Category Archives: Lenses

Canon 400D looks maybe interesting…

By domi | Published: 2006-08-23

Engadget: Canon China spills beans on new DSLR. It looks sort of interesting, with its full-frame 10.1 megapixels and ultra-sonic dust removal. Nothing amazing, though, really. (And am I the only one not following these Canon EOS DSLR naming conventions?) What looks more interesting, though, is the new EF 50mm f/1.2L USM lens also announced, along [...]

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Brighter, sharper, faster: Lensbaby 2.0

By domi | Published: 2005-03-22

Lensbaby 2.0 has been released, and adds some nice upgrades from the version 1 (which I never got around to trying out, although I keep meaning to.) Lensbaby 2.0 adds a brighter aperture of f2.0 (in addition to the f2.8-f8.0 (in steps) of the original. It also uses better optical elements, of coated low dispersion [...]

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Sigma go zoom-crazy!

By domi | Published: 2005-02-23

Sigma have also announced the 11x zoom 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC. This is an extremely compact package giving you 35mm equivalent of 28.8-320mm on a Canon 20D or Rebel. As a user of the 18-125mm I can say that this certainly interests me as a possible replacement – Sigma manage to squeeze more quality into that [...]

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Sigma 10-20mm F4.0-5.6 EX DC HSM

By domi | Published: 2005-02-23

An interesting super-wide zoom from Sigma is the 10-20mm with HSM focusing. Always the tricky area for APS-C cameras, getting down to a 35mm equivalent of 15 or 16mm is a welcome addition to the lens selection.

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