News & Reviews on New Camera Lenses
Schneider has just unveiled two lightweight lenses for the iPhone 5. These Schneider iPro Series 2 lenses are basically retooled camera lenses to fit the smaller camera used by the iPhone 5. Offered capabilities include macro lenses, 2x telephoto, 0.6x wide-angle and fisheye. It has nicely modified case, which is consisted of a couple of […]
The Olympus Body Cap Lens 15mm F8.0 does perform well optically with surprising sharpness in the center. Obviously, corners and edges are different story, which can be rather smeary in certain situations. It is likely caused by the limited optical correction capability as the lens has only three non-aspherical elements. However, sharpness can still be […]
Zeiss Biogon T* 2,8/21 ZM is designed to bring outstanding performance to professional photographers with superb control of flare, minimal distortion and excellent contrast rendition. The slim lens is very easy to focus and grip, while the standard 46mm filter diameter allows users to use filters interchangeably between lenses. The rangefinder coupling allows for easy […]
Sigma has unveiled the 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM Art lens, which is the first in the industry to deliver f1.8 aperture in all zoom range. The lens is designed for DSLRs equipped with APS-C size sensors. The real-life focal range may translate to 27mm to 52.5mm with 35mm equivalent, if we figure out the crop […]
Among photographers, the term Digiscoping is used to define an attempt to get extremely long zooming, by attaching digital cameras with spotting scope. Recently, SLR Magic has unveiled a new product, the Monster Lens II 12-36×50 ED Spotting Scope for Micro Four Thirds. The sequel to the original Monster Lens offers improved optical performance. The […]