/1.8-zooms tend to be common because of greater versatility and adaptability. A wide angle to short telephoto zoom lens is the type that is typically included in DSLR packages and it is light in weight and…
Digital Camera Telephoto Lenses
| December 20, 2011 | Posted by admin under Camera Lenses |
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Let’s say you are looking for more “reach” than your camera can offer? Then it may be best time to see if there are telephoto lens adapters out there for your product. Even though the lens is built-in, you might be able to snap, clip, screw, or snap a telephoto adapter onto the front of…
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50 MM F/1.8G Pros and Cons
| December 19, 2011 | Posted by admin under Camera Lenses |
While zoom lenses are versatile, this 50-mm lens features a substantially wider f/1.8 aperture that’s ideal for fast shutter speeds in low light, for shallow depth of field and for fast focusing in dark locations. It’s a well-built high-grade lens with an aspherical element, a fast Silent Wave focus motor and extensive correction for flare…
Sony 28-75mm F/2.8 SAM Digital Camera Lens
| December 16, 2010 | Posted by admin under Camera Lenses |
An ideal companion to the Sony full-frame D SLRs, or for any Alpha camera, this high-grade wide aperture lens is smaller, lighter, and more affordable than the Sony Zeiss 24-70 mm zoom. It features the Smooth Autofocus Motor, not ultrasonic SSM, but provides fast AF response. Sony also introduced a compact 30 mm f/2.8 DT…
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II Zoom Lens
| December 16, 2010 | Posted by admin under Camera Lenses |
An all-purpose lens with the new, very effective VR II stabilizer with a four shutter speed step advantage and Silent Wave motor, this lens also features a rounded aperture and Super Integrated Coating, plus Nano Crystal Coat for excellent flare control. A new mechanism and lock minimize “zoom creep” when the lens is pointed upward…