Sigma 200-500, Canon 600 f / 4 L IS (with hood) and Sigma 2x teleconverter Sigma 200-500mm F2.8 EX DG Reviews Evaluation Focal length range :200-500mm Filter Size: 72mm Lens construction: 13 17 Maximum aperture: F2.8 Minimum Aperture: F22 Closest focusing distance: 1.5m Angle range :12.3-5 degrees Lens Type: Zoom Lens diameter: 236.5mm Lens length: [...]
In before no EOS M successor trace, Canon has demonstrated its skill SLR shrinking launch of the smallest and lightest SLR EOS 100D. Intention to never reversed or SLR choose between the two, the emergence of the EOS 100D will rewrite the original choice.
The arrival of the 24MP D7100 comes two-and-a-half years after the announcement of its predecessor theD7000, and it’s a pretty serious upgrade. Significantly, Nikon Europe’s presentation of the camera describes the D7100 as the company’s ‘flagship DX model’, and omitted mention of the D300S in the company’s DSLR lineup. Certainly, the gap between the D7100 [...]
The arrival of the D5100 appears to signal the completion of Nikons refresh of its non-pro DSLR lineup. Its feature set and pricing mean that it sits very comfortably between the beginner-friendly D3100 and the high-end D7000 – it’s clearly aimed to attract the attention of enthusiast photographers without cannibalizing sales of is sister models. [...]
The enthusiast compact sector has undergone a distinct revival in recent years, with every major manufacturer now producing a model or two that offers full manual control and RAW format recording, aimed as a second camera for enthusiasts who usually carry an SLR. In general these have split into two camps – small, slimline ‘shirt [...]
When Fujifilm announced its FinePix X100 retro-styled compact at Photokina 2010, it instantly captured the imagination of serious photographers. With its fixed 23mm F2 lens and SLR-sized APS-C sensor, it offered outstanding image quality, while its ‘traditional’ dial-based handling and innovative optical/electronic ‘Hybrid’ viewfinder gave a shooting experience reminiscent of rangefinder cameras. On launch its firmware was [...]
The shape gift to professional taste As a high-end model of the NEX system easily from the shape with the NEX-5 Series NEX-6 distinguishable. NEX-6 has a higher body, coupled with a faux leather embossed rubber surface handle, as well as the matte surface of the fuselage, grip handle better than the NEX-5 series. Although [...]
The Kata Digital Rucksack 467-DL is the flagship model in the company’s new D-Lite backpack range, which is geared towards the ‘on-the-go amateur’ photographer. While not as technically advanced as Kata’s Revolver-8 backpack (which we recently reviewed) or other high-end pro bags, the beginner-friendly 467-DL manages to pack in plenty of features for a sub-$100 [...]
Tamron’s 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD was announced in December 2010, as a successor to the well-regarded AF 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF) MACRO that we reviewed in December 2008. Compared to the previous version, its main attractions are a significant reduction in size and weight, and the addition of an ‘Piezo Drive’ motor [...]
At Photokina 2012, Sigma announced a reorganization of its lens lineup into three categories – ‘Contemporary’ covering lightweight, flexible zooms, ‘Sports’ for larger telephoto lenses, and ‘Art’ for a wide range of optics aimed at serious photographers, including ultra-wideangles, macros and fast primes. At the same time the company announced three new lenses, one in each class, [...]
