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June 7 - Phase 1 of new Lens Review Diary is now ready
Lens Review Diary readers are getting the news first - you can now check out the brand new Lens Review Diary, which uses a standard blog-format and it has a free full-text RSS feed. Be sure to also check out the About/Introduction page for tips on how to make the most out of the new Lens Review Diary.
The new Lens Review Diary is currently in Phase #1. During Phase #1, all new reviews will be posted at the new Lens Review Diary. In Phase #2, we will add all the reviews including in this version below. And in Phase #3, we will add even more reviews, prior to May 2009. Phase #1 is already live, but phases #2 and #3 will take from a few weeks to a few months, depending on how crazy things get before Photokina 2010.
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May 30 - new lens review diary "Beta Readers"
If you want to be among the first to check out the new version of the Lens Review Diary as a "Beta Reader", be sure to check out this post at the main blog.
May 17: Version 2 is in the works!
We have good news for fans of the Lens Review Diary! Version 2.0 has received the "green light". We still have to do the background work to get it set-up and organized, but version 2.0 should be up and running by the end of the month. The new version will have an RSS feed and other modern-era "blog luxuries", unlike version 1.0 which is just a long website. More details as they become available.
If you are interested in checking version 2.0 before everyone else, we will have a class for beta-readers in the next few days, so please stay tuned!
May 10
An f2 double-header of the Olympus Digital Zuiko lenses is out at The Online Photographer by photographer and author Kirk Tuck.
The new Sigma 8-16mm DC lens is tested out with the Canon 7D (obviously the Canon mount) at DC Watch Impress (Japanese).
Going even wider, CanonBlogger has his take on the Sigma 4.5mm fisheye lens. We'll let you guess which mount of the lens CanonBlogger used to test this :-)
May 6
dpreview has just published their findings on the new Canon 70-200mm f2.8 II, another LISUM lens. LISUSM is short for L IS USM but by the time you write the explanation, it's a long shortcut ;-)
May 3
The Olympus 9-18mm (Micro Four Thirds) has been reviewed by SLRGear.com. As usual, we won't spoil their findings here.
May 1
And another Canon review, this time it is the 60mm f2.8 EF-S macro lens at PhotoZone.
A new review of the Canon 24-105mm f4L IS is now out at Lenstip, the english-language edition of Optyczne.pl.
April 29
A review of the Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 Di-II VC XR SP LD IF Asph (anything else?) lens is up and running at Nikonians. We'll let you guess which mount they reviewed :-)
April 28
A helpful article for lens hunters by Thom Hogan on picking a lens and prioritizing features and function.
The Canon 24mm f1.4 lens gets reviewed as a full-frame lens at PhotoZone!
Bigma time now with a double-feature, first a look at the lens by Mason Resnick at the ALC blog, and then a featured user review at Photography Review.
April 27
The Olympus 9-18mm
April 26
The Nikon 35mm f2D gets a review by Nikon super-guru Thom Hogan.
April 25
ephoto-zine has published their findings on the Sigma 10-20mm f3.5 DC EX HSM lens. What did they find out?
April 24
Don't you forget about us sing the Four Thirds lenses! Photo Zone has published their review of the PanaLeica 25mm f1.4 lens using the Panasonic L10 as the base camera for the testings.
April 23
f2.8 big daddy time at PhotoZone where they put through the paces the new version of the Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 lens, using the current flagship D3x as the basis of the test. Find out what they found out! And a second opinion on this lens at The PhoBlographer.
April 22
Canon's turn for a review of their new 70-200mm f2.8 zoom-daddy. This review is coming from PhotoReview!
April 21
Lens review time at Hoganville, this time it is the 35mm f1.8 DX lens, the $200 APS-C "50mm equivalent" lens.
April 20
Quesabesde has the new Olympus 9-18mm Micro Four Thirds lens in their hands and they have posted their report on it, including full-size samples!
And now time for another Samyang review at Lens Tip, this time it is the 14mm f2.8 ED lens. Please note these are manual lenses, so no autofocus luxuries! This is their usual 10+ page review, with full-size samples and such. The Nikon D3x was the "hostess" of the review.
April 19
A new review for the new Canon 70-200mm f2.8 lens is out and it is at critically-acclaimed review site Photozone, first up in the full-frame context and then in the APS-C context. Obviously the majority of Canon DSLRs out there are APS-C, even when you factor in the price of this lens.
Two years after the original review, SLRGear.com has revisited the Sigma 18-200mm DC OS HSM superzoom lens. What did they find out this time?
April 18
And now time to practice the French you learned in college or high-school with two lens reviews at Le Monde de la Photo. First up, the Nikon 16-35mm f4 and then the Samyang 85mm f1.4 (corrected link). Be sure to note the pull-down menu at the top of the review page, you can navigate to the different parts of the review from there!
