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Review: Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S VRII
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on February 13, 2011 · 0 Comment
In the fall of 2010, Nikon released its full-frame all-in-one zoom lens, the 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S VRII. All-in-one zoom lenses provide the flexibility of both wide-angle and telephoto lenses in one package: until recently, Nikon full-frame shooters have had to go to third-party manufacturers to meet their needs. We've finished putting Nikon's new all-in-one through its paces in our lab: click [...]
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Review: Panasonic 12.5mm f/12 Lumix G 3D
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on February 7, 2011 · 0 Comment
We have a special lens review today: the Panasonic 12.5mm f/12 Lumix G 3D, the first 3D interchangeable lens, capable of producing 3D images with the Panasonic DMC-GH2. Click here to read Shawn Barnett's report on the Panasonic 12.5mm f/12 Lumix G 3D. (read more)
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Lens Review: Panasonic 14mm f/2.5 ASPH LUMIX G
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on January 29, 2011 · 0 Comment
Released in the fall of 2010, the Panasonic 14mm f/2.5 ASPH LUMIX G extends Panasonic's lineup of wide-angle lenses for its micro four-thirds camera bodies. At just 55 grams (less than two ounces) the lens is positively miniscule; do good things come in small packages? Click here to read our full review of this lens. (read more)
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Lens Review: Sony E 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on January 15, 2011 · 0 Comment
Sony introduced its NEX series of mirrorless digital cameras in May 2010, with three lenses: a 18-200mm superzoom, a 16mm pancake, and the subject of today's lens review, the Sony E 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS. Providing an effective field of view of 27-83mm, the lens features optical image stabilization and a sleek brushed aluminium finish. We've finished putting the lens through its paces in our lab: [...]
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Lens review: Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on December 22, 2010 · 0 Comment
In September of 2009, Canon announced its new 7D camera, and alongside it were two lenses: the 15-85mm, and the subject of today's lens review, the Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS. The new lens fills a role as an alternative kit lens to the standard 18-55mm lens, offering much more telephoto reach. We've put this lens through its paces in our test lab: click here to read our full review of this lens. [...]
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Lens review: Carl Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Biogon T*
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on December 14, 2010 · 0 Comment
At Photokina 2004, Carl Zeiss announced a series of lenses for Leica's 35mm rangefinder cameras, including the Carl Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Biogon T*. Six years later, we've taken a closer look at this lens on an unusual platform - the Sony NEX-5 digital camera, mated with a third-party adapter. Click here for our full review of the Carl Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Biogon T*. (read more)
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Lens review: Sony E 16mm f/2.8 pancake
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on December 5, 2010 · 0 Comment
Sony announced its NEX series of cameras in May 2010, and while we tested the camera shortly after its release, we have only now taken a closer look at some of its lenses. Today's lens review is the Sony E 16mm f/2.8 pancake lens, a tiny little thing which weighs in at just 70 grams (2.5 oz). Does Sony pack a lot into a little package? Click here to read our full review of this lens. (read more)
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Lens Review: Nikon 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on November 28, 2010 · 0 Comment
This past September, Nikon started shipping its 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, one of which has recently landed in our test lab. The lens offers more than just extra reach, with an additional ED lens element (from one to two), a high-refractive index (HRI) element, and rounding of the diaphragm blades for smoother bokeh. Click here to read our full review of this lens. (read more)
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Review: Sigma 100-300mm f/4 EX DG HSM APO
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on November 22, 2010 · 0 Comment
Updated in 2005, the Sigma APO 100-300mm f/4 EX DG HSM telephoto zoom lens provides a constant relatively fast f/4 aperture in a compact and portable platform. The lens is one of the oldest in Sigma's current catalog, but is relatively unchallenged in its niche when one looks at the offerings from other manufacturers. We've put this lens through its paces in our test lab: click here to read our full [...]
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Review: Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED VR AF-S
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on November 14, 2010 · 0 Comment
Nikon announced an updated version of its 24-120mm f/4G ED VR AF-S lens earlier this year, which is now shipping. Featuring a new nine-bladed diaphragm, an additional aspherical element and nano-crystal coating, we've put the new lens through its paces in our test lab: click here to read our full review of this lens. (read more)
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Review: Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on November 8, 2010 · 0 Comment
The Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM was announced in the summer of 2010, and released later that year in the fall. The lens is Sigma's second fast prime lens (the first being the 50mm f/1.4), notable for being relatively inexpensive compared with similar lenses from major manufacturers. We've recently put the lens through its paces in our lab: Click here to read our full review of this lens. (read more)
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Lens Review: Nikon 85mm f/1.4G AF-S
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on October 24, 2010 · 0 Comment
Nikon announced the new 85mm f/1.4G AF-S last August, as a replacement to the venerable 85mm f/1.4D, in existence since 1995. The new lens adds an AF-S focusing motor (and thus compatibility with all of Nikon's camera bodies), rounded diaphragm blades, weather sealing, and nano-crystal coating. The results when used wide open at f/1.4 are a bit surprising: to find out what we mean, you'll have to [...]
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Image Stabilization Testing, version 2.0
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on October 11, 2010 · 0 Comment
We've revived image stabilization (IS) testing over on SLRgear, using a simpler process, but still using the all-important quantitative measures to decide thresholds between various levels of blurring. After almost a year of not having posted any image stabilization (IS) test results on SLRgear, we had to finally admit that schedule and limited resources meant there wasn't any way to integrate our [...]
