Digital Camera News and Reviews

Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8

SLR Gear has reviewed the Sigma lens Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 II EX DC HSM APO. This telephoto lens is quite interesting with the constant large aperture at f/2.8.

SLR Gears ends up giving the Sigma lens a good review due to good optical – and build quality. Overall this seems like a very nice lens in it’s price class.

Read the full review of the Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 II EX DC HSM APO lens here.

Canon EOS 450D

DIWA Labs has tested the new consumer DSLR from Canon, the EOS 450D or Digital Rebel XSi as it is known in USA. This is the successor to the best-selling EOS 400D camera.
Some key features for the Canon EOS 450D:
-12 megapixel sensor
-3″ LCD screen with Live View
-14-bit processing and RAW
-Spot metering
-Improved auto focus and much more

DIWA Labs tested the Canon EOS 450D with the new kit lens EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS that has built-in image stabilization. DIWA Labs says that this lens is performing pretty poor and if you buy the kit lens you should consider upgrading to some optics with better quality.
The camera body itself is able to produce excellent pictures, almost as good as the more expensive Canon 40D DSLR.

Check out the tests of the Canon EOS 450D DSLR here.
The tests done by DIWA Labs are very technical so you need to read their test guide to understand the test results.

Sony 24-70mm f/2.8

PopPhoto.com has tested the Sony 24 -70mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar T Zoom (SAL-2470Z) lens on a Sony A700 DSLR body. With a price of $1,750 this standard zoom lens got pro-quality Carl Zeiss T coated optics.

PopPhoto ends up giving the Sony lens a very good rating as it able to produce excellent pictures and very good build quality.
PopPhoto will redo the tests when Sony releases a full frame body to check for distortion and light falloff.

Read the full review of the Sony 24 -70mm f/2.8 lens here.

Olympus has updated the firmware for 3 lenses; the new pancake lens Zukio Digital ED 25mm F2.8, Zukio Digital ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 and Zukio Digital ED 40-150mm F4.0-5.6. The update improves the focusing system when used with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 DSLR camera.

Information about the firmware update from Olympus:
“-Improved the precision of focusing by using the IMAGER AF in combination with the Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.fs Lumix DMC-L10.”