April 16
The Nikon 12-24mm gets tested out at ephotozone by their resident lens reviewer.
April 15
A tax-day gift from dpreview - a brand new lens review of the brand new Olympus 9-18mm Micro Four Thirds lens! Read all about it!
And a tax day gift from Quesabesde - a hands-on review with the Nikon 24mm f1.4 lens. Full-size real-world comparison and other pictures are also included for evaluation purposes.
April 14
Josh Archer compares the Nikon 24mm f1.4 lens with two more affordable alternatives, the Sigma 24mm and 28mm f1.8. Find out what he found out
on his blog.
April 13
Two Samsung NX-series lens reviews are out at Photo Review, to go together with their NX-10 review. Here are the lens reviews, of the 30mm f2 pancake and also of the 18-55mm kit lens.
And now some Leica action, the 24mm f3.8 is reviewed by Steve Huff.
April 12
From the better-late-than-never department, LensTip has translated in english their Canon 20mm f2.8 review from 2006. That feels like a long time ago in digital-camera-years, but of course lenses have (typically) a lot more staying power than DSLRs.
April 11
First look at the new Sigma 50-500mm OS lens at Rytterfalk. Yes, this is the new version with optical image stabilization!
April 10
The new Nikon 24mm f1.4 lens just got a real-world review at the hands of wedding photographer Ryan Brenizer at the End User Blog.
The Zeiss review parade continues at PhotoZone, this time it is the Zeiss ZF (ZE) Makro-Planar T* 100mm f/2 on Canon DSLRs. But wait there's more, they also reviewed the 28mm f2 T* on a 35mmFF Canon.
And a check-up of the Canon 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 DO IS USM at ephotozine with the resident lensaholic. This is a line we call "musical" lenses - because of the "DO" ;-)
April 8
Another day another Zeiss review at Photozone, this time it is the Zeiss 18mm 3.5 in Canon flavor (ZE) (ZE = Z for EOS)
April 7
Time for a Micro Four Thirds lens review, it is the 14-42mm Micro Four Thirds M-Zuiko at Lens Tip. This is a full-size reviews, with all the usual reviewalia.
Big telephoto time at PhotoZone which has been very active lately. This time they review the Nikon 200mm f2 VR using big-daddy D3x as the test base.
And now to bitter-rival Canon, their 60mm f2.8 macro EF-S lens gets a quick look at ephotozine.
April 6
Another day, another Zeiss review at PhotoZone, this time it is the 25mm f2.8 T*. Just like yesterday, they take the ZF (Nikon mount) version, adapter-mount it on Canon and review it.
Shiguma time at SLR Gear where the review of the Sigma 17-70mm f2.8-4 DC OS HSM is the latest review published. The review results come from the Canon version, using their baseline EOS DSLR for lens review purposes (20D).
April 5
A Zeiss-upon-Canon review is now out at PhotoZone - it is the 35mm f2 Distagon T-Star (oh my, okay, T*), tested on the 5D Mark II. They evaluate the ZF (Nikon) via adapter.
Not a review, but many lens-a-holics may find it very helpful, Falk Lumo has published a how-to on long-range telephoto shots.
And now a 4-way comparison of Minolta zoom lenses from different points in time, see them all at the French-speaking Alpha Numerique. This is an 8-page report!
April 2
And now time for an f1.2 review! PhotoZone has tested out the Canon 85mm f1.2 in medium format and they are publishing their findings. But wait, there's more! The lens was also reviewed as an APS-C lens - meaning they use it on APS-C DSLRs (or APS-C mode where available in 35mmFF DSLRs)
Next up, a translated review from Lens Tip from 2006, it is the Sigma 28mm f1.8, an EX DG macro lense.
And now a cropped (EF-S) lens review, the Canon 10-22mm is checked out at e-photo-zine.
April 1
How about the Shiguma 150mm f2.8 DG macro lens? Neutral Day tested the Canon version of the lens. No spoilers here...
And another tele-prime, this time the Tamron 180mm f3.5 Di LD checked out by the resident lensaholic at e.p-hoto.zine.
March 30
Zeiss time at Photozone where they review the Zeiss ZA Sonnar T* 135mm f1.8, a Sony Alpha mount 35mm-full-frame lense. As usual we won't spoil their findings here.
March 29: catching up
This is a catch-up roundup including some of the reviews we missed earlier in the week. We start though with a brand new review, the Sony 70-200mm f2.8G by Andy Westlake at dpreview.
Then we go to ephotozine for a quick review of the Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 XR Di Macro lens. They tested the Nikon version on the D700.
Next up, Leica time at Lens Tip where they post the english translation of their XMas 2009 review of the Leica Summicron 28mm f2 Asph. If you can read Polish, then you can get their reviews faster in Polish at optyczne.pl.
