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At the press conference held in Berlin and devoted to a new Olympus E-P1 camera we had opportunity to talk to its main designer Mr. Akira Watanabe. Read more>>>

More than a moth ago we presented the full review of the Canon EF 35 mm f/1.4L USM lens. Today we want to show You a review of its competitor, the Sony 35 mm f/1.4G lens. We've tested it with a small and a full frame detector, using Sony A100 and A900 cameras. Enjoy reading our review.

Many producers have decided recently to refresh their ultra wide-angle zoom lenses designed for small sensors. The same as Nikon, Sigma, Olympus or Tokina also Tamron has decided to do it. Its proposition is the lens - Tamron SP AF 10-24 mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II LD Aspherical (IF). We had an opportunity to test this lens and now we can present our review. Enjoy!. Read more >>>

Over a month ago we presented You the full review of the Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 28 mm f/2.0 ZF lens. Today we've decided to show a review of another lens from this well known company. It's Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 35 mm f/2 ZF/ZK/ZS. The lens is produced with different types of bayonet and additionally together with a special converter, it may be used with many types of cameras. Its universal focal length and good aperture are additional advantages and cause that many photographers are interested in this lens. Enjoy reading our review.

Lenses with EF-S abbreviation in the name are designed for APS-C sensor cameras. One of such lenses is Canon EF-S 60 mm f/2.8 Macro USM. In the case of APS-C format sensor it is an equivalent of 100 mm lens for full frame cameras. We've decided to test this lens, and we can present our review now. Enjoy!. Read more >>>

At the same workshop organized by e-shop Cyfrowe.pl in Gdansk (Poland), we had opportunity to take some shots also with new Pentax smc DA 50-200 mm f/4-5.6 ED WR lens mounted on Pentax K10D body. Enjoy the pictures!

Today, thanks to the workshop organized by e-shop Cyfrowe.pl in Gdansk (Poland), we had opportunity to take some shots with new Pentax smc DA 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR mounted on Pentax K10D body. Enjoy our gallery!

Thanks to Olympus Polska we have the possibility to present the sample shots from the Olympus E-P1 and the new lens Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17 mm f/2.8. All presented pictures were taken at Sharpness level in camera set to lowest value.

Thanks to Olympus Polska we have the possibility to present the sample shots from the Micro Four Thirds system camera Olympus E-P1 and the new lens Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17 mm f/2.8. All presented pictures were taken at Sharpness level in camera set to lowest value.

Most of the 1.4/50 class lenses available on a market nowadays have quite old construction. That's why Sigma has made a very nice surprise recently, releasing the Sigma 50 mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM lens. We had an opportunity to test it and we can present our review now. Enjoy! Read more

Because of the 50th anniversary of the F-mount we've decided to publish an unusual lens review. It will be a duel between two lenses: the old classic fast prime Nikkor-S 5.8 cm f/1.4 and its almost 50 years younger brother Nikkor AF-S 50 mm f/1.4 G. Enjoy! Read more >>>

Pentax smc DA 17-70 mm f/4.0 AL [IF] SDM lens joined the universal zoom lenses family already one year ago. It's a quite fast instrument with very useful focal length range, acceptable price and equipped with an ultrasonic SDM motor. It's not a surprise then, that it is very popular among Pentax SLR camera users. It was an additional reason for us to test this lens. Now we can present our results and opinions about it. Read more >>>

Today we have a pleasure to present the full review of the Olympus Zuiko Digital 25 mm f/2.8 lens. For the Four Thirds system cameras it's a small, light and handy equivalent of classic 50 mm lens. It's not so fast as Leica D Summilux 25 mm f/1.4 of course, which review we published 3 days ago, but on the other hand it's much cheaper, and should be an interesting solution especially for amateur photographers. Read more >>>

The Four Thirds system users have an opportunity to use the exact equivalent of the analog classic and fast 50 mm lens. It is the Leica D Summilux 25 mm f/1.4 lens, and we have a pleasure to present to You the full review of it now. Enjoy! Read more >>>

We have the pleasure to present you the review of Sigma 24-70 mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM lens. It's a very interesting lens especially for the full frame camera users. Because other companies (like Canon, Nikon or Sony) have lenses with the same parameters in their offer, it would be good to know how does the new Sigma lens work in comparison with its competitors. Read our review to find out. Enjoy!

