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Nikon AF-S DX VR 16-85 mm f/3.5-5.6G Lens

$665.00 Est. at Amazon

from "Cphoto", www.adorama.com
it is quite surprising sharp lens overall compared to a good lens of 17-55mm/f2.8, beyond my expectation.
from www.crutchfield.com
i think the biggest advantages of this lens when compared to the nikon 18-55mm, is that it's a little sharper at the edges on the wider end, (which can be an advantage when doing enlargements of
from "3cameradog", www.adorama.com
but i already had the nikon 18-200 vr, so was not going to add it to my arsenal for 2mm more on the wide end.
from www.amazon.com
i used a sb800 to light it with 1.6 sec shutterspeed both front and rear curtain, iso 200, and the lens did awesome!
from www.amazon.com
covering the most used and useful focal lengths from 16mm (24mm old style), which is probably as wide as you want to go in everyday shooting, through to 85mm (128mm old style), which is in the most

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Positives: Excellent Zoom, Lightweight, Good Image Stabilization, Zoom Lens

2 RECOMMENDED by 21 people for 1

Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM

$994.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i received my 150-500mm sigma lens on friday (it's sunday night).
from www.amazon.com
sigma 150-500mm is really great lens.
from www.amazon.com
i recently purchased the sigma 150-500 and i am thrilled at it's performance so far.
from www.amazon.com
after putting on this 150-500 mm lens the world has shrunk and i am able to reach out to things which were lost because of the distances.
from www.amazon.com
this lens is a vast improvement over the 170-500 model.

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Positives: Nice Zoom, Lightweight, Great Image Stabilization, Zoom Lens

3 RECOMMENDED by 31 people for 1

Nikon AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G Lens

$225.00 Est. at Amazon

from "poco153", www1.wolfcamera.com
the af is a little slow, but certainly on par with or better than my 18-55 kit lens.
from www.amazon.com
my local camera shop has them for the msrp of $199.99, don't overpay if you can help it.
from www.amazon.com
being the first lens i've bought that is not my kit lens, (d60, with 18-55vr lens) i came into it not expecting anything really, although i've been reading the great reviews for weeks.
from www.amazon.com
i was looking at getting either this lens or the nikon 50mm f/1.8d af nikkor lens.
from www.amazon.com
this nikon 35mm f/1.8 lens is fantastic in low-light.

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Positives: Good Affordability, Nice Image Stabilization, Lightweight, Fixed Focal Length Lens

4 RECOMMENDED by 20 people for 1

70-300mm 1:4.0-5.6 ED Lens

$367.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the lens has a wide focal length range 70-300mm, when used on the olympus camera it is exactly that and not the advertised 140-600 mm equivalent.
from www.amazon.com
you really do need to stop this lens down to 7.1 or preferrably to 8.0 at the long end to get the most out of it.
from www.amazon.com
at about 1.4 lbs it outweighs my e510 camera body and at 3.5" wide and almost 6" long with a filter it takes a lot of room in the camera bag.
from www.amazon.com
while it is a fairly heavy and substantial lens, it is downright petite when compared to other 140-600mm equivalent zoom lenses.
from www.amazon.com
as a long-time 35 mm shooter, it was amazing to find the equivalent of a 140-600 f 5.6 lens for $400.00.

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Positives: Good Zoom, Good Affordability, Good Image Stabilization, Zoom Lens

5 RECOMMENDED by 15 people for 1

Pentax DA 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 ED

$580.00 Est. at Amazon

from "VML digital images", www1.wolfcamera.com
i bought my k110d with the standard 18-55 on it.
from www.amazon.com
it is a quality product and when you have the ability to go from 18 mm to 250 mm with all excellent photos you may not need another lens in your bag.
from www.amazon.com
one thing i don't care for is the lens creep but that can be taken care of by locking it at 18mm.
from www.amazon.com
it is a good enough lens with an amazing 14 to 1 range.
from www.amazon.com
i did not actually weigh it but it is considerably heavier than the 18-55mm kit lens.