Staying at Lens Tip, they also have a review of the Canon 18-55mm IS, yes the kit lens - a mid-2008 review now translated.
And we close this round-up with a Shiguma review at ALC, of the 17-70mm f2.8-4 DC OS HSM Macro lens. Some of the lens names are longer than railroads these days ;-) This particular lens was reviewed on the Canon 40D - the only Canon DSLR you will ever need ;-)
March 28
Things have been rather quiet with the new Pentax 100mm WR macro, but Rice High has published a brief hands-on post.
March 27
Rice High has a prime shootout between the 43mm f1.9 and the 50mm f2, using the Pentax K-x as the "test base".
March 25
Japanese website DC Watch Impress has a new article looking and comparing Nikon Macro lenses.
March 22
The Canon 18-135mm has received a new review, in French, at Le Monde la Photo. The technical aspects of the review are on pages #3 and #4 with charts and graphs and such!
March 13
The brand new Nikon 24mm f1.4 ED lens gets a review at Photo Review, complete with Imatest graphs and the usual lens-review sample pictures.
Another not-very-affordable lens got reviewed today as well, this time it is the Zeiss 16-35mm f2.8 SSM at Photo Zone. This is of course a Sony Alpha DSLR lens. The first review we mentioned was that of the lens as a 35mmFF lens, and the second review of the lens is when used as an APS-C lens.
And now something old+new, the 2007 Polish review of the Nikon 70-300mm VR lens has been translated to English and it is available for reading at Lens Tip. This lens is part of the March 2010 Nikon instant rebates.
March 12
How do the two Canon 70-200mm f2.8 lenses compare? The ProPhotoShow has come up with a series of tests.
Forgot to mention this here, but the first review of the Noktor 50mm f0.95 lens for Micro Four Thirds has been published by Philip Bloom. This is a hybridographer's review, for the technical analysis we have to wait for the usual lens/DSLR review sites to put it in the lab.
March 11
Thanks to Tom for the alert! Nasim Mansurov has published a detailed look at the Nikon 16-35mm f4 VR lens!
March 10
Two new reviews for the Nikon 16-35mm f4 VR lens came out today, check them out at Photozone and Photoreview.
March 8
Translation time again, this time it is the Sigma 18-50mm f2.8-4.5 DC OS that gets reviewed at LensTip.com.
March 6
The Panasonic-Leica 45mm f2.8 macro MegaOIS lens was just reviewed at Photozone.de.
Zoom zoom! Five standard Pentax lenses from different points in time were group-tested at Rice High, using the K-x DSLR at the test base.
March 5
Not everyone can drop $1000 for a brand new f2.8 macro lens - some may find the previous Canon 100mm f2.8 macro a reasonable trade-off. It is not a 2009 model and it does not have hybrid-IS, but it has a better price. The review is coming from PhotoZone.de. The non-hybrid-IS lens currently goes for under $550.
The Leica 50 Summitar Classic just got a new review, mounted on the Leica M9 at Steve Huff Photo.
March 4
A trade-off for many are the 3rd-party f2.8 telephoto lenses. One of such trade-off lenses is the Tamron 70-200mm f2.8 Di, and this very lens was reviewed at ephotozine.
March 3
Of great interest to lens reviewing, Pop Photo answers a reader question about their SQL lens tests.
Translation time again at Lens Tip, this time the english-speaking peoples can read their take on the Olympus 14-54mm f2.8-3.5 Four Thirds lens.
March 2
Brent Pennington caught the LBA bug, and his latest acquisition is also his latest lens review on his blog - the Canon 70-210mm f4. See what he found out...
March 1
Nikon DX time, the new 85mm f3.5 DX VR macro lens received a review at the gear-review arm of Imaging Resource, see it at SLR Gear.
CNet Asia goes in the time-machine and revisits the C-mount lenses, revitalized now by Micro Four Thirds.
February 25
Review time at dpreview for the Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 II lens. This is a six-page review by resident lens reviewer Andy Westlake.
The Zeiss ZM 35 Biogon f2 lens got its review at Steve Huff Photo, using the Leica M9 as the camera base. Plenty of pictures are included, including some cats :)
February 24
Translation time again at LensTip.com, this time is the 2008 review of the Canon 70-200mm f2.8L lens.
February 22
Camera Labs has a new review of a Canon EF-S IS lens, this time they check out the 18-135mm f3.5-5.6.
February 19
Bob Atkins has published his review of the Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 Di-II lens on his website. He also reviewed this lens for Photo.net (see February 13).
And now some kit lens action, the Nikon 18-55mm DX VR kit lens got its review translated to English at Lens Tip. The review had been posted in polish earlier on.
February 18
The 100mm hybrid IS parade continues with a new review of it at Photo Review. We are talking of course about the Canon f2.8 macro lens that was announced at the same time as the Canon 7D.
