Digital Camera News and Reviews

Olympus Zuiko Digital 12-60mm

The German testing website Photozone has tested the Olympus Zuiko Digital 12-60mm f/2.8-4 ED SWD lens. This Olympus lens is a part of the “pro” class which means environment sealing, higher build quality and good optical abilities.

Photozone gives the Olympus Zuiko Digital 12-60mm f/2.8-4 ED SWD a “Highly Recommended” rating as the lens produces very sharp and contrasty images. For a standard zoom lens there are little vignetting, chromatic aberrations and distortions. The build quality is very good and so is the autofocus.
Seems like a fine lens for Olympus photographers.
Read the full review of the Olympus Zuiko Digital 12-60mm f/2.8-4 ED SWD lens here.

Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM

SLR Gear has reviewed the super wide Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM lens. With its constant f/3.5 this Sigma lens seems to be interesting for people who like to do wide angle photography. It remains to be seen what the reviewer thinks about the lens.

SLR Gear ends up giving the Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM a very good review as the lens is able to take very sharp pictures especially at the wide end (where it counts). There is a bit of chromatic aberration, but there is less vignetting and corner shading than in the previous version of this Sigma lens.
Read the full review of the Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM lens here.

Nikkor AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED

Photozone.de has reviewed the Nikon Nikkor AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens for the FX mount. They have tested the Nikkor lens on a Nikon D3x DSLR camera body. With its hefty price tag it will be interesting to see if this lens is a good performer.

Photozone ends up giving the Nikkor AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens a “Highly Recommended” rating. The Nikon lens is able to produce of high quality and it is very well built. The constant f/2.8 is great for low light shooting and for getting a shallow depth of field. The only downsides are some vignetting at the wide end, a bit chromatic aberration and not possible to attach filters.
Read the full review of the Nikkor AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens here.

Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM Macro

Lets Go Digital has done a field test with Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM Macro lens on a full frame camera body. The test was done with a Canon EOS 5D Mark 2 full frame camera. This Sigma lens is available for many different mounts including Canon, Nikon, Four Thirds (Olympus and Panasonic) and Sigma mounts. I have considered buying this lens for my Olympus E-500 DSLR as I love macro photography so it will be interesting to see what the reviewer thinks about the lens.

Lets Go Digital ends up giving the Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM Macro lens a very good review as the lens takes very sharp pictures, especially from aperture 4. The auto focus is pretty fast, but it produces a bit of vignetting on a full frame camera.
Seems like an excellent macro lens if you need to long range to capture skittish bugs.
Read the full review of the Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM Macro here.