Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Reviews
Posted on January 23, 2008 - Filed Under Canon, Gear, Lenses, Reviews | Leave a Comment
The Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens is an ultra-wide zoom lens with portrait-length telephoto capability. By having multiple lens groups move during zooming, the lens was made compact and lightweight. The Ashperical element suppresses distortion. High contrast is maintained at all focal lengths and sharp images are obtained. (Canon)
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Reviews
Posted on January 18, 2008 - Filed Under Canon, Gear, Lenses, Reviews | Leave a Comment
Canon’s EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM lens does what many pros thought couldn’t be done - replace the previous L-series 28-70 f/2.8 lens with something even better. Extended coverage to an ultra-wide-angle 24mm makes it ideal for digital as well as film shooters, and the optics are even better than before with two Aspherical elements and […]
Read More..>>Canon EF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Reviews
Posted on January 18, 2008 - Filed Under Canon, Gear, Lenses, Reviews | Leave a Comment
The Canon EF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens is a highly portable lens with high optical performance and a light weight of 12 oz. (340g). A very practical ultra-wide-angle zoom. The large front lens group minimizes peripheral darkening, and the flare-blocking diaphragm minimizes flare. Also, with lens group 2 being the zoom group, distortion is corrected. […]
Read More..>>Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Lens Reviews
Posted on January 18, 2008 - Filed Under Canon, Gear, Lenses, Reviews | Leave a Comment
The Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens is an affordable L-series ultra-wide-angle zoom lens that’s ideal for both film and digital SLRs. Superior optics are assured by the use of three Aspherical lens elements, in addition to a Super UD (Ultra-low Dispersion) glass element. Optical coatings are optimized for use with digital cameras. This lens […]
Read More..>>Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Lens Reviews
Posted on January 13, 2008 - Filed Under Canon, Gear, Lenses, Reviews | Leave a Comment
The Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM is a high performance, water-resistant, and ultra wide-angle Canon L-series lens. It has been specifically designed for improved edge-to-edge image quality that will meet the strict requirements of professional and high-end amateur photographers. It features 3 high-precision aspherical lens elements, each of a different type: ground, replica and […]
Read More..>>Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM Lens Reviews
Posted on January 6, 2008 - Filed Under Canon, Gear, Lenses, Reviews | Leave a Comment
The Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM was first made available in the US as the kit lens for the Canon 20D. Prior to that time, a non-USM version was bundled with the Canon Digital Rebel (300D) kit. Both lenses carry the same optical elements and, thus, image quality evaluations are identical. As […]
Read More..>>Tamron Lens Rebates
Posted on January 2, 2008 - Filed Under Deals, Gear, Lenses, Tamron | Leave a Comment
Tamron has a new lens rebate program through March 31, 2008.
Download the rebate form here. The applicable lenses and amounts are as follows:
SP AF90mm F/2.8 Di 1:1 Macro for Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony (model 272 only) - $90.00 Rebate
AF11-18mm F/4.5-5.6 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon, Nikon, Sony (model A013) - $50.00 Rebate
SP […]
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Posted on January 1, 2008 - Filed Under Gear, Lenses, Nikon, Rumors | Leave a Comment
AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Originally uploaded by stfbfc
Here’s a shot of the rumored Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G VR mounted on a D2. (You can click on it to go to the Flickr page for larger images) There have been a few images of this lens captured in the wild. Some are […]
Read More..>>Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM Reviews
Posted on December 31, 2007 - Filed Under Canon, Gear, Lenses, Reviews | Leave a Comment
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The Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM lens is a high-performance, L-series telephoto zoom lens combining light weight and compactness with an f/4 maximum aperture. Inner focusing and the ring USM enable quick and quiet autofocusing. Also, a circular polarizing filter can be attached and used without difficulty because the front lens element does not rotate […]
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM Reviews
Posted on December 24, 2007 - Filed Under Canon, Gear, Lenses, Reviews | Leave a Comment
Canon’s EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM lens 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 […]
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