February 16
f1.2 time at Photo Review where they review the Canon 50mm f1.2L lens. Imatest, sample pictures, and more!
February 15
The first review of a Samsung NX-series lens is out! LensTip has just published their review of the Samsung 30mm f2 pancake. Eleven full pages, with samples and verdict on the last page! Enjoy :)
Zoom me up! PhotoZone is on a roll, a new lens review is out now, this one is a Four Thirds lens, the Olympus 50-200mm f2.8-3.5 SWD. If you do the usual multiply-by-two math, this is the full-frame "equivalent" of 100-400mm.
Going even longer is Thom Hogan with his new review of the Nikon 200-400 f4 VR lens. This is obviously not a "bargain" lens, it goes for over $6000 at B&H Photo.
Speaking of Hogan he has a survey on his website asking readers what they want to see from Nikon lenses and things of that nature.
And now time for a shootout with the zooms at the Digital Grin forums. You can see the pictures at the photographer's gallery at DJDimages.com.
February 14
Imaging Resource is testing multiple units of the Nikon 50mm f1.4 G AF-S lens. See what they found out!
PhotoReview tests out the (roughly) digital-equivalent of the good old 28-105mm lens, in the Sigma 17-70mm f2.8-4.5 DC OS macro HSM. The review used the Canon mount on a 40D, with Imatest and samples as usual.
As part of their E-P2 review, Camera Labs has also provided a sharpness test for the Olympus 17mm f2.8 pancake lens.
February 13
We have a burst mode of new lens reviews to round-up today!
Tilt-and-shift, tilt-and-shift, and then review ;-) PhotoZone is back with a new review, of the Canon 17mm f4L TS-E. This includes their usual review action, but they also offer a primer if you are not familiar with tilt-shift lenses. As you can expect, this lens has a price premium, it goes for around $2450 at Amazon right now.
Bob Atkins has published a review of the Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 VC Di-II lens at Photo.net. As usual, we won't spoil the findings here.
Via Foto Actualidad, we learn of a new review at Korean megasite SLRClub of the Canon 50mm f1.2L lense. F-crops and many sample pictures are included, most of them taken with the Canon 7D.
Next up, Steve Huff Photo reviews the Leica 75mm f2 Summicron lens, using the native Leica M9 but also the Olympus E-P2 for his testing.
February 12
Canon's new star lens, the 100mm f2.8 hybrid IS macro gets put under the ...macro-scope at Digital Camera Review where they put it through the paces. Samples on the second page, conclusions on the third page!
We normally don't mention subscriber-only content since most people won't be able to read it but we are making an exception here, the aforementioned Canon lens takes on the Zeiss 100mm f2 Makro-Planar at digglloyd ($).
February 11
Photozone.de reviews the Tamron 60mm f2 Di-II, a made-for-cropped-sensor macro lens that is the APS-C equivalent of the popular 90mm Tamron full-framer. Check for more reviews below...
On the pre-order front, Amazon has began accepting pre-orders for the new Nikon 16-35mm f4 VR lens at $1260.
February 10
Shiguma time again, as LensTip.com reviews the versatile Sigma 17-70mm f2.8-4 macro DC OS HSM lens. This is their usual 11-page detailed review, with conclusions and samples on the last page. The samples are taken with the Canon 50D. (DC is Sigma-speak for a lens made for cropped-sensors, so you get -roughly- the 35mm-equivalent of 28-105mm on the 1.5x DSLRs, and slightly more telephoto-ish with Canon, even more so with Sigma DSLRs (1.7x).
February 9
Camera Labs has published a new lens review, featuring the recently announced Canon EF-S 15-85 f3.5-5.6 IS lens. They tested it using the 7D and the D-Rebels. If you are not familiar with Camera Labs, be sure to follow the pink tabs to see all the review segments!
February 8
Lensbaby fisheye time at Bob Atkins. There he reviews the 12mm Lensbaby fisheye lense. He tested out on Canon. As usual, we won't spoil his findings here.
February 7
Peter K. Burian at Photocrati.com has published their review of the Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 VR II lense!
February 6
A new review is in the books for the Tamron 60mm f2 Di-II macro lens at Alpha Mount World. This is the first attempt by Tamron to "port" their popular 35mm-full-frame 90mm f2.8 macro lens to the APS-C/DX format. Being Alpha Mount World, the review was done using the Alpha mount on Sony DSLRs. As usual, we won't spoil the findings here.
February 4
DX time at Lens Tip where they have completed their review of the Tamron 16.5-135mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens. This is roughly (but not quite) the equivalent of the good old film SLR 28-200mm lenses. A versatile range for sure. And we may get an Alpha version eventually since a couple of days ago Tokina decided to make their 11-16mm f2.8 AT-X DX available for Sony Alpha Minolta.
