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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!

The Canon EF 300 mm f/4L IS USM lens was launched in March 1997 as a successor of an EF 3000 mm f/4L USM lens without stabilization, introduced in December 1991. This high class telephoto lens is a very interesting proposition for advanced amateurs or even professionals. Is it worth the amount of money which one has to pay for it? We've decided to check this carefully and we present its review today. Enjoy!

In September 2007, along with an A700 reflex camera, a Sony DT 16-105 MM F/3.5-5.6 lens hit shop shelves. It is very interesting construction, which doesn't have its equivalent in any other system. So even with the bigger curiosity we've checked how the company managed to deal with this difficult task. Our opinion is presented in this review. Enjoy!

In March 2007, together with the camera Nikon D40x, a new lens of this company was lunched - Nikkor AF-S DX 55-200 mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED VR. It's a zoom telephoto lens of lower price class, equipped also with an image stabilization system. The lens is quite old. We tested it already a long time ago and published our results in Polish on Optyczne.pl. Today we have the pleasure to present You an English version of our review of this lens. Enjoy!

At the beginning of March 2007 the Olympus company announced the launch of four new Zuiko lenses. Among them was the Zuiko Digital ED 12-60 mm f/2.8-4.0 SWD model – a lens unique in more than one way. Very nice focal length range with a wide angle, good fastness, an ultra-sonic SWD motor and a fully sealed barrel these are some of advantages of this lens. We've decided to carefully check this instrument and we can present its full review today. Enjoy!

While preparing our polarizing filters test supplement we decided to update also our UV filters test which lacked for example the Cokin company products. Our new review includes also some Hoya HD, Fomei, King and Samyang filters. Enjoy!

On September 9th, 2009 a full frame Leica M9 appeared on the market. This gives as a very good opportunity to test how rangefinder optics work on a full frame digital sensor. At the beginning we've decided to check carefully a classic lens - Leica Summicron-M 50 mm f/2.0. We have a pleasure to present its full review toady. Enjoy!

We've decided to present You toady a review of a quite old lens - Canon EF 100 mm f/2.8 Macro USM. That lens was launched in 2000 substituting its predecessor which lacked an USM motor and internal focusing. It’s perhaps worth testing how it operates on contemporary reflex cameras. Enjoy!

We've decided to present You today, our review of Sigma 120-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 APO DG OS HSM telephoto lens. It's a very interesting instrument, equipped with an optical stabilization system, HSM motor and it contains some SLD glass elements. Enjoy!

Pentax smc DA 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 AL II lens is the successor of a Pentax smc P-DA 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 AL “kit” lens. The previous “kit”, having decent optical properties, a metal mount, a fully usable manual focus ring and a distance scale was one of the better “kit lenses” on the market. We were very curious whether the new lens is better than its predecessor, so we've decided to check this and we present its full review now. Enjoy!

The Olympus ZD 50-200 mm f/2.8-3.5 SWD seems to be a very interesting lens. Officially, it has everything that the Four Thirds system advertises as its main advantages. We've decided to check how the lens would behave in our test procedure and we can present its full review now. Enjoy!

After publishing our polarizing filters test new Hoya HD filters found their way to Polish shops, and taking into account huge interest in these products, we decided to check their optical properties. What’s more, some people were complaining, and not without a reason, that we omitted the Cokin system filters. Today we present an article which is a supplement to our previous polarizing filters test. Enjoy!.

Samyang Optics Company informed about delay in production of new lens 14mm f/2.8 IF ED MC Aspherical. The final version will be available in the first quarter of 2010. Samyang take decision to partially redesign construction of the lens to improve some parameters. This decision has been taken after careful testing first pre-production prototypes and among others after reading our review of this lens.

More than two weeks ago we published sample shots taken with Samyang 14 mm f/2.8 IF ED MC Aspherical lens. Because we had an opportunity to take a closer look at this interesting lens and perform its full test we can present our review today. Enjoy!