Digital Camera News and Reviews

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

The German photo equipment testing website Photozone.de have reviewed a ultra wide lens from Canon, the Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens. They used the new15 megapixel Canon EOS 50D DSLR camera for testing to see how the lens hold its own with such high resolution

Photozone ends up giving the Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens a pretty good verdict as the lens is able to produce good pictures even with such a high resolution camera. The only problems are bit of vignetting at wide open aperture and the price is very high (about $650) compared to the third party competition lenses, but you often get what you pay for when it comes to optics. Overall it seems like a pretty good ultra wide lens for Canon mount.
Read the full review of the Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens here.

Canon EOS 50D

The reputable testing website DIWA Labs has tested the successor to the popular DSLR camera Canon EOS 40D, the Canon EOS 50D. They tested the 50D with the new zoom lens, the Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens.

Some key features for the Canon EOS 50D camera:
-15,1 megapixel sensor
-3″ LCD screen with 920,000 dots
-ISO sensitivity 100-3200
-Magnesium body

Read all the test of the Canon EOS 50D DSLR camera with Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens here.
The tests done by DIWA Labs are very technical so you need to read their test guide to understand the test results.

Nikon D90

DIWA Labs has tested the succors to the Nikon D80 DSLR camera, the Nikon D90. They have tested the DSLR camera with two Nikkor lenses, the AF-S DX Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR and the AF-S DX Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED VR. This is the first DSLR camera that has a movie mode so it interesting to see if the D90 is worth buying if one are interesting in capturing video.
Some key features for the Nikon D90:
-12.3 megapixel sensor
-3″ high resolution LCD screen
-HD movie mode
-ISO sensitivity 200 to 3200
-4.5 frames-per-second
-11-point auto focus system

Read all the tests of the Nikon D90 with the AF-S DX Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR and AF-S DX Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED VR lenses here.
The tests done by DIWA Labs are very technical so you need to read their test guide to understand the test results.

Sigma AF 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC HSM OS

Photozone.de has tested a Sigma super zoom lens for Canon mount. The lens they tested is the Sigma AF 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC HSM OS which have a 7x zoom ratio and image stabilization.

Photozone ends up giving the Sigma lens a pretty decent score as it is able to produce good pictures and the lens have a nice price. There is a bit of corner softness and some vignetting, but that is to be expected by a lens with such extreme zoom ratio.
Read the full review of the Sigma AF 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC HSM OS lens here.