February 3
Samyang-time at PhotoZone where they review the very affordable Samyang 85mm f1.4 lens. This is a 35mmFF lens. Samples are included with the 5D Mark II. Conclusions as usual on the third page, but we won't spoil them here.
February 2
Photo Club Alpha has just posted their brief test of the just-announced Sony Alpha Minolta mount version of their 11-16mm f2.8 DX Macro AT-X lens. Tokina lenses had been historically available for Canon and Nikon only, so this marks their first bold step in ...stepping out of their comfort-zone-bubble. We covered the announcement yesterday on the main blog.
February 1
Zoom-zoom at dpreview with Andy Westlake evaluating the Shiguma 18-250mm DC OS superzoom lens. The review samples are of the Canon variety using the 7D, 50D and D-Rebel. Conclusions on last page, which as usual, we won't reveal here.
Leica time again at Steve Huff's, this time it is the Summicron 50mm f2.5 that gets checked out. The Leica M9 "helped" with the review...
January 31
SLRGear.com evaluates five different samples of the same lens, the Canon 50mm f1.4 [Amazon]
January 29
Shiguma time at LensTip, this time they translated their 2008 review of the Sigma 300mm f2.8 EX HSM APO lens. They tested the Canon mount, using their test-base, the 20D. Conclusions and samples on the last page, which as usual we won't reveal.
January 26
EF-S time at LensTip.com, where they have published their take on the Canon EF-S 15-85mm IS USM lens. This is intended to be a versatile zoom for APS-C Canon-mount shooters. But as you can expect, the lens has a Canon-premium-price-tag attached to it, it's current price is around $730 at Amazon.com.
January 25
If you are looking for reviews of older manual Nikon-mount lenses, be sure to bookmark the lens review page at Taishimizu.com. Ten lenses are currently reviewed there and more coming up!
January 24
If you are interested in an f2.8 zoom but don't want to spend the big bucks for the house-brand lens, the TamTokSigs can offer a good value alternative. Slowly but steadily, the TamTokTigs have embraced the APS-C sensor-cropped-lenses and Photo Zone dot de reviews the Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 VC. Yes, VC is Tamron-speak for image stabilization. Their review was the Canon-flavor. Conclusions and samples taken with the 7D are on the 3rd page of the review.
January 23
Leica lens time at Steve Huff Photo with a review of the Leica Summarit 35mm f2.5 lens. The M9 was used as the "hostess" of the review!
January 22
Tammy time at Bob Atkins where he reviews the cropped Tamron macro lens. Their 90mm full-frame lens is one of their more popular lenses, so how does their cropped/digital version do? Read on through to find out!
Nikon time at ephotozine with a short review of the Nikkon 24-70mm f2.8 using the D700 as the test-bed.
January 21
If you like to mix-and-match lenses old and new, Adorama has select lens adapters on special.
January 20
Another Polish lens review is available in English at LensTip. This time it is the Nikkor 50mm f1.8D lens review from three years ago. These are detailed lens reviews, and very helpful if you are evaluating lenses.
January 18
Tammy time! PhotoZone has published their findings on the APS-C-cropped Tamron 60mm f2.8 Di-II lens. They reviewed the Nikon flavor.
Zoom-zoom! Peter K Burian has published his review of the Nikon 18-200mm VR II lens at Photocrati. This is of course the new superzoom from Nikon!
Pancake time with Steve Huff as he puts on the Panasonic 20mm f1.7 on the new Olympus E-P2 and shares his findings with the rest of us.
January 15
Translation time! The Olympus 50mm f2 ED english-speaking review is up and running at LensTip.com. This was published on their polish website in August 2007. LensTip/Optyczne.pl produce very detailed lens reviews!
January 12
The Tamron 90mm f2.8 Di macro lens is reviewed at ephotozine. This is the Nikon flava, using the D700. This is a 35mmFF lense.
January 10
Photozone has just published their take on the Pentax 60-250mm f4 DA* lens, an SDM lens. The lense was provided by Falk Lumo of the Lumo Labs. Conclusions and full-size samples on the last page as usual, taken with the K-x and K-7. And as usual, we won't reveal their findings here...
January 5
SLRGear.com has just published their take on the new Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 VR II lens. This is their new workhorse lens that was announced in the summer of 2009. As always, we won't spoil their findings.
On the Canon-mount front, Brent Pennington has published his take on the Sigma 120-400mm OS lens.
January 3, 2010
Happy new year with a Zeiss review from Laurence Rispher. He tests out the 85mm f1.4 ZE Planar T* in the world of Canon. He used the Canon 5D Mark II as the "hostess" of the test. Conclusions at the bottom, but as usual, we won't reveal them here!
December 22
A K-mount tele-macro comparison is live by Jens. It compares the trusty Tamron 90mm f2.8 with the Pentax 100mm f2.8 D-FA. What did he found? We won't spoil the fund here! Via Rice High.
