Canon adds to the EOS 7D a set of new lenses that will be attractive to enthusiast, expert and pro photographers: Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Canon EF 100mm F2.8L IS USM macro, with Hybrid IS system which is claimed to provide up to 2 stops stabilization at…
Category: Canon accessories & lenses
Focal length and photo lenses
Tamron rewrote its web site. This was the occasion to move the Lens Comparison Tool but it is still useful to compare a 400mm with a 500mm (or a 35mm with a 50mm). But you can also find a similar tool at Olympus (and it takes into account the specificities of 4/3 sensor format, of…
Canon EOS 500D, first comments
After a second half of 2009 where Nikon has been putting a lot of competitive pressure on Canon, here comes the new Canon dSLR photo camera: Canon EOS 500D (also known as Canon Rebel T1i) and, boy! did they react well. The Canon EOS 500D is definitely a great step forward where Canon is redefining…
Canon noise: Canon EOS 500D in June
According to Canon Rumors (but with a low certainty level): The Canon EOS 500D would be launched June 23, A 30mm f/2 lens with an EF-S mount would be presented on the same day.
All lens tests are wrong
I recommend reading a nice little post titled “All lens tests are wrong” that concludes that the only good test for a lens is to use it during a full year. Not wrong, but I still recommend to also check my list of web sites with photo lens reviews.
Canon, Sony, no SLR
Today, Canon as well as Sony did announce several new products for this beginning of a recession year (plenty of point-and-shoot cameras). Of course, this is the preparation of the next PMA fair in Las Vegas. But SLR enthusiasts will stay waiting for more. No new SLR body. Only Tilt-Shift lenses in Full Frame ability…
Focal Length Comparison
Thanks to Tamron, it is possible to easily compare photo lenses of different focal length and their effect on the size of an image. Tamron focal length comparison
Comparison of 80-200mm zooms
DPreview has a good comparison of 4 zoom lenses opening at f/2.8 for SLR cameras: Canon 70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM Nikon AF-S VR 70-200mm F2.8 G Sigma 70-200mm 1:2.8 EX DG Apo Macro HSM II Tamron 70-200mm 1:2.8 Di LD (IF) Macro Since they are one of the most coveted segment of the SLR…
Web sites for lens reviews
It is often difficult to group lens reviews in order to compare/evaluate a little more than their mere physical characteristics (focal length, aperture/diaphragm, or even number of individual lenses). But how would you evaluate/review optical quality? When I see the really impressive differences between two lenses, I would be prepared to judge from their price,…
Disassembled zoom lens
A broken zoom lens has been the reason for forum user sbv20 to take the lens apart. Down to the smallest part. Source: FredMiranda forum.