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Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 ED AF Lens Review: A Compact Kit Zoom
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Olympus’s wide-angle kit lens for the E-510 and E-410, available separately for $250 (street), this is the smallest and lightest digital Zuiko. It and its tele counterpart, the 40-150mm f
Leica Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21mm f/4 Review: Versatility in a Compact Lens
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › What looks like a zoom, is used like a zoom, but isn’t a zoom? Leica’s 16- 18-21mm f/4 Tri-Elmar-M ($3,495, street). With three individual focal lengths in a single housing, and no interm
Nikon 135mm f/2D AF DC-Nikkor Lens Review: Portrait Perfection
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Nikon’s DC-Nikkor family is only two lenses deep, comprising just this one and a 105mm f/2. A full-frame lens, this 135mm f/2 ($1,080, street) converts to about 200mm on a Nikon D80. Both
Sony 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 DT Lens Review: A Compact Zoom for Alpha 100
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › The widest lens available for Sony’s Alpha 100 DSLR, this digital-only (DT) zoom, the 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 AF ($580, street), isn’t recommended for use on older Konica Minolta Maxxum film ca
Nikon 28mm f/1.8G: A Fast and Wide Prime Lens Review
Short and fast is the name of the game for Nikons newest prime By Stan Horaczek | Published Apr 19, 2012 8:15 AM EDT SHARE We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and part
Achieve Extreme Depth of Field with Helicon Focus: A Beginner's Guide
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Extreme depth of field used to be the province of pinhole shooters and pricey view cameras, but now anyone with a manually-focusing camera, a tripod, a computer, and $30 can create images
Panasonic Leica 25mm f/1.4 Lens Review: A Sharp & Compact Prime
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Made in Japan by Panasonic to Leica’s specifications, this $800 (street) optic is only the second lens Panasonic has introduced for its well-reviewed DSLR, the Lumix DMC-L1. A 50mm equiva
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS Review: Versatile Superzoom for Photography
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Sigma’s long-awaited, second Optical Stabilizer (OS) lens ($549, street) is an 11.1X digital-only superzoom with one SLD and three aspheric elements. A 29-320mm equivalent, it follows Sig
Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 Review: A Step Up for DSLR Photography
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › DSLR photographers looking to move up from the distortion and limited sharpness and speed of their kit lens will welcome this new wide-to-medium tele. Tamron has toted out big-gun technol
Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 EF-S IS USM Review: A Professional Upgrade
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › This digital-only, 27-88mm equivalent ($1,000, street) is a pro-caliber upgrade of Canon’s popular 17-85mm amateur Image Stabilizer lens ($515, street). It has the hallmarks of Canon’s pr
Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 ED: A Professional Zoom Lens Review
Long Ranger -- This pro tool gives the equivalent of 400mm reach and superior performance for Four Thirds DSLR shooters. By Julia Silber | Published Dec 17, 2008 7:18 AM EST SHARE We may earn
Lensbaby Creative Aperture Disks: User-Designed Filters for Unique Photography
The new disks come in all sort of shapes like a star, a heart and various absract designs. By Dan Bracaglia | Published Nov 5, 2010 1:28 AM EDT SHARE We may earn revenue from the products avai
Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM: A Comprehensive Lens Review
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Digital-only speedsters in the 16–55mm range are at home in the Canon, Nikon, Pentax, and Tamron catalogs. All offer fast f/2.8 constant apertures and image stabilization (except for the
Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di VC USD Review: Wildlife & Sports Photography
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Tailor-made for wildlife and sports shooters, this third-generation 70–300mm full-frame telezoom in Tamron’s SP line adds Vibration Compensation (VC) plus two innovations: an Ultrasonic S
Rokinon 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC Lens Review: Sharpness and Value
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Joining the 8mm, 14mm, 35mm, and 85mm manual-focus, full-frame Rokinons, this 24mm boasts the highest street price ($699) in the line by far. Like Rokinon’s 35mm f/1.4, it provides no ele
Canon 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens Review: Performance on the 40D
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › A full-frame Image Stabilizer, the Canon 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS ($410, street) is sold both separately and as part of high-end Canon EOS 30D and 40D kits (adding only $200). We tested it y
Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Lens Review: Extreme Close-Up Photography
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Maybe you’ve been playing around with macro photography, either with a dedicated 1:2 or 1:1 prime macro, or with a zoom lens that close focuses to about 1:3 magnification. Maybe you’ve ev
Leica D Vario-Elmar 14-50mm f/3.8-5.6 Review: Panasonic Lumix L1
This image-stabilized 28-100mm equivalent comes only with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10. By Julia Silber | Published Dec 17, 2008 7:20 AM EST SHARE We may earn revenue from the products availabl
Canon 14mm f/2.8L II USM Lens Review: Performance & Value
The latest version of Canons ultrawide lens gives you bigger performance at a smaller price. By Julia Silber | Published Dec 17, 2008 7:20 AM EST SHARE We may earn revenue from the products av
Olympus E-3 & 7-14mm f/4 Lens: Exploring Ultrawide Photography
The Olympus Zuiko 7-14mm f/4.0 lens takes it all in! By Jack Howard | Published Dec 17, 2008 7:20 AM EST SHARE We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in a
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