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Positives: Excellent Zoom, Lightweight, Excellent Affordability, Zoom Lens

Canon EF-S 55-250mm AF Lens

$335.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?image stabilizer makes a nice picture what's not so great:?lens hood not included "absolutely 100% recommended to every one, perfect design, easy to intall, light weight, and
from www.amazon.com
it is a 1/3 magnification, which is a bit better than average without being an advertised macro lens.
from www.amazon.com
it is a nice addition to the 18-55mm kit lens.
from www.amazon.com
it really compliments the 18-55mm kit lens that came with my xsi.
from www.amazon.com
it is only my second dslr lens next to the 18-55mm standard lens, but i am pleased with it so far.

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Positives: Nice Zoom, Great Affordability, Nice Image Stabilization, Zoom Lens

Pentax SMCP-67 55mm f/4 Lens

$540.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i got into photography back in the 1980s with a film slr camera.
from www.amazon.com
i also have been using an olympus point & shoot digital camera, only 1.3 megapixels.
from www.amazon.com
i've already ordered another lens (1.4 50mm pentax prime lens) and look forward to many years of use out of this camera.
from www.amazon.com
pentax k100d super 6.1mp digital slr camera shake reduction and 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens the pentax k100d super combines low cost with high quality images.
from www.amazon.com
i have owned point and shoot digicams for years, in fact own a nice canon sd800 now and am thrilled with it - the last slr i owned was a fully manual minolta 35mm made in 1962!

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Positives: Lightweight, Nice Image Quality, Nice Affordability, Fixed Focal Length Lens

Sigma SMC-A 50mm f/1.4

$487.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i had purchased this product, sigma 50 1.4, in november,from amazon.
from www.amazon.com
+ @1.4 it's quite usably sharp
from www.amazon.com
the first section which is 1 page in length does not cover this lens in particular but rather goes into lens basics such as primes vs.
from www.amazon.com
at f/1.4 this lens is slightly softer than the nikon version.
from www.amazon.com
i've borrowed the canon 50l and i find this lens to be equally good in sharpness, color and contrast, which is really awesome for 1/3 the price.

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Positives: Good Focus, Nice Affordability, Good Image Quality, Focal Length: 50mm

Canon EF-S 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 IS Lens

$715.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?one lens for all day-by-day events with lens lock what's not so great:?heavy for carrying many hours "i have just replaced my preferred lens (18-55 and 19-35mm) by this one,
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?11x zoom what's not so great:?no lens hood included.
from www.bestbuy.com
reviewer images (click to see full-size image) (click anywhere inside this popup to close it) this is zoomed in prob at 125mm to make the background blurry, mf (click anywhere inside
from www.amazon.com
and, i also returned another great lens, the canon 17-55 2.8 is lens because it couldn't zoom any closer than 55mm.
from www.amazon.com
i've had the sigma af 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 dc os lens for several months and found it to give sharper images with my 40d than the tamron 18-250mm (non-is/os) which it replaced.

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Positives: Good Zoom, Lightweight, Nice Focus, Zoom Lens

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Lens

$499.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i had purchased this product, sigma 50 1.4, in november,from amazon.
from www.amazon.com
i've seen reviews that say that it back focuses beyond about 10 feet, but i haven't tried that yet; probably this weekend.
from www.amazon.com
the first section which is 1 page in length does not cover this lens in particular but rather goes into lens basics such as primes vs.
from www.amazon.com
after reading reviews i decided that the sigma 50mm 1.4 sounded like what i was after and ordered it.
from www.amazon.com
at f1.4 it gets a little hairy and i think this is where some of the focus issues are - at f 1.4 the dof is very limited.

