Looking for a Lens for Your Rebel T5i (EOS 700D)? – DxOmark Tested 130 Lenses
Rebel T5i / EOS 700D
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If you are lookin for the lens that best fits your new Rebel T5i (EOS 700D), or any other Canon APS-C DSLR, and your photographic needs, then you should head over at DxOMark and have a look at their latest lens review. I mean: 130 lenses tested to see how well they perform on the Canon Rebel T5i/EOS 700D.
Five first ranked primes:
- Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM
- Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM
- Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM
- Canon EF 85mm F1.2L USM
- Carl Zeiss Distagon T 35mm f/1.4 ZE
Five first ranked zooms:
- Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
- Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD
- Tamron SP 24-70mm F2.8 Di VC USD
- Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 EX DC APO OS HSM
- Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Adobe Camera Raw 8.1 and DNG Converter 8.1 Available For Download
Adobe released Camera Raw 8.1 and DNG Converter 8.1 to the general public (download link here).
Bug fixes and support for the following Canon lenses or lenses for Canon cameras has been added:
- Canon PowerShot G1 X
- Canon PowerShot G15
- Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 2/135 ZE
- Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC HSM
US Deal: Canon PowerShot SX40 w/ Accessories – $270
Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC First Impression By DPreview
Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM
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dpreview posted a first impression review of Sigma’s UFO (Unbelievable F-stop Object), the amazing Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC. The lens delivers constant f/1.8 through the zoom range and is the first zoom lens for APS-C DSLRs with this property. As dpreview writes, the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC “offers APS-C DSLR users access to some of the depth-of-field and low light capabilities that full frame shooters get from their F2.8 zooms”.
Overall the Sigma seems extremely promising and I’ve been pretty pleased with the results[…] Its range means it’s unlikely to be the ‘one lens to rule them all’ for many people, but if I were an owner of an APS-C DSLR that I liked, this might help dispel the idea that APS-C is somehow just a stepping-stone to the quasi-mythically ‘optimal’ full-frame format (an idea Nikon and Canon have no incentive to challenge). The fact remains that APS-C is by far the most widely-used format in the DSLR era, and this lens could help strengthen the cost/size/flexibility proposition that it offers.
The updated sample pics gallery is here.
Product description (from B&H’s product page):
Last Days To Get 20% Discount On Kuuvik Capture Tethering Software
Last three days to get a 20% discount on the retail price of Kuuvik Capture, a newly released tethering software for the Mac. All you have to do is enter the coupon code canonwatch.com when checking out in the webshop. The discount program runs through June 12th. So there are just a few days left. All you have to do to get the discount is to enter the coupon code canonwatch.com. I covered this feature-rich tethering software here.
Currently, Kuuvik Capture is available at an introductory price, so you get an even better bargain when applying the coupon code (see below how to).
- Licenses for Canon EOS 60D, 650D, 600D, 550D, 1100D: $79.99 – with coupon code: $63.99
- Licenses for Canon EOS-1D X, 1D Mark IV, 1Ds Mark III, 5D Mark III, 5D Mark II, 6D, 7D: $99.99 – with coupon code $79.99
How to get the 20% discount. First, download the 30 day trial version of Kuuvik Capture here (scroll down to the bottom of the page). Next, you buy the license from within the application following the Kuuvik Capture->License path. After that you click on the “Buy” button. The coupon code (canonwatch.com) needs to be entered right before checkout in the webshop. The discount will be applied against the purchase price. Happy tethering! :-)
