Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Popular Photography has a test up of the highly-rated and digital only Sigma 18-50 f/2.8 macro lens:
For tabletop shooters who like to reach out from the camera position to reposition or otherwise manipulate their subject, this 1:3 macro is probably the closestfocusing lens in its class. Read more . . .
[tags] sigma, 18-50, macro, f/2.8, lens, review, test[/tags]
SLR Gear has a nice review of the Canon 70-200 f/4 L IS lens.
The EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM is a lightweight, compact L Series telephoto zoom lens with Image Stabilizer. The optical Image Stabilization in the new EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM lens provides up to an incredible four stops of shake correction – a first for Canon IS lenses. The use of fluorite UD lens elements provides excellent optical performance in terms of resolution and contrast. These features, together with its water-and dust-proof construction, provide both the performance and portability to meet user demands. Read more . . .
[tags]canon, f/4, f4, L, 70-200, is, usm, review, lens, test[/tags]
The new Nikon D40 and D40x are the first Nikon bodies without a built in auto focus motor. This means that the any lens used with the D40 and D40x will need the auto focus motor built into the lens. These lenses are called AF-S lenses. Sigma has a large line of compatible AF-S type lenses.
The following Sigma lenses are fully compatible with the Nikon D40 and D40x:
[tags]sigma, lens, lenses, compatible, compatibility, nikon, d40, d40x[/tags]
Originally uploaded by swifty_mcvey.
What should you be using? A dedicated macro lens or a close-up filter? I dunno. But you’ll find a great article over at Lonewolf Online that gets into the details. Check it out. They’ve got some great sample images comparing a variety of different setups.
[tags]macro, lens, macro, digital, camera, close-up, filter, review[/tags]
Got a tripod for that?
There’s some more pictures here.
[tags]lens, sigma, telephoto, zoom, f/2.8, 200-500, bigma, sigmonster[/tags]
Check out this photo contest that was won without a camera.
Photographers and reality TV. Seriously. Get the “Money Shot.”
The Canon EF 16-35 f/2.8 L II is now in stock at Amazon.
A nice hands-on review of the [tag]Fuji S5[/tag] by Ryan Brenizer with the good and the bad.
The new [tag]Nikon D40x[/tag] gets some serious praise in a review at pixinfo.com.
Take a look at why lens speed matters.
Check out some great fashion and portrait photography at static.
Need a lens that you can’t afford for a shoot? Consider renting it.
Read the review of the $2000 (retail – it’s $1600 at Amazon) [tag]Panasonic DMC-L1[/tag] DSLR with the wicked Leica 14-50mm f/2.8-3.5 OIS kit lens.
See the 10 Strangest Cameras.
[tag]Memory card[/tag] getting full while you’re out shooting? Don’t worry. Just get another one from a vending machine.
Got some time to kill? If you’re interested in the more technical aspect of [tag]Canon[/tag] lenses, check out Bob Atkins’ list of Canon Technical Reports.
If you’re spending a lot of time in [tag]Photoshop[/tag] doing the same tasks over and over again, then you should really learn how to create your own actions and save some of that time for shooting photos.
If you like browsing through photos at flickr, you’ll love flickr combat.
If you’re really bored this weekend, you can help Google by labeling some images.
[tags]digital camera, lens, photography, flickr, google, fuji[/tags]
Camera Labs tests all of Nikon’s kit lens offerings. This was a great idea for a comparison.
Since many owners end up using their first lens for some time, or even the entire lifespan of their camera body, it’s clearly important to choose the right one from the start. In this group test we’ll examine the four most popular lenses bought with Nikon DSLRs, whether the official kit models, or popularly bundled alternatives. All are DX models which means they’ll work with any Nikon DSLR, from the entry-level D40 to the professional D2X. They’re also all AF-S models which means they’ll auto-focus when fitted on the latest D40 and D40x bodies.
Head on over to see the results.
Check out this real world test of the new Nikon 55-200mm VR lens over in Photo.net Nikon forum. For $250, you can’t beat this lens!
A great range for 1.5x crop-factor sensors, the Tokina 50-135 f/2.8 fits right in where the 70-200 range used to be on 35mm SLRs. I love my Sigma 70-200 f/2.8, but sometimes I sure wish I could get that extra 20mm that this new Tokina offers. Check out Popular Photography’s review of this new lens. Also, note that Sigma’s got a similar lens with their little brother to my beloved 70-200, the Sigma 50-150 f/2.8 EX HSM.
Popular Photography has a review of the new Nikon mount Carl Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 ZF Planar T*. Warning, this is lens fetish at its finest. Enter at your own risk.