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Sigma 70-300mm DG OS Lens: Another Lightweight Winner for Budget Conscious...
Moving beyond the kit lens is a big and very common step in upgrading your photo gear. One of the first lenses most photographers want to add is a better telephoto zoom. But their jaws drop at the...
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Nikon 28-300mm Lens: The Ultimate All-in-One Lens for Full-frame Shooters?
Any Nikon shooter who has switched back to full frame cameras from the popular DX size sensor is likely to tell you how much they miss the excellent and convenient Nikon 18-200mm “all-in-one” zoom that...
View ArticleGreat Rebates on Canon Photo Gear from B&H
Canon has some great instant rebates (read discounts) running from now through November 24th on camera and lens kits with the Canon EOS Rebel XS, Canon Rebel T1i, Canon T2I and the amazing Canon Rebel...
View ArticleGreat Lens Rebates from B&H Ending Soon...
Read on for rebates on Canon & Nikon lenses, Lens and camera combos, the surprisingly good Tamron 18-270, high speed CompactFlash cards and a state of the art Canon HD Camcorder.read more
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Nikon’s New 24-120mm f/4 AF-S VR Lens: The Perfect Compromise?
Mid-range zooms have become the bread and butter lens for almost all photographers, pro and amateur. So each new announcement in that space is greeted with tremendous energy and excitement. Nikon’s...
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New Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 HSM Review Compared with Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 AF-S Lens
For action photography no lens gets more work than the venerable 70-200mm f/2.8. With the addition of built-in focus motors over the last decade (called USM by Canon, AF-S by Nikon and HSM by Sigma) as...
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Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 AF-S Shoot Out–VR I model vs. new VR II version
I really didn’t want to like the new Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G AF-S ED VR II lens. Sure I knew it’d be a great lens but since I already have the Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 AF-S VR and the Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX...
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A Gray Owl for A Gray Morning
We had some early clouds on our South Texas Photo Safari this morning so I decided to take advantage of the very even light to see if I could get some good shots of an Eastern Screech Owl that nests...
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Sigma 85mm f/1.4 HSM Lens: Wicked Fast and Not Just for Portraits
Ultra-wide-aperture lenses (roughly those capable of going to f/2 or wider) have always been favorites of portrait photographers because of their immense isolating power. The wider the aperture...
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NEW Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 with Stabilization: Is it a Nikon 200-400mm and...
The Nikon 200-400mm f/4 AF-S VR Lens has become a legend among wildlife photographers—especially those who shoot from vehicles on safari. I personally know of several pros who have switched from Canon...
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Value-priced Super-Zoom: Sigma 18-250mm OS Lens Review and Field Test
Since its introduction the Nikon 18-200 has been one of the most sought after “super-zoom” lenses. Used not only by amateurs but by many pros for its convenience and high quality images the lens was...
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Nikon unveils sweet little 85mm f/1.8 lens, Sigma adds micro 4/3 & Sony NEX...
CES featured plenty of new cameras, but there were also several exciting lens announcements from some of our favorite lens makers, Nikon and Sigma. Nikon's new 85mm f/1.8 lens is refreshingly small for...
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Sigma 50-500mm Lens: Is it the Ultimate Superzoom? Field test on B&H Photo...
Superzooms have been the poor stepchildren of lenses nearly forever. Typically under-performing models sold to people uninterested in worrying about multiple lenses or great quality, using one was a...
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Superzoom faceoff: Canon PowerShot SX260 HS versus Nikon Coolpix S9300
[NOTE: If you're looking for the Sigma 50-500mm lens review, click here. Sorry about that] As impressive as improvements have been across the board in point and shoot cameras over the last few years,...
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Field test of the Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 Lens: A pro lens at a prosumer price
Unless you make a lot of money with your mid-range zoom lens, or are willing to spend what it takes to get the best, $1900 for the 2 pound Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens is a hard price to justify. For that...
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All new Superzooms face-off: Nikon 18-300mm, Sigma 18-250mm, Tamron 18-270mm
With all the well-justified hype over the full-frame camera launches this fall, APS-C (Nikon DX) format shooters may be feeling a little unloved. Without a D400 or D7100 to crow about, they’re left...
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Nikon 70-300mm AF-S VR Lens: Compact and Competent
No lens has been more of a workhorse in the Nikon lineup than the mid-range pro zoom. Starting life as an 80-200mm f/2.8 lens for film, it has gone through many iterations until the current Nikon...
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New Nikon 80-400mm AF-S Lens: Ultimate optics for safari-goers and soccer moms
No lens has been more eagerly awaited, or for longer, than the replacement for the aged Nikon 80-400mm zoom telephoto. After well over a decade Nikon has finally rolled out its successor – the Nikon...
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New Nikon 80-400mm AF-S VR Lens adds fast focus to arsenal
I’m continuing to enjoy shooting with the new Nikon 80-400mm AF-S VR Lens. I’ve already written about how pleased I am with its sharpness, and how effective it is for capturing sports from the...
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Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM lens: One very sweet piece of glass
While Sigma may be best known for value-priced, often consumer-targeted, lenses, it is steadily improving its reputation for Pro glass. With its new Global series of lenses it feels it is really ready...
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