Thanks to e-shop Fotozakupy.pl we have the possibility to present the sample shots from Pentax smc DA* 60-250 mm f/4.0 ED [IF] SDM attached to Pentax K10D. All presented pictures were taken at Sharpness level in camera set to lowest value.

Today we have a pleasure to present You a review of a prime lens from Nikon company, the Nikkor-AF 35 mm f/2D. This kind of lens is quite popular among APS-C/DX format camera users, because is an equivalent of 50 mm lens in analog cameras. Enjoy! Read more >>>

Canon EF 35 mm f/1.4L USM lens is considered as one of the best prime lenses in the Canon's offer. Is it really the truth? We have decided to check how the lens works not only with EOS 20D camera but also with EOS 5D. Now we can present results of our test. Enjoy!. Read more >>>

Almost two weeks ago we have published a review of the classic Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.4G lens. This time we have decided to present You the full review of an universal zoom lens, designed for DX format - the Nikkor AF-S DX 17-55 mm f/2.8G IF-ED. Enjoy! Read more >>>

In November 2007, Tokina announced the release of the AT-X 116 Pro 11-16 F/2.8, which is supposed to compliment the 16-50 F/2.8 and the 50-135 F/2.8, further widening the set. Thanks to this, the manufacturer can provide us with a lineup of three lenses designed for APS-C/DX sensors maintaining the aperture of F/2.8 throughout the entire range of 11 to 135 mm. Read more>>>

Carl Zeiss lenses are produced in different versions which are compatible with Canon, Nikon and Pentax cameras. Together with a special adapter they can be used with Olympus and Sony cameras also. Because of this, many photographers are interested in reviews of these lenses. That's why we decided to test the wide-angle Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 28 mm f/2.0 ZF/ZK lens. We have the pleasure to present our results now. Enjoy ! Read more>>>

Thanks to the quick reaction of Sony Poland we are proud to present you a full review of very recently introduced Sony DT 50 mm f/1.8 SAM lens. Enjoy! Read more>>>

Check also our gallery containing sample shots from brand new Sony DT 50 mm f/1.8 SAM lens. This lens is constructed to work with APS-C/DX matrix cameras but we made two shots with A900 to check how it performs on full frame.

Today we have had opportunity to play with recently anounced Sony cameras and lenses. We present the gallery with sample shots taken by Sony Alpha A380, A330, A230 and Sony DT 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6. Enjoy!

Towards the end of 2008, Samyang went a step further, bringing to light the Samyang 85mm f/1.4 Aspherical IF. Still with manual focus, but in all other respects a modern lens with good parameters. Most interesting of all is the price. Read more>>>

We would like to invite you for reading our new test. This time we have carefuly reviewed the newest fast prime from Nikon company - Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.4G. Read more>>

The Four Thirds system, like practically no other digital system on the market, is being built from scratch before our own eyes. That situation has disadvantages and advantages. An undeniable advantage is the fact, that all the new lenses are made using the most advanced technologies and optimized to cooperate smoothly with digital reflex cameras. On the other hand, though, it is difficult to built the whole system in a very short period of time so the Four Thirds is still painfully incomplete. Read more>>

Until recently only Canon had a lens of 1.4/50 parameters equipped with a silent and supersonic autofocus motor. In the last few years the situation has changed significantly, though. Sigma and Nikon have shown their own lenses of this class. Not to be outdone, Pentax announced the introduction of an smc DA* 1.4/55 lens at PMA 2008. Read more>>

Korean company Samyang has announced the new lens recently - Samyang 8 mm f/3.5 Asph. IF MC Fish-eye. The lens is designed for an APS-C format sensor, on which it can give a 180deg field of view. We invite you for reading our review of this interesting lens.

UV filters are probably the most popular kind of filters used by many photographers. There are many filters producers and they have usually different kinds of UV filters in their offer. The may differ in a quality and a price of course, so the choice is not easy. We decided to test 20 filters to help You in the final decision which is worth to buy. Read more>>