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Positives: Good Image Stabilization, Excellent Focus, Nice Affordability, Fixed Focal Length Lens

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM LENS f/SONY/MIN 310205

$487.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i had purchased this product, sigma 50 1.4, in november,from amazon.
from www.amazon.com
at f/1.4 this lens is slightly softer than the nikon version.
from www.amazon.com
+ @1.4 it's quite usably sharp
from www.amazon.com
i've borrowed the canon 50l and i find this lens to be equally good in sharpness, color and contrast, which is really awesome for 1/3 the price.
from www.amazon.com
i compared it to my old made in japan 50mm 1.8 and recently purchased 50mm 1.4g.

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Positives: Great Image Stabilization, Excellent Focus, Nice Affordability, Fixed Focal Length Lens

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Lens

$492.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i had purchased this product, sigma 50 1.4, in november,from amazon.
from www.amazon.com
at f/1.4 this lens is slightly softer than the nikon version.
from www.amazon.com
i've seen reviews that say that it back focuses beyond about 10 feet, but i haven't tried that yet; probably this weekend.
from www.amazon.com
i owned before the canon 50 mm 1.4, a trully excellent lens for the money too.
from www.amazon.com
i compared it to my old made in japan 50mm 1.8 and recently purchased 50mm 1.4g.

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Positives: Great Image Stabilization, Nice Focus, Nice Affordability, Fixed Focal Length Lens

Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Lens

$2,033.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.buydig.com
it focuses quickly and quietly (better than the 50 f/1.4).
from www.buydig.com
summary: in what has got to be both the smartest and stupidest decision i've ever made, i bought the 50mm f/1.2 l to complement my 24-105mm f/4 l lens.
from www.buydig.com
i am using eos 1d mark ii and eos 20d, and my bodies can focus any objects very fast and the quality of images is so deep and sharp to blur out backgrounds even the rounded parts of the object.
from www.amazon.com
this canon ef 50mm f/1.2 l usm lens is so fast, quiet, and just feels great.
from www.amazon.com
amazon.com said "usually ships within 1-2 months" for this lens however they shipped my order of this lens within a couple of days after i placed the order, nice!

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Positives: Great Image Quality, Good Image Stabilization, Nice Focus, Fixed Focal Length Lens

PENTAX SMC P-DA 16-50 f/2.8 ED ALSDM

PENTAX SMC P-DA 16-50 f/2.8 ED AL(IF)SDM

$1,108.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it is definitely a large, heavy lens compared to the da 18-55mm, for example.
from www.amazon.com
be sure to update your k10d firmware to v 1.3 before using this lens, so you wont be like me at first scratching my head wondering why a lens this expensive is noisy and vibrates.
from www.amazon.com
i've been using the sigma 18-50mm f2.8, and upgraded to the pentax because of the sdm, the wider wide angle, and the weather resistance, and i don't regret it.
from www.amazon.com
the pentax da* 16-50mm is a lens that i have wanted for sometimes, but have avoided getting because of numerous comments about quality control issues in its manufacture.
from www.amazon.com
this happens sometimes with my lens set at 16 mm zoom position.

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Positives: Great Affordability, Excellent Zoom, Great Image Stabilization, Zoom Lens

Olympus SWD 12-60mm 1:2.8-4.0 ED Lens

$969.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i purchased this lens 3 weeks ago before this lens i had the 14x54 lens and it worked great with my e3.
from www.amazon.com
have used this lens for about 3 months now, it is a great all purpose zoom lens (roughly 24-120mm in 35mm terms).
from www.amazon.com
for starters, this lens would fall in the same category as the 14-54mm lens which was the kit lens for the e-1, i used this to replace my 14-54mm lens on the e-510.
from www.amazon.com
i also own the 14-54mm f2.8-3.5, which had been my walk around lens until this one arrived.
from www.amazon.com
i really like the 12-60mm lens...reviewer comments are right on the money.

