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| Lens | Price | URL | 35mm | For | Mass | Min[1] | AF? | IS? | C?[2] | Comments | Reviews | |
| Opteka 420-1600mm HD² Telephoto Lens | $ 160 | 0.84k | Four-Thirds | N | N | |||||||
| Opteka 500-1000mm High Definition Mirror Telephoto | $ 140 | 1k, 2k | Four-Thirds | N | N | |||||||
| Panasonic 25mm f/1.4 Leica D Lens | $ 800 | B&H | 50 | Four-Thirds | 510 | N | ||||||
| Pentax 40mm f/2.8 Limited Autofocus Lens | $ 260 | B&H | 60 | Pentax | 90 | Y | N | Extreme Pancake! | ||||
| Pentax SMCP-DA 21mm f/3.2 AL Limited AF Lens - Black | $ 413 | B&H | 31.5 | Pentax | 140 | Y | N | Nice pancake | ||||
| Pentax SMCP-DA 70mm f/2.4 Autofocus Lens | $ 445 | B&H | 105 | Pentax | 130 | Y | N | Pancake | ||||
| Rokinon 800mm Multi-Coated Mirror Lens | $ 270 | 12, 24 K | Sony Alpha | Crap lens, it seems | ||||||||
| Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM Lens | $ 457 | B&H | 16-30 | N or C | 465 | 240 | Y | N | Y | PZ | If you're looking for a candidate in this class the Sigma is worth a look but watch out for sample variations. | |
| Sigma 18-125mm f/3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM | $ 400 | B&H | 29-200 | N or C | Y | Y | ||||||
| Sigma 18mm - 50mm f/3.5-5.6 DC & 55mm - 200mm f/4.0-5.6 DC | $ 279 | 36-400 | Four-Thirds | Y | N | |||||||
| Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM Autofocus Lens for Canon or Nikon | $ 392 | 48 | N or C | 430 | 400 | Y | N | Y | DP | low price point, fast HSM autofocusing, small size and good build quality to the fast aperture puts the 30 f/1.4 in its own class. | ||
| Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM Autofocus Lens for Canon or Nikon | $ 392 | 48 | N or C | 430 | 400 | Y | N | Y | PZ | may perform pretty good in absolute terms but for a fix-focal the lens disappoints a little. The center performance is exceptionally high but the borders are not all that impressive. The other image parameters such as distortions, vignetting and CAs are Okay but nothing to rave about. | ||
| Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM Autofocus Lens for Olympus Digital | $ 489 | B&H | ||||||||||
| Sigma 50mm f1.4 EX DG HSM | $ 453 | B&H | 80 | N or C | 505 | 450 | Y | N | Heavy, but excellent lens! | DPR | This new lens essentially redefines its class, and for once the results really live up to the marketing hype | |
| Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro | $ 150 | B&H | 112-480 | N or C | 545 | 944.9 | Y | N | ||||
| Sony 11-18mm | $ 650 | 16-27 | Sony Alpha | 360 | Y | N | ||||||
| Sony 28mm f2.8 | $ 249 | 42 | Sony Alpha | 185 | Y | N | ||||||
| Tamron 10-24mm zoom for Nikon or for Canon | $ 499 | 16-37 | N or C | 406 | Y | N | ||||||
| Tokina 12-24mm f/4 AT-X 124AF Pro DX Lens | $ 500 | B&H | 19-29 | N or C | 570 | Y | N | Y | PZ | he resolution characteristic is very good to excellent throughout the zoom range which is quite surprising for an ultra-wide zoom lens - more so for a third-party lens. Vignetting is very high at 12mm f/4 but quite well controlled otherwise | ||
| Tokina 35mm f/2.8 AT-X M35 Pro DX Macro Autofocus Lens | $ 460 | B&H | 56 | N or C | 340 | 140 | Y | N | ||||
| Tamron 17-50 mm DR DR II | $ 419 | B&H | 27-78 | N or C | 434 | 270 | Y | very good image quality in a small, light, fast and affordable package | ||||
| Sigma Wide Angle 24mm f/1.8 EX Aspherical DG DF Macro | $ 390 | B&H | 38.4 | N or C | 454.7 | 180.3 | Y | |||||
| Sigma 50mm f1.4 EX DG HSM | $ 453 | B&H | 80 | N or C | 505 | 450 | Y | N | Heavy, but excellent lens! | PZ | capable of delivering very sharp images straight from f/1.4 and the resolution is truly impressive at medium aperture settings. Distortions, vignetting as well as CAs aren't overly relevant in field conditions. The bokeh can be a bit nervous at f/1.4 but it's smooth and buttery from f/2 onwards. The build quality of the lens is excellent. The HSM AF drive is very fast and virtually silent. All-in-all - highly recommended but watch out for focus accuracy problems. | |
| Tokina 11-16 mm f2.8 | $ 570 | N or C | 560 | 300 | Y | N | PZ | The Tokina AF 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro DX is currently the best ultra-wide angle zoom lens for Canon EOS APS-C DSLRs. The resolution is impressively high throughout the zoom range (albeit a short one) and across the image field. Vignetting is really only a problem at 11mm @ f/2.8 but otherwise the issue is very well controlled. The level of distortions is comparatively low. Typical for most Tokina lenses it has one weakness: lateral CAs which are very high at all settings. The build quality is on a very high level and its a joy to handle the lens out there. All-in-all a very sound package especially when considering the quite affordable price | ||||
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