And another comparative-review, also at a similar focal-range, LensTip.com looks at the Sony Zeiss 85mm f1.4 T* taking on the Minolta 85mm f1.4.
December 21
Practice your french language skills by reading the review of the Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 XR Di-II VC lens at Le Monde de Photo. Their test unit was the Canon flavor, using the 50D.
December 20
Zoom lenses and safari were made for each other! So with that in mind, Digital Review has taken the Nikon 70-300mm VR II to a safari and has shared their findings.
Next up, Photography Review is featuring a user-review of the Sigma 10-20mm EX DC HSM lens. The reviewer was using the Canon flavor.
December 17
Curious about the new Canon versatile 18-135mm EF-S IS lens? Then head on over to Bob Atkins to see what he found in his just-published review!
Translation time - the review is from 2006, but it is now available in English for the first time at Lens Tip. What lens you ask? Oh I'm glad you asked - the Canon 50mm f1.4. Prime lenses are timeless as they say :)
December 16
David Ziser explains why the Canon 18-200mm IS is one of his favorite lenses. Yes, it also includes a ruler shot!
December 14
Shiguma time again! This time it is the 70-300mm f4-5.6 DG OS, in Canon flavor, reviewed at Neutral Day. This is a 35mm FF lense.
December 13
A guest review takes a look at the 40mm Voigtlander Ultron f2 SL II at TOP. They tested the Canon EF mount. This is a manual focus lense.
And a review of a lens you don't often see mentioned in the forums - the Switar 26mm f1.1, reviewed as mounted on the Olympus E-P1 by Lawrence Ripsher.
December 12
A detailed review of the brand new Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 VR II lens by Nasim Mansurov! This is the new f2.8 lens announced in July 2009.
December 10
Bob Atkins has published his review of the "Barbra Walters" LensBaby lens-type-thing. No, that is not the actual product name, but as you may have guessed, this is the "soft focus" Lens Baby.
December 9
It's not often we have an f0.95 lens made, so it is with great curiosity interest we see what this lens can do that other lenses cannot do at its review by photographer Steve Huff.
December 8
How about an OM lens review? Lawrence Ripsher has published a review of the Olympus OM 135mm f2.8 mounted on a Canon DSLR - the 5DMk2! Read on to find out what he found out and why he chose this OM lens!
December 7
Canon EF-S users interested in a versatile zoom lens, may be interested to see what The Digital Picture has to say about the EF-S 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS lens in their just-posted review. The 7D [reviews] served as the "hostess" of the review.
December 4
LensTip has translated their 2008 review of the Olympus 11-22mm 2.8-3.5 lense in English. Check it out!
December 2
It is Nikon-time at SLR Gear where they take a look at the Nikon 24mm f2.8D lens. Is this lens ready for ...prime-time? Read on to find out... Both the D200 and the D700 were used for the tests.
December 1
Constant aperture should not necessarily mean constant-drain of your bank account. At least that's the theory behind the TamTokSig lenses. And PhotoZone.de reviews the Shiguma 24-70mm f2.8. Their review was of the Nikon flavor, using big-daddy Nikon D3x as the hostess.
Continuing with the same theme, we find the review of the Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 lens at Professional Photographer, the magazine's website.
November 30
Prime-time at Bob Atkins, where he reviews the 85mm f1.8 Canon lens. Brick walls and charts are there to please the technically-inclined crowd. Conclusions are at the bottom, and as usual, we won't reveal them here.
November 29
Via Foto Actualidad we learn of a Korean review of the Olympus 14-42mm Micro 4/3rds lens. Check it out at SLR Club.
November 28
Prime-time again as Lens Tip reveals their findings on the hot new Canon 100mm hybrid IS macro lens, the f2.8L. As usual, this is a detailed 11-page review, with pros and cons and full-size sample pictures on the last page. The 1Ds Mark III was the "host" of the test.
November 25
It is L-time at PhotoZone! The Canon 50mm f1.2L (yes, f1.2) got its review. This uses their standard three-page format, with conclusions and samples on the last page, and the "meat" of the review on page #2.
November 24
Fish-eye time at Lens Tip where they have translated to english their January 2008 review of the Sigma 4.5mm f2.8 EX DC circular fish-eye lense. Their tests featured the Canon version.
November 23
The hot new 15-85mm EF-S Canon lens is getting the review treatment at Canon-centric website The Digital Picture, with the 7D also making a guest-appearance in the review.
November 21
It is Sigma-time at Camera Town where the talk of the town is the new review of the Sigma 20mm f1.8 used on the Canon 5D Mark II and evaluated for video purposes as well!
November 20
Translation time! LensTip has their english-version of the Pentax 70mm f2.4 lens they reviewed a couple of years. But if you can't read Polish, this review is new to you! The Pentax K10D was the "base" of the review and as usual, conclusions and samples are on the last page.
