Digital Camera News and Reviews

Nikon D300 DSLR

DIWA Labs has tested three Nikon and one Tamron lens on the Nikon D300 DSLR. The three Nikon lenses are AF-S DX Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF ED, AF-S DX 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR and AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED. The Tamron lens tested was the new Tamron AF 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) Macro.

Read the full tests here.
The tests done by DIWA Labs are very technical so you need to read their test guide to understand the test results.

Olympus E-3 DSLR

DIWA Labs has tested five Olympus Zuiko Digital lenses on the Olympus E-3 camera body. Four of the lenses are from the Olympus’ Pro Series while the fifth lens, the Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 18-180mm f/3.5-6.3, is from the standard series.
The Pro Series lenses tested are Zuiko Digital ED 50mm f/2.0 Macro, Zuiko Digital ED 11-22mm f/2.8-3.5, Zuiko Digital ED 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 and Zuiko Digital ED 150mm f/2 with the EC-14 teleconverter.
DIWA Labs states that the Zuiko Digital ED 150mm f/2 is the best lens they have ever tested.

Read the tests of the Olympus lenses here.
The tests done by DIWA Labs are very technical so you need to read their test guide to understand the test results.

Sony Alpha A700

DIWA Labs has tested 3 new lenses with the Sony Alpha 700 dslr. The lenses are Carl Zeiss DT 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 ZA, Sony 50mm f/1.4 and Sony 50mm f/2.8 Macro.

The tests done by DIWA Labs are very technical so you need to read their test guide to understand the test results.

Check out the full tests here.

Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S

PopPhoto recently did a review of the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Nikkor lens. This standard zoom lens is Nikon’s first with constant aperture throughout the focal range.
Since this lens is a part of Nikon’s “professional” range it does not come as a big surprise that PopPhoto give the $1,700 lens a good review.
The lens has excellent build quality and faultless optics so seems like a safe buy if you have that much money to spend on standard zoom.

Read the full review here.