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Positives: Nice Zoom, Good Image Quality, Lightweight, Zoom Lens

Pentax smc DA* 50-135mm f/2.8 ED IF SDM Lens

$1,424.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
just received lens and took it to a car show....met all my expectations and then some.....posted pictures on flickr next day....pentax has done a good job with this lens...will probably buy da*16-50
from www.amazon.com
my belief about the 1st bad copy maybe handling as the hood and lens cap was lose inside the box/bag while the lens and box was new and there was no visible damage on the outside or i would not have
from www.amazon.com
i got the 50-135mm da* a couple of weeks ago, and after extensive testing, i'm willing to say that this is the best zoom lens i've ever owned or used.
from www.amazon.com
after all, if you spend nearly $1,000 for a lens, why would you skimp on a lower priced filter?
from www.amazon.com
i took that one on a bullet travel at 150 mph yet it came out as sharp as it can be at iso 100.

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Positives: Nice Image Stabilization, Excellent Focus, Lightweight, Focal Length: 50mm - 135mm

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 II EX DG APO Macro HSM AF Lens

$785.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
lastly, and this is a gripe against amazon, prospective us buyers should note that you typically get four years of warranty (1 + 3 years extended) from sigma (and they have excellent service i hear),
from www.amazon.com
sure, i'd love to have image stabilization but i wouldn't want to pay $1000 for it.
from www.amazon.com
at f/4-11 it is tack sharp.
from www.amazon.com
has lovely bokeh, though since it's a 2.8 (rather than, say a 1.4 or 1.8) you can't produce completely blurred backgrounds unless the background is some distance back from your subject -- say, 30' or
from www.amazon.com
i would encourage you to try this lens out before dropping almost $1000 more for the canon counterpart.

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Positives: Excellent Zoom, Good Image Stabilization, Lightweight, Zoom Lens

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG HSM II Macro Zoom Lens

$760.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i would encourage you to try this lens out before dropping almost $1000 more for the canon counterpart.
from www.amazon.com
sure, i'd love to have image stabilization but i wouldn't want to pay $1000 for it.
from www.amazon.com
at f/4-11 it is tack sharp.
from www.amazon.com
lastly, and this is a gripe against amazon, prospective us buyers should note that you typically get four years of warranty (1 + 3 years extended) from sigma (and they have excellent service i hear),
from www.amazon.com
has lovely bokeh, though since it's a 2.8 (rather than, say a 1.4 or 1.8) you can't produce completely blurred backgrounds unless the background is some distance back from your subject -- say, 30' or

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Positives: Great Zoom, Excellent Image Stabilization, Lightweight, Zoom Lens

Lensbabies Lensbaby Composer Special Effects SLR Lens

$270.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
if you want sharp pictures then you could buy a 50mm 1.4 for almost the same price as the lb however you would be missing the effects it offers.
from www.amazon.com
you'll take 100 photos and one will be in focus.
from www.amazon.com
i definitely recommend the macro lenses (+4 and +10 are available).

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Positives: Good Image Stabilization, Great Focus, Great Detail, Fixed Focal Length Lens

Lensbabies Lensbaby The Composer

$260.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
if you want sharp pictures then you could buy a 50mm 1.4 for almost the same price as the lb however you would be missing the effects it offers.
from www.amazon.com
you'll take 100 photos and one will be in focus.
from www.amazon.com
i definitely recommend the macro lenses (+4 and +10 are available).

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Positives: Great Image Stabilization, Great Focus, Good Detail, Fixed Focal Length Lens

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Nikon AF-S DX VR 16-85 mm f/3.5-5.6G Lens

Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM

Nikon AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G Lens

70-300mm 1:4.0-5.6 ED Lens

Pentax DA 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 ED

Canon EF-S 55-250mm AF Lens

Pentax SMCP-67 55mm f/4 Lens

Sigma SMC-A 50mm f/1.4

Canon EF-S 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Lens

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM LENS f/SONY/MIN 310205

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Lens

Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Lens

PENTAX SMC P-DA 16-50 f/2.8 ED ALSDM

Olympus SWD 12-60mm 1:2.8-4.0 ED Lens

Pentax smc DA* 50-135mm f/2.8 ED IF SDM Lens

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 II EX DG APO Macro HSM AF Lens

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG HSM II Macro Zoom Lens

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