Digital Camera News and Reviews

Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8

The German site PopPhoto has reviewed the Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX AF 11-16mm f/2.8 lens for Canon mount. The lens is also available for Nikon APS-C DSLRs.
This ultra-wide angle lens from Tokina got a constant aperture at f/2.8 and got 18-26mm (35mm equivalent) field-of-view. It seems like an interesting ultra-wide lens alternative.

PopPhoto ends up giving the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 lens a very good review claiming the lens to be the best ultra-wide angle lens for Canon APS-C DSLRs.
Seems like a very good buy considering that the Tokina lens costs about 600EUR/US$.

Read the full review of the ultra-wide angle Tokina lens here.

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III DSLR

Canon has updated the firmware for their top-range DSLR cameras, the EOS 1D Mark III and 1Ds Mark III. The new versions are 1.2.3 for EOS 1D Mark III and 1.1.2 for 1Ds Mark III.
The updated firmware versions are supposed to fix the infamous auto focus problems.
There are also some new functions that give you direct access to auto focus points and new ways for exposure compensation.

More details about the new firmware can be found here for the EOS 1D Mark III and here for the EOS 1Ds Mark III.