November 18
It's M-series time at the ALC blog where they have a very short review of the 24mm f1.4 Summilux lens.
November 17
It's not often that you get to touch an f0.95 lens, but the ALC blog did just that as they have reviewed the Leica Noctilux 50mm f0.95. It goes without saying, you don't even have to guess, the price is five-figures!
November 16
Sigma time! SLRGear.com has reviewed the Sigma 18-50mm f2.8-4, a DC OS HSM lens. The "flavor" they tested was Canon mount, using their usual 20D as the "basis".
Next up, via Fotoactualidad we learn of a new review of the Zeiss 85mm f1.4 lens of the Nikon variety (ZF) posted at the DSLR Magazine.
November 14
It is prime-zoom review translation time at LensTip as they have reviewed their 2008 review of the Canon 300mm f4L IS lens. This is a 35mmFF lens obviously, reviewed on their base system, the 20D. Samples and conclusions on the last page as usual.
If you are interested in how the Canon 50mm f1.4 lens performs, especially if you are interested in brick wall tests, then be sure to check the conclusion of the review of this lens at Vann On.
November 13
It's Z-time at the ALC! The Carl Zeiss 28mm f2 manual-focus lens for the Canon mount (ZE) has been tested.
November 11
Today is lens review day! We start at dpreview where Andy Westlake has evaluated the Canon hybrid IS macro lens, the one that came out at the same time as the EOS 7D, the 100mm f2.8 L IS.
Next we move to Nikonland where ephotozine posted their findings on the hot new Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 VR II lense.
Moving along to the designer lenses, PhotoZone has posted their review of the EOS-flavor of the Zeiss 21mm f2.8, a manual focus lens for the Canonites. This is a 35mm full-frame lens. P-Zone used the 5DMk2 as the "base" of the review.
November 10
Canon users had been clamoring for more versatility and diversity in their EF-S lenses. Did the new EF-S 15-85mm IS answer the call? One way to find out is to check the review at SLR Gear. The 20D once again served as the gracious hostess of the review.
And now something Alpha. LensTip has translated their earlier review of the Alpha 16-105mm DT lens from their Polish-speaking website and has made it available to the english-speaking world. This is their standard 11-page review format, with conclusions and samples on the last page. The first Sony DSLR served as the "host" of the review.
November 9
Time for an Alpha lens review! ALC (Adorama Learning Center) has posted a short review of the Sony 11-18mm f3.5-4.5 DT lens. And yes, the lens can has ...basketball skills :)
November 8
PhotoZone.de has reviewed the Zeiss 50mm f2 ZM T* as a M43rds lens. More via the main blog frontpage update!
It would be nice if we could all wave the magic wand and afford every lens ever made. But unfortunately 99% of us have to make compromises and trade-offs. So if you want an f2.8 zoom-zoom lens but don't want to pay top-dollar for the Canon/Nikon/Alpha models, there is always your friendly 70-200mm f2.8 Shiguma. And that is the premise of the review of this lens by Brent Pennington.
November 7
Via Foto Actualidad we learn of a new review of the Olympus 17mm pancake, this one coming in Korean, at SLR Club.
It's Leica-time at Steve Huff's where he reviews, using the Leica M9, the 35mm Summicron. Check out his four page report to find out what he found out!
November 6
The hot new 100mm f2.8L macro IS lens from Canon using their new technology just got reviewed at the Digital Picture!
November 5
The Canon lens review parade continues at Photo Review where they have posted their findings on the EF-S 15-85mm f3.5-5.6 IS USM lens that promises a versatile working range for the APS-C EOSographers. This is part of their greater 7D review project.
November 4
Brent Pennington has posted his take on the Canon EF 28-135mm IS lens, a lens that Canon (strangely) continues to insist on bundling with some APS-C DSLRs.
The translation party continues at LensTip.com, this time they have translated their 2008 review of the Olympus 4/3rds workhorse lens, the 12-60mm f2.8-4 SWD.
November 2
Canon time! Now coming in is the review of the Canon 100mm f2.8 hybrid IS macro lens, the first lens showing Canon's new hybrid IS technology. The review is out at SLR Gear.
We continue lens-review-Monday with Photo Review of Australia, as they have posted their review of the Canon EF-S 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS, a "digital" lens for their APS-C lenses. This came in conjunction with their EOS 7D camera review.
Pancake time! Hold the syrup though! Photo Zone has published their findings after spending some quality time with the Olympus 17mm pancake lens. This is of course a Micro Four Thirds lens. The "base" of the tests was none other than the Panasonic GF1 [reviews].
