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Sigma announces 24-105mm F4 DG OS HSM full frame standard zoom

17 Oct

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Sigma has announced the 24-105mm F4 DG OS HSM – an image stabilized normal zoom for full frame DSLRs. The 24-105 becomes the latest addition to the company’s ‘Art’ series of lenses designed to offer high image quality. The lens features a 19 element/14 group design including Sigma’s FLD glass and both single- and double-sided aspherical elements which the company says will minimize aberrations. It has a minimum focusing distance of 45cm throughout its range, giving a maximum magnification of 1:4.6. Prices and availability have yet to be announced.

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Sigma announces 24-150mm F4 DG OS HSM full frame standard zoom

16 Oct

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Sigma has announced the 24-150mm F4 DG OS HSM – an image stabilized normal zoom for full frame DSLRs. The 24-105 becomes the latest addition to the company’s ‘Art’ series of lenses designed to offer high image quality. The lens features a 19 element/14 group design including Sigma’s FLD glass and both single- and double-sided aspherical elements which the company says will minimize aberrations. It has a minimum focusing distance of 45cm throughout its range, giving a maximum magnification of 1:4.6. Prices and availability have yet to be announced.

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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X is for zoom? Our Fujifilm XF 55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS review

25 Sep

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We’ve just posted our review of the FUJINON XF 55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS, Fujifilm’s first telephoto zoom for its X system mirrorless cameras. We’ve been out and about with the lens taking hundreds of real-world pictures, and looked at them closely to find out what it can deliver in terms of image quality. We’ve also looked at how the system’s integrated software corrections for lens aberrations such as distortion affect the final out-of-camera JPEGs in comparison to RAW files. Click through to read all about it.  

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Kenko Tokina enters cine lens market with 16-28mm T3.0 wide zoom

23 Sep

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The ever-increasing video capability of digital SLRs has seen manufacturers such as Canon, Samyang and Zeiss make video-optimised versions of their conventional lenses, and now Kenko Tokina is getting in on the act. The Tokina 16-28mm T3.0 is a manual focus version of the AT-X 16-28mm f/2.8 Pro FX wideangle zoom, with a redesigned barrel that features the usual refinements for video work, including geared focus, zoom and aperture rings, and scales designed to be read from the side of the camera. It’ll be made in Canon EF and Arri PL mounts, with a suggested retail price of ¥580,000 – almost 5 times that of lens it’s based on.

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Olympus introduces 12-40mm F2.8 ‘Pro’ zoom for Micro Four Thirds

10 Sep

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Olympus has unveiled a high-end standard zoom to match the E-M1: the M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 PRO. It offers a 24-80mm equivalent range and is dust, splash and, freezeproof, and uses a manual focus clutch design similar to the 12mm F2 and 17mm F2.8 primes. Olympus has also announced the development of a matching 40-150mm F2.8 telezoom, which is scheduled for release next year. Click through for more details. 

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Canon reveals EF-S 55-250 F4-5.6 IS STM kit-friendly zoom lens

22 Aug

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Canon has released a version of its EF-S 55-250mm F4-5.6 lens that uses its STM stepping motor. STM lenses are designed for movie recording, with the goal of providing smooth and silent focusing. Unlike its predecessor, the STM version of the 55-250 has internal focusing. You’ll be able to pick up the 55-250 STM lens in late September for $ 350. It’s also a safe bet that the 55-250 STM will come bundled with Canon DSLRs in the near future.

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Steady on! Casio Exilim EX-ZR800 18x zoom gains five-axis stabilization

08 Aug

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Casio Europe has announced the Exilim EX-ZR800 – a Raw-shooting compact with five-axis image stabilization. The 16MP BSI-CMOS camera shares many features with the existing EX-ZR700, including the 18x, 25-400mm equivalent lens and ability to capture DNG files. The ZR800 gains the ability to shoot time-lapse sequences, along with a stabilization system that can be used for both stills and movies, on top of the usual multi-shot and high speed modes that Casio has developed over recent years.

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Nikon launches budget-friendly Coolpix L620 ultra zoom

06 Aug

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Nikon has unveiled the Coolpix L620, an ultra zoom camera in its budget-friendly L-series. It sports a 14X, 25-350mm equivalent lens coupled to an 18.1 megapixel BSI CMOS sensor. Other features include lens-shift Vibration Reduction, a 3″, 480k dot LCD, 1080p video recording, and use of AA batteries. You’ll be able to pick up the Coolpix L820 in your choice of black and red in September for around $ 250. 

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Panasonic launches Lumix DMC-XS3 slimline zoom compact

18 Jul

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Panasonic has announced the Lumix DMC-XS3, a budget zoom compact camera that’s just 14mm thick. It sports an optically-stabilised wideangle 5x zoom lens (24-120mm equivalent), a 14.1MP 1/2.3″ High Sensitivity MOS sensor, and can record Full HD video in MP4 format. It includes a range of Creative Filters which can be applied either during or after shooting, and can also be used when shooting panoramas. The XS3 appears to be a Europe-only release, and will be available in September at a price of £119.

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Panasonic announces Lumix DMC-FZ70 with 60x optical zoom

18 Jul

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Panasonic has announced the Lumix DMC-FZ70, a 16MP compact superzoom with a 60x optical zoom that more than doubles the zoom reach of its 24x FZ60 predecessor. Spanning the equivalent of 20-1200mm, the FZ70’s zoom lens has a maximum aperture range of F2.8-5.9 and is claimed to be both the longest and widest in its class. The FZ70 effectively replaces the FZ60, but the constant-F2.8 Lumix DMC-FZ200 remains in the lineup.

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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