It's not a lens for pixel counters. It's very sharp at middle and smaller apertures where it matters, but trades sharper images for smoother images at the largest apertures.
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We look at the new Panasonic 14-42mm Power Zoom lens from Panasonic, part of the new Lumix X Lens series.
This 21/3.4 is a lens for photographers. The LEICAMAN doesn't make photographs, so he prefers the big, ugly and expensive LEICA SUMMILUX-M 21mm f/1.4 ASPH instead as a toy, but don't you be fooled. The f/1.4 lens is only for LEICAMEN and for use only...
A kit lens is an inherent element of basic sets bought by many people. For most of them such a lens is bound to be their long-term companion and only after some years they will have decided to buy another one. That's why the quality of the kit lens...
When paired with Canon's full-frame DSLR bodies, such as the EOS 5D Mark II or the EOS-1Ds Mark III, professional photographers can choose to capture circular or full-frame fisheye images, allowing them to view a scene in a completely new and unique...
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Our tests of M system lenses we started with two classic instruments– a Summicron, a 2/50 and a Summicron 2/28 - which, attached to a full frame rangefinder, are respectively a standard and a wide angle device. We chose the Summicron series because it...
It's hard to overlook the obvious problems with sharpness but what I find most fascinating is how isolated they are. If you were fine living without 28, 35 and 80mm, somehow magically avoiding them when framing images by zoom, I'd say you get...
Where you buy your gear matters. You expect to get what you ordered and you want to pay a low price for it. The retailers I recommend below are the ones I trust for my own purchases. Get your Nikon 24mm f/1.4G AF-S Lens now from:
At the beginning of 2006 it was reported for the first time that Tokina might launch an universal 17-135 mm lens. We wrote about it in the article „New Tokina lenses” (available only in Polish on Optyczne.pl). All models, announced at that time, have...
Rangefinder optics hasn't recently appeared on the main page of portals dealing with tests of photographic equipment. The reason for this was simple. Good tests of these lenses could only have been conducted on analogue cameras. Obviously, you might...
Our tests are supposed to answer one main question - whether or not a given instrument is worth buying. In the case of the Canon EF 2.8/20 mm the answer is unambiguous – it isn’t! Spending almost 500 $ we get picture effects that are possible to...
The Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 USM L IS is an impressive extreme range zoom. The optical quality is on a very high though not exceptional level. The resolution figures are generally very good without any major flaws. Vignetting, CAs and even...
Canon's EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM lens replaces an existing lens with similar specifications. Designed for professional photographers and usable on both ‘full frame' DSLRs and models with smaller ('APS-C sized') image sensors, it has many of the same...
Panasonic's new 2012 range of Lumix cameras and camcorders have just been launched with a goal to deliver the latest features at a competitive price.
Sigma announces the new APO Tele Converter 1.4x EX DG and APO Tele Converter 2x EX DG for Sony mount. The new tele converters are capable of maintaining the HSM function of such telephoto lenses as Sigma's APO 70-200mm F2.8 II EX DG MACRO HSM and APO...
Sigma is pleased to announce the launch of the 4.5mm F2.8 EX DC Circular Fisheye HSM the first Circular Fisheye lens exclusively for use with APS-C size digital SLR cameras and 10mm F2.8 EX DC Fisheye HSM diagonal fisheye lens exclusively for use with...
Nikon, Inc., today introduced the new PC-E NIKKOR 24mm f/3.5D ED lens, the latest in a series of lenses that are equipped with a tilt/shift mechanism that enables photographers the flexibility to effectively manipulate perspective,
I'm impressed enough to keep this lens. After comparing it to several others, the Tokina really shines. I could have, of course, just bought the Micro Nikkor 105mm lens and been done with it. I initially didn't because I was looking for some longer...
Tokina, like Nikon, use the DX prefix for lenses designed purely for APS-C sized or ‘cropped' sensors. With a field of view of 180° at the wide end on these sensors, we take a look at how this lens performs.
This large aperture telephoto zoom lens is designed exclusively for digital SLR cameras with APS-C size sensors and its compact, lightweight body provides freedom of movement and versatility. The minimum focusing distance of 100cm/39.4in. and the...
Sigma launched today a new Four-Thirds system compatible, compact telephoto zoom lens; Sigma APO 135-400mm F4.5-5.6 DG. This telephoto zoom lens gives the equivalent field of view to our popular 800mm when used on Four-Thirds cameras. The very latest...
With a crop factor of 1.5x on the *istD cameras, this equates to a field of view similar to 21mm on a 135 format camera and is a little less wide than most of the opposition are achieving at the present time. On top of this, the performance of this...
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