Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 USM L

March 26, 2011

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 USM L offers a typical tele lens focal length range. The attraction here is in the price: this is an actual L (luxury) lens from Canon, but for a price that reminds one of a cheap EF-S lens. You can get the lens for approximately 700 dollars or 500 euros. That’s [...]

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Sigma AF 17-70mm f/2.8-4 HSM DC OS macro

February 27, 2011

Are you looking for a cheap but good replacement for Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 or some other similar kit lens? Here’s a good option. Sigma AF 17-70mm covers a good focal length range with decent aperture values (2.8 at wide end, 4 at the tele end). It’s an excellent replacement for the kit lenses, as it [...]

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Nikon 55-200 mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR Nikkor

February 7, 2011

Want a telephoto lens on your DX Nikon? Here’s a perfectly good option that’s not too expensive. This Nikkor lens has a nice focal length range from 55 to 200 mm, nicely complimenting the 18-55 mm kit lens most folks start out with. This lens offers vibration control (VR), Nikon’s image stabilization technology, and has [...]

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Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

February 1, 2011

Ultra-wide lenses are fun to have, but can be a bit of a problem for photographers using a crop camera with a APS-C sensor. The 1.6x crop factor means that a wide angle lens of 16-35 mm is equivalent to 25 mm at widest, which is wide, but not ultra-wide. Fortunately Canon comes to help [...]

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Canon EF 50mm

January 31, 2011

50 mm prime lens is one of the most popular lenses there is. It used to be the standard lens before the zoom lenses got wildly popular. It still is an excellent lens. What sets the 50 mm lenses apart is the price. They’re dirt cheap! You can get a good 50 mm lens for [...]

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