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Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 EX DC APO OS HSM for Canon and Nikon test – A high performance 70-200mm equivalent for APS-C cameras

Launched in February 2011, the Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 EX DC APO OS HSM is a trans-standard zoom lens aimed at APS-C camera users. On these APS-C models, the crop factor of the sensor (1.5x ...

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-85mm f3.5-4.5G ED VR and Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G test

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Most manufacturers have a lens that gets bundled with their cameras to make a ‘Kit’, and Nikon is no exception, but when its full frame cameras are beginning to be accessible to the consumer ...

Does Nikon’s latest professional 70-200mm justify its price?

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Nikon’s flagship medium range telephoto lens the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II offers a versatile focal range, great features and top-class optical quality. Costing $2,400 it’s an expensive option however, and ...

Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD (Nikon) test: An affordable ‘fast’ standard zoom that comes out on top

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Launched in February 2012 the Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD is a ‘fast’ standard zoom available in Nikon, Sony and Canon lens mounts. On full frame DSLRs its wide-angle through to short ...

Sony E 35mm f1.8 and Sony E 10-18mm f4: A Very Good Standard and a Wide Zoom

A battle rages in the hybrid camera sector between the Sony NEX Range with their APS-C sensors and the Micro Four-Thirds cameras. With interchangeable lenses for each the quality is not necessarily fixed when ...

Which lenses should you choose for your Canon EOS 5D Mk III? – Part IV: Wide Angles

The last in our four-part series on choosing the best lenses for your Canon EOS 5D Mk III concentrates on wide-angle zooms and primes. Mounted on the 22.3 Mpix EOS 5D Mk III, we’ve ...

Canon EF 400mm f2.8L IS II USM test: Canon’s Big Gun…

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There are only a small proportion of photographers who can really justify buying a lens that costs the same as a small car, but if you really need a 400mm f2.8 lens then the ...

Which lenses should you choose for your Canon EOS 5D Mk III? – Part III: Telephotos

The third of our four-part series on choosing the best lenses for your Canon EOS 5D Mk III concentrates on fixed focal length telephotos and super- zooms up to 300mm. Mounted to the 22.3 ...

Nikon Nikkor AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED test: A very impressive ultra-wide performer on the Nikon D800?

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Introduced in 2007 alongside the AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED and Nikon’s first full-frame DSLR – the 12-megapixel Nikon D3 – this lens was a first of its kind and set new standards for ...

The Nikon D800 and wide-angle lenses. UPDATED

In this final section of the Nikon D800 lens test review, we’ll be looking at the wide-angle lenses. For clarity, we are classing any lens with a focal length up to 35mm as wide-angle. ...

Which lenses should you choose for your Canon EOS 5D Mk III? – Part II: Standard lenses

This is the second part of the Canon EOS 5D Mk III and lens feature, where we’ll be looking at how the camera performs with standard, fixed focal length lenses and zooms. We’ve measured ...

Carl Zeiss Distagon T 25mm f/2 ZE & Carl Zeiss Distagon T 25mm f/2 ZF.2 test: A high quality wide-angle prime for Canon and Nikon

For shooting high quality landscape, architectural or interior photos, a “fast” wide-angle prime is a must. They offer significantly improved optical performance over many zooms that, while versatile, often suffer distortion and edge softness ...

Panasonic Lumix G VARIO 14-42 f3.5-5.6 II Asph. Mega OIS test – The Cheapest ‘Standard Zoom’ for Micro 4:3 and Surprisingly Good

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The Micro 4:3 market is full of technology, each new generation apparently having some new enhancement, with a new, more superlative name. Panasonic is no different, but this new Lumix G VARIO 14-42 f3.5-5.6 ...

Which lenses should you choose for your Canon EOS 5D Mark III?

The second in our series of selecting the best-quality lenses for your camera concentrates on one of the most highly-anticipated cameras of our time, the successor to the hugely popular EOS 5D Mark II. ...

The Nikon D800 and telephoto lenses

In this third section of the Nikon D800 review, we’ll be looking at the telephoto lenses. These are models with a focal range of 70-200mm or 70-300mm and we have also included the super-zoom ...

Sony 500mm f/4 G SSM test: The longest super telephoto prime lens ever tested by DxOMark

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Sony is often quoted as having aspirations to rival Nikon and Canon but, since taking over the SLR business of Konica Minolta, has so far shown only a handful of pro-grade lenses. The SAL500F40G ...

Panasonic LUMIX G X Vario 12-35mm f2.8 ASPH. Power O.I.S test – Panasonic’s Quality Standard Zoom for Micro 4:3

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The Micro 4:3 market is maturing nicely: there are products available now to suit a wide range of needs. Up to now the upper end of this sector consisted entirely of fixed focal length ...

Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG HSM Nikon Mount test: the definitive high-speed 35mm wide-angle lens for DSLRs?

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After years of unadventurous, unexciting “slow” speed zooms “fast”, high-quality primes are experiencing a comeback thanks to the popularity of full-frame DSLRs and the merging of video capture. The moderately wide 35mm focal length ...

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