Digital Camera News and Reviews

Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM Macro

The Digital Picture has reviewed Sigma’s long macro lens, the Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM Macro. This review is really interesting for me as I’ve been thinking of buying this Sigma lens for the Four Thirds format, but the lens is also available for Canon, Nikon and Sigma mounts. The review by The Digital Picture was done with Canon cameras in mind and it also have some nice comparisons with other Canon lens alternatives.

The Digital Picture ends up giving the Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM Macro lens a very good review due to it’s excellent image quality and relatively cheap price. On the downside there is a bit of vignetting and the auto focus is a bit slow so it is not recommend for action photography, but for macro photography it should work fine.

Read the full review of the Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM Macro lens here.

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III DSLR

LetsGoDigital has reviewed Canon’s flagship DSLR camera, the EOS-1Ds Mark III. This camera sports a full-frame 21.1 megapixel CMOS sensor and got a lot of new technology.

It doesn’t come as a big surprise that LetsGoDigital give the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III a praising review since this camera is definitely in the top class. So if you have that kind of money this seems like a safe buy to produce truly fantastic photos.

Read the full review of the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III here.

Olympus E-420 DSLR

Digitalcamerareview.com has reviewed the new compact DLSR camera from Olympus, the E-420. Olympus claims that this is the world’s smallest DSLR so this should be an interesting camera for photographers looking for a “serious” camera that fit in their pocket.
Some camera features:
-10.0 megapixel sensor
-2.7″ LCD screen
-Live view
-Face detection and shadow adjustment technologies

Digitalcamerareview.com ends up giving the Olympus E-420 a pretty good review since you get most features that a DSLR has to offer in a very compact size. The reviewer even found the camera to be a bit small for his hands. The E-420 produces very good images, but a small con is that the camera doesn’t have image stabilization.

Read the full review of the Olympus E-420 DSLR here.

Pentax K20D DSLR

Diwa Labs has tested the latest DSLR camera from Pentax, the 14.2 megapixel K20D and the 10.2 megapixel K200D. Both camera were tested with the Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II lens and the K20D were also tested with the Pentax DA 16-50mm f/2.8 ED IF SDM lens. Diwa labs seems to be pleased with the results except for some vignetting on the DA 16-50mm f/2.8 ED IF SDM lens.

Read about the tests of the Pentax K20D and K200D DSLR’s here. The tests done by DIWA Labs are very technical so you need to read their test guide to understand the results.