Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS Extender 1.4x
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The Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS 1.4x is getting delivered to buyers. This highly anticipated lens has a price tag of $11,799, not a budget lens but I bet it will sell very good with sport and wildlife photographers.
Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM
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dpreview posted the review of Canon’s little pancake lens, the Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM, a lens with a low price tag that delivers surprising good image quality. dpreview says:
The EF 40mm f/2.8 STM is a fairly unprepossessing little lens, and its tiny size and relatively low price might make you wonder whether significant compromises have been made in its design and construction. But the moment you start shooting with it and looking at the images it produces, any such thoughts rapidly disappear – it’s actually a very fine lens.
So, the optics are good, the AF is quiet and fast, and it has a decent build. Actuall in the US the lens has a $50 discount and is sold for $149. dpreview also posted a sample image gallery. The lens got an overall score of 84% and hence dpreview’s Gold Award.
B&H has the Rokinon 16mm f/2.0 ED AS UMC CS for both the Canon EF-S (click here) and EF-M (click here) mount available for pre-order. The expected shipping date is August 8 for the EF-S version and July 30 for the EF-M version. Price for both lenses is $479. Other brand names for the lens are Samyang/Bower.
B&H posted a short preview of the lens with some sample images.
Ron Martinsen compared the Rokinon/Samyang/Bower Tilt-Shift 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC vs the Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II, two tilt-shift lenses with a huge price difference: around $989 for the Rokinon, $2000 for the Canon. About the Rokinon’s build quality he says: the Rokinon didn’t feel like a cheap lens. It has more substance and quality feel than a typical Canon EF-S lens.
In the conclusion Ron writes:
My overall conclusion was that you have to look pretty hard to see the differences, so the Rokinon impressed me quite a bit. Really all that I could fault the Rokinon for was a seemingly inferior bokeh and the fact that it was a little darker. Sure, the Rokinon controls are garbage but they work so if you are gentle on your gear it should probably be fine. Image quality wise I’d call it “as good as” Canon.
Be sure to check out Ron’s blog for more samples.
Rokinon Tilt-Shift 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC price check: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II price check: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
Product descriptions after the jump.
Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM
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The Phoblographer reviewed both the Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 IS lens (review) and the Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS lens (review). Both reviews come with plenty of sample images.
About the EF 28mm f/2.8 IS:
Canon 28mm f2.8 IS is a stunning lens. It has an excellent build quality, can deliver wonderful images, focuses fast, and is nice and small
About the EF 35mm f/2 IS:
[…] delivers some wonderful image quality, has a solid construction to it, focuses quickly, and is extremely portable.
Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS
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Canon Rebel T5i/EOS 700D
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Photographic authority dpreview published their in-depth review of the Canon Rebel T5i (EOS 700D). They are not very happy with the hybrid AF performance in live view and video modes. These is what they liked:
- Comprehensive touchscreen interface that is intuitive and efficient
- High image quality with good balance between detail and noise reduction in JPEG output
- Good subject tracking AF in viewfinder shooting mode (compared to mirrorless competition)
- 5 fps with ample buffering in JPEG-only mode
- Very responsive operation, with menu access available even when buffer is full
- Good-looking video output with manual exposure and audio controls
- Built-in lens correction for vignetting and CA
- Effective HDR, lowlight and noise reduction multi-exposure modes
- Wireless strobe triggering via built-in flash
- Eye sensor to toggle LCD on and off
- Built-in stereo mics
- External microphone socket
- Updated LCD screen minimizes fingerprint smudges from touchscreen use
- High quality raw converter in software bundle
The Rebel T5i (EOS 700D) got an overall score of 76% and a silver award. The sample pictures gallery is here.
DxOMark tested 130 lenses to see how well they perform on the Rebel T5i.
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