Jaron Schneider over at fstoppers reviewed the latest addition to Sigma’s “ART” line-up, the awesome Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM lens, the world’s first zoom lens for APS-C DSLRs that has a constant f/1.8 over the zoom range. And at a really competitive price, $799/€999. They used a Canon EOS 60D for the test. Some excerpts from Jaron’s review:
[…] this lens is beautiful […] a gorgeous blend of metal and rubber with only a few plastic parts
[…] the autofocus works […] very well in daylight. It’s fast and, generally speaking, very accurate
At night, the lens is a bit less accurate, but it correctly focused (in nearly pure darkness) ten out of thirteen times
Chromatic aberration is extremely well controlled in this lens
Flaring is decently controlled at most apertures
[…] sharp at all focal lengths and apertures
For Sigma’s first run at a previously never before seen lens concept, this is a rousing success.
This is so far Sigma’s best APS-C only lens, and it’s the best by leaps and bounds
The following images have been shot using f/7.1, the first at 18mm and the second at 35mm. Click the pics to see them larger.
Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM – Test sample: 18mm, f/7.1 (image credit: fstoppers)Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM – Test sample: 35mm, f/7.1 (image credit: fstoppers)
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The Canon Direct Store has a One Day Sale promotion going on: The Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS is 50% off regular price, plus there are valuable accessories:
A new Canon rumor concerning a new L lens and a possible replacement for both the EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II and the very popular EF 17-40mm f/4L IS lenses surfaced. The new lens is said to be a 14-24 f/2.8L lens. The replacement lens is said to be an EF 16-50 f/4L IS lens.
Matthew Farrell, Michelle Pang, Michael Tom, engineering students of Engineering 128 class from University of California, produced an exploded view (and re-assembling) of a Canon EOS 10D with a 24-85mm F/3.5-4.5 lens to show how complex a digital DSLR is. The video was made 4 years ago. It is not entirely clear if they used blue-prints from Canon but I guess they did the whole modelling on their own. Kudos!
The EOS 10D was introduced February 2003. It had 6.3 MP sensor, a 7-point AF system, magnesium alloy body, ISO 100-1600 (3200), 3fps.
More EOS M firmware 2.0.2 test videos by Canon Korea, five of them. You can use Google translation but the videos will not show up. The linked page appears to be an introduction to the bells and whistles of the upcoming firmware update for the Canon EOS M. There are also instructions for the download of the firmware, but you have to be registered at Canon Korea :-)
Adorama has a Canon Rebel T3i kit on sale. After $400 mail-in rebate you will pay $597 for
Canon EOS Rebel T3i Digital SLR Camera
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II Lens
EF-S 55-250mm lens
Canon Pixma Pro-100 and Canon photo paper.
To get the kit for $597 click “Buy together and save” and select the package with the 55-250mm & Pixma Pro-100 & the photo paper (scroll down the list).
Adorama also has refubrished Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lenses bundled with a $50 Adorama gift card for $329 (click here)
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