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One of the most popular fixed focal length lenses is the model with a maximum aperture of f/1.8 and a focal length of 50 mm. Every good lens manufacturer has it on its offer and often in a very good price. We've already published our test results of such an instrument produced by Canon. This time we would like to present our review of the Nikon Nikkor AF 50 mm f/1.8D lens. Enjoy!

The Olympus company has two prime macro lenses on its offer – a Zuiko Digital 35 mm f/3.5 and a Zuiko Digital 50 mm f/2.0 ED. Today we would like to present our test results of the second one. Enjoy!

On September the 9th Leica showed along with the M9 rangefinder camera a small and compact X1 model. Close to the end of 2009 we had a chance to test Leica X1 carefully. Because our review which we already published on December in Polish on Optyczne.pl was very popular, we've decided to translate it into English and present on Lenstip. Enjoy!

At the beginning of 2007 Sigma announced the launch of a new 18-200 mm zoom lens with the f/3.5-6.3 changeable aperture and, what’s important, with optical image stabilization. We have decided to test this interesting lens carefully and today we have the pleasure to present its full review.

Samyang company has informed that new lenses: Samyang 8 mm f/3.5 fish-eye and Samyang 85 mm f/1.4 with a mount for Olympus 4/3, have been released to the market. The lenses complete the series of mounts designed for Canon, Nikon, Sony and Pentax.

Our review of Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens was already published in Polish on Optyczne.pl over two years. Today we would like to present You its English version. Enjoy!

If we look at the current offer of Sony lenses and compare it to the instruments Minolta used to sell to its customers we’ll find just one lens which firstly, has the same parameters and secondly is a contemporary version or a slightly modified model of an older construction. We speak here of a Sony Zeiss Planar T* 85 mm f/1.4, which can be confronted with a Minolta AF 85 mm f/1.4 G D. Enjoy our article. Read more >>>

A 50 mm lens is one of the most classic devices in the assortment of every advanced photography enthusiast or every professional photographer. Today we would like to present our review of the Canon EF 50 mm f/1.4 USM lens. We have made its test on an APS-C sensor camera using Canon 20D and a full frame camera using Canon 1Ds MkIII. Enjoy!

At the end of 2007 the Sigma company announced the launch of two very interesting instruments - the Sigma 4.5 mm f/2.8 EX DC CIRCULAR FISHEYE HSM and the Sigma 10 mm f/2.8 EX DC FISHEYE HSM. The former is a typical circular "fisheye" for small sensors and we have already published its review a while ago. Today we would like to present our test results of the second lens. Enjoy!

Thanks to Delta company - Polish distributor of Samayang Optics products - we had the opportunity to ask some questions to Mr. Lee - Director of Sales & Marekting Samyang Optics.

In May 2008 Olympus announced the launch of a 9-18 mm focal length lens with the angle of view in the range from 100 to 62 degrees. This piece of news made the 4/3rds users very happy as, up to that point, they have had only a limited choice between an expensive 7-14 mm lens and the sought-after 11-22 mm when it comes to wide angle lenses. Today we have the pleasure to present our review of Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22 mm f/2.8-3.5. Enjoy!

Our previous articles on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the F bayonet mount and the 90th anniversary of the Olympus company presented duels between old and new lenses of a given manufacturer. As these duels have proven to be hugely popular among our Readers, we decided to do the same thing with the Alpha mount lenses: Minolta AF 50 mm f/1.7 and Sony DT 50 mm f/1.8 SAM. Enjoy our article!

The current year’s day of 1st September will be a memorable and a happy moment for all Canon equipment enthusiasts. That day an EOS 7D reflex camera was presented to the whole world, along with three new interesting lenses: two universal zooms, a 15–85 mm f/3.5–5.6 IS USM and a18–135 mm f/3.5–5.6 IS and an L series lens EF 100 mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro. Our review of the last device we have the pleasure to present now. Enjoy!

At the end of 2007, Sigma announced the launch of two new „fisheye” type lenses of focal lengths 4.5 and 10 mm, designed for use with small APS-C/DX sensors. They are both extremely interesting instruments and as soon as they were available in Poland we have decided to test them. At the beginning we would like to present our review of Sigma 4.5 mm f/2.8 model. Enjoy!

In March 2006 the Pentax company informed about launching a new Limited series lens on the market. It was supposed to be a 70 mm f/2.4 model and it was scheduled to hit shop shelves in October. We tested this lens already in September 2007 and published our review on Optyczne.pl then. Today we have the pleasure to present an English version of this review. Enjoy!