October 29
It's Tamron-time at PhotoZone, where they review the Tamron 10-24mm f3.5-4.5 Di II, which as the name suggests (Di II) it is a "digital lens", or more technically accurate, a cropped-sensor-lens. Doing the 1.5x math, this is around a 15-36mm wide-zoom. Their review was of the Nikon flavor. As usual, no spoilers here. Their sample pictures include the D300 and DX-mode pictures with the flaghship D3x.
October 27
It's lens review day today! Now SLRGear.com joins the party with a review of the Sigma 50-200mm f4-5.6 DC OS. As you can surmise form the coding, it is an APS-C lens (DC) with optical image stabilization (OS). The review unit was of the Canon flavor, mounted on the 20D.
Photo Review has just published their take on the Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6 DG OS, a 35mmFF lens available in different flavors. The review unit was of the Canon flavor, used at full frame with the Canon 5D.
Focus Numerique reviews the Nikon 35mm f1.8 DX lens that offers DX-Nikonians with an affordable normal prime lens.
It's Leica time at LensTips.com where they review the Summicron-M 50mm an f-two lense. Yes, it's Leica M-time and the review was made with the Leica M9! Full-size samples on the last page along with conclusions.
October 25
Photo Zone has just posted their test of the 20mm pancake. Yes, that's the Panasonic Micro Four Thirds lens that came out with the GF1! Conclusions are on the last page, and as usual, we won't spill the beans here.
Another one of them Canon EF-S IS lenses is getting the review treatment, also at PhotoZone. This time it is the EF-S 15-85mm f3.5-5.6 IS, which gives APS-C shooters a versatile zooming range. The samples for review were shot with the Canon 7D. You can see them along with the conclusions on the last page of the review.
And at PhotoPlus Expo, Photography Bay has posted a hands-on review of the Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6 DG OS lense using the Canon-mount edition.
This is in a print magazine for those who subscribe or are near France. The latest issue of Le Monde de la Photo will have a review of the promising new Tamron 60mm f2 Di-II lens. A recap of the latest magazine issue at their website.
October 24
Prime time at Neutral Day as they check out the Sigma 50mm f1.4 EX DG lens on their 5DMk2 and post plenty of sample pictures.
October 22
LensTip has "ported" another one of their reviews, this time it is the non-hybrid IS older version of the Canon 100mm f2.8 Macro lens. The 20D was used as the "carrier" of the test. As usual, no spoilers here, but if you are in a hurry, conclusions and full-size samples are on the last page (page #11).
October 21
LensTip.com has translated their review of the Sigma 120-400mm f4.5-5.6 APO DG OS HSM for the english-speaking crowd to read. Check it out! The review used the Canon copy, which was mounted on the Canon EOS 20D.
David Lee Tong has a guest-review of the Sigma 105mm f2.8 EX DG Macro lens. The review unit was the Pentax flavor, with the K10D and K100D-Super used as the "base" camera.
October 20
Dpreview.com has just posted their take on the mysterious Pana-Leica 45mm f2.8 Micro Four Thirds lens. We feature this review at the front page of the main blog.
October 19
Four Thirds may have gotten rather quiet in terms of new camera announcements, but there are waves of new Four Thirds lens reviews! The latest one is the Olympus 70-300mm f4-5.6 ED at SLRGear, the review arm of Imaging Resource. They used the Olympus E510 as the "Base camera".
One more Pentax lens review is in the internet archives now, PhotoZone has just posted their evaluation of the Pentax 15mm f4 DA lens. The K10d [reviews] was used as the basis for the review.
October 18
We have the first review of Canon's new mid-range EF-S zoom lens, the 18-135mm EF-S IS. The review is posted at critically-acclaimed PhotoZone.de, using the Canon 50D as the base for the test.
>October 16
Bigma time! The ALC has posted a review of the Sigma 150-500mm lens, written by Mark Lent. Football with helmets is the subject of this lens review. The review uses the Nikon-flavor of the lens. Check it out.
ALC has posted back to back hands-on reports of two Panasonic Micro Four Thirds lenses, the wide-zoom 7-14mm along with the superzoom 14-140mm, which is the lens bundled with the GH1.
LensTip.com has translated their old Polish-language review of the Pentax 18-55mm DA II on their website. If you can't read Polish, this is a new review to you (and me) :)
October 15
Photozone has posted a double-review of the new Canon 100mm f2.8L lens that features their new hybrid IS technology that claims improvements for macro users. The review is discussed on the front page of the main blog!
October 13
Award-winning photographer Cliff Mautner has posted his early look at the new Nikon 70-200 lens. We feature this at the main blog.
And a newly translated review is out of the Olympus 50-200mm (100-400mm eq) f2.8-3.5 SWD at LensTip. The original review appeared at optyczne, a polish-speaking site. But over time, they are translating their lens reviews to english so they can be read by a larger audience.
October 12
SLR Gear has just posted their findings on the brand new Sony
