
The Tokina AT-X 116 Pro 11-16mm lens just became available for Sony A-mounts in the United Kingdom. It carries a bright f2.8 maximum aperture across its entire zoom range and sports Tokina’s patented ‘One-touch Focus Clutch Mechanism’. This mechanism enables a photographer to switch between AF and MF easily by snapping the focus ...
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October 28th, 2010 | Posted in Lens, Sony | Comments Off

Sigma has just released their 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM lens in the United States. This device is a fast medium telephoto lens that's been optimized for 35mm full-frame DSLR and firm cameras. However, it's compatible with cropped-sensor digital cameras as well.
Furthermore, the 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM lens features one Special Low ...
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October 14th, 2010 | Posted in Lens, Sigma | Comments Off

Recently, Photojojo released the new SLR Pinhole Lens. It's a unique device of photographic technology that brings pinhole functionality to the body cap of a Canon or Nikon DSLR. Therefore, this lens is pretty nice to have amongst your gear if you're looking to add pinhole capability to your DSLR camera.
Interestingly enough, the ...
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October 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Lens, Other Brands | Comments Off

Hasselblad has recently presented a new lens entitled Hasselblad HC 50-II that comes with an interesting pack of features:
- 11 optical elements in 7 groups;
- maximum aperture of f/3.5;
- close focus point of 60cm;
- the optical design has been improved when comparing to the previous model, which means this new version is able to provide ...
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September 26th, 2010 | Posted in Hasselblad, Lens | Comments Off

In addition to the PO 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM lens that was recently released by Sigma, there is a new one entitled 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM that can be used on digital SLR cameras of different brands including Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony, and Sigma.
The new Sigma lens costs close to $1,120 and ...
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September 10th, 2010 | Posted in Lens, Sigma | Comments Off

Samsung has a product in just about every electronics market out there. Cameras, in particular, are one thing that Samsung excels in a variety of point-and-clicks, camcorders and more alerady on the market.
Today, Samsung has come forth to announce the HMX-T10 HD video camera. The main selling point of this camcorder is its lens which ...
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September 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Camcorder, HD, Samsung | Comments Off

If you've been paying attention you'll know that a company by the name of Tamron received quite a bit of negative press after it got entangled in a court battle regarding imports. Luckily, the company has come out of the battle victorious and are returning to business as usual.
Just recently, the company has announced that ...
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August 16th, 2010 | Posted in Lens, Nikon, Sony | Comments Off

Today, Sony Japan revealed pricing and availability of the 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 OSS lens for the Sony E mount. This lens supports the Sony NEX-3, NEX-5 and Handycam NEX-VG10 products. Furthermore, it weighs 524 grams, offers 27-300mm equivalent ultra-zoom lens functionality, optical image stabilization, smooth and quiet auto focus and stepless aperture control. ...
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August 12th, 2010 | Posted in Lens, Sony | Comments Off

Sigma has unveiled a new, APO 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM lens, which carries the company's new "F" Low Dispersion (FLD) lens glass and it's scheduled to debut in the United States. This lens is made of 22 elements in 17 groups, features an iris diaphragm with 9 rounded blades for smooth bokeh ...
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August 6th, 2010 | Posted in Lens, Sigma | Comments Off

Panasonic has announced today that they will soon be releasing a 3D lens for their LUMIX G Micro sytem. This lens is unique because it features not one, but two lenses packed into one which eleimnated the need for a traditional 3D camera.
Instead, thanks to this lens, the camera will be able to take streeo ...
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July 29th, 2010 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off