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Review: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM APO
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on October 11, 2010 · 0 Comment
At PMA 2010, Sigma Corporation announced an image-stabilized version of their 70-200mm lens series: the Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM APO is the result, a complete overhaul of the design. Notable features include a new body design, two new 'FLD' lens elements which Sigma indicates should offer performance on par with Fluorite lens elements, and of course, Optical Stabilization (OS) technology. [...]
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Hands On: Canon EOS 60D DSLR
Spend some quality time with Canon’s new HD-video-shooting prosumer camera.
By Phil Ryan
Hands On: Canon EOS 60D
You don’t have to search far to find an overriding theme for Canon in 2010: high-definition video. Every new DSLR introduced by the company this year has included it, and the new EOS 60D ($1099, body only) is no exception.
While the new camera has the same video capabilities [...]
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Review: Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on August 26, 2010 · 0 Comment
Sigma released several new lenses as this past year's PMA, one of which was the ultrawide zoom lens, the Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM. Essentially an APS-C version of their popular 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6, the lens uses new FLD glass elements which Sigma compares to the performance given by fluorite lenses. In our testing, we've found that there may be something to this claim: click here for our full review [...]
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Review: Nikon 16-35mm f/4G ED VR II AF-S
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on August 4, 2010 · 0 Comment
Released earlier this year, the Nikon 16-35mm f/4G ED VR II AF-S is the first ultrawide, full-frame zoom lens to include image stabilization. There's a lot of technology built in to the lens to combat chromatic aberration; we put the lens through its paces in our test lab to see how it handles. Click here to read our full review of this lens. (read more)
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Review: Sony 35mm f/1.4G
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on July 21, 2010 · 0 Comment
When Sony announced its entry into the world of digital SLR cameras in 2007 with the 100, it already had a good lineup of lenses from the Minolta catalogue to bring along with it. Part of this lineup included the subject of today's lens review, the 35mm f/1.4G. Can the legacy of Minolta glass keep up with Sony's digital camera bodies? Click here for our full review of this lens. (read more)
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Review: Carl Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 Planar
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on July 5, 2010 · 0 Comment
Today we take a look at another one of the Zeiss manual-focus lenses, the Carl Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 Planar. Many a photographer might scoff at an expensive lens that doesn't even have autofocus, but the images this lens can produce might be enough to make them think twice. When working with the fast f/1.4 aperture, it doesn't hurt to have a whopping 250 degrees of manual focusing action. Click here to [...]
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Review: Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2 Distagon
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on July 2, 2010 · 0 Comment
In a world of computers and automatic settings, Carl Zeiss has been quietly manufacturing a line of manual-focus lenses compatible with a wide variety of SLR camera bodies. The Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2 Distagon is one of these lenses, noteworthy for its heavy duty construction, old school features (an aperture ring!) and complete absence of autofocus. Is the hefty price tag justified, especially when considering [...]
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Review: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on June 21, 2010 · 0 Comment
Canon announced an update to one of its more popular lenses - the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM - in early 2010, adding a premium fluorite lens element to reduce chromatic aberration and a new Image Stabilization system to further improve hand-held steadiness. We've put the new lens through its paces in our test lab: click here for our full review of the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM. (read [...]
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Review: Olympus 14-150mm f/4-5.6 M.Zuiko Digital
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on June 11, 2010 · 0 Comment
In November 2009, Olympus announced two new lenses for its micro four-thirds PEN camera, one of which was the 14-150mm f/4-5.6 M.Zuiko. Falling squarely in the 'superzoom' category, the lens provides an effective field of view of 28-300mm. Will PEN users flock to this lens as the one they leave on all the time? Click here for our review of the Olympus 14-150mm f/4-5.6 M.Zuiko Digital. (read more)
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Review: Sony 85mm f/1.4 Carl Zeiss Planar T*
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on June 1, 2010 · 0 Comment
After Sony took over Minolta's camera assets in 2006, it began releasing Sony branded lenses. The Sony 85mm f/1.4 Carl Zeiss Planar T* appears to be more than just a re-badging, integrating Carl Zeiss optics and an additional lens element to the design. We've put the lens through its paces in our test lab: Click here to read our review of the Sony 85mm f/1.4 Zeiss. (read more)
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Review: Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II VC LD Aspherical IF SP AF
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on May 19, 2010 · 0 Comment
Tamron announced an image-stabilized version of their popular 17-50mm f/2.8 lens in September 2009 for the Nikon F-mount, and we've finally had a chance to put the lens through its paces in our test lab. A month later, it became available in the Canon EF-S mount. Is it worth the switch? Click here to read our test results for this lens at SLRgear.com. (read more)
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Review: Olympus 9-18mm f/4-5.6 M.Zuiko
Posted by SLRgear.com What's New on May 3, 2010 · 0 Comment
The Olympus PEN series of digital camera came with a new style of zoom lens - the M.Zuiko - created specifically for the micro four-thirds mount. We've finished our review of the wide-angle zoom, the Olympus 9-18mm f/4-5.6 M.Zuiko Digital. The lens is unusual in that it retracts for storage, creating an extremely compact camera / lens combination. How does the lens perform? Click here for our full [...]
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