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A long time has passed since we published the last Olympus lens review. We have decided then to catch up on this matter and we would like to present today our review of the Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 14-35 mm f/2.0 SWD lens. Enjoy! Read more >>>

A lens with focal lengths in the 55 - 200 mm range is one of the most popular zoom telephoto devices. Along with a kit lens it gives you the focal range sufficiently wide to cover most of amateur usages. Small wonder also the Tamron company has such an instrument on its offer. Today we would like to present our review of the Tamron AF 55-200 mm f/4-5.6 Di II LD Macro lens. Enjoy! Read more >>>

Have a look at the photo gallery of images taken with a new Sigma 70-200 mm f/2.8 EX DG APO OS HSM lens mounted to the Canon EOS 50D. Traditionally, all the photos were taken in JPEG format with the lowest available in-camera sharpening level and with noise reduction off.

Recently few companies have launched new versions of 70-200 mm class journalistic lenses. Besides of Canon and Sigma also Nikon has decided to improve its 7 years old AF-S 70–200 mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR model. Because we've had an opportunity to test the new Nikon Nikkor AF-S 70-200 mm f/2.8G ED VR II lens recently we can present its full review. Enjoy! Read more >>>

In January 2007 Canon has launched the EF 50 mm f/1.2L USM lens. It is a bit slower than its predecessor but made according to modern standards and designed to work on digital detectors. One can find different opinions (sometimes even contradictory) about this lens around the internet. We hope our review of this lens will make some problematic issues clear. Enjoy Read more >>>

Recently Sigma has launched a fast zoom lens with fixed aperture, which is designed to work with an APS-C/DX sensor cameras. Additionally it starts with 17 mm focal length and it's equipped with an optical stabilization system and ultrasonic autofocus motor. We've had an opportunity to test new Sigma 17-50 mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM already so we can present its review today. Enjoy! Read more >>>

The Tokina AF 193 19-35 mm f/3.5-4.5 lens because of its parameters may be considered as an alternative to a simple kit lens which is usually added in a set with an APS-C/DX sensor cameras. You can find out if it's worth to replace a kit lens with Tokina AF 193 19-35 mm f/3.5-4.5, by reading its full review. Enjoy! Read more >>>

Two lenses our Readers ask after the most often are 50 mm and 35 mm primes. In fact every system offers such instruments as they count among classics. Today we have the pleasure to present our review of the Pentax smc FA 35 mm f/2 AL lens. Enjoy! Read more >>>

Lenstip.com has its FAQ section finally. It has happened many times that we had to explain the same problem more than once or to answer the same questions. To avoid this in a future, we've decided to make a translation of FAQ section from Optyczne.pl such that our foreign Reader can also use it now. Enjoy! Read more >>>

Sigma 17-50 mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM is a large-aperture standard zoom lens which covers a focal length from 17 mm wide angle and offers a large aperture of f/2.8 throughout the entire zoom range, making it ideal for many types of photography especially portraiture and landscapes. Please enjoy our sample gallery made using this lens.

One of the lenses, which has been effectively avoided our test procedure is Canon EF 28 mm f/1.8 USM. It is enough to say that it was ordered for the first testing session in the history of Optyczne.pl in 2005. Another few efforts to order the lens for a test didn't bring any result. But finally we've managed to get it, so we can present its full review. Enjoy! Read more

In September 2008 Tokina announced the launch of a new AT-X 124 PRO DX II AF 12–24 mm f/4 lens. The II symbol in the name meant that we deal here with a new version of a well-known by us AT-X 124 PRO DX AF 12–24 mm f/4 model. In the press release the producer informed about some improvements which were implemented. By reading our review You can find out how the new version fared in our test procedure. Enjoy! Read more >>>

A long time has passed since we published the last Tamron lens review so we have decided to present our review of a very interesting and specific instrument of this company today - the Tamron AF 18-270 mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD Asph. (IF) MACRO. Enjoy! Read more >>>

Our tests of M system lenses we started with two classic instruments– a Summicron, a 2/50 and a Summicron 2/28 - which, attached to a full frame rangefinder, are respectively a standard and a wide angle device. Today we have the pleasure to present our review of the Leica Apo-Summicron-M 75 mm f/2.0 Asph lens. Enjoy! Read more >>>

Although 50 mm lenses on small APS-C/DX sensors have lost a bit of its versatility, they are still very popular among amateur photographers. These simple, efficient and well done optical constructions with good fastness are perfectly suitable for, e.g. wider portraits on small sensors. Today we would like to present our review of the Pentax smc FA 50 mm f/1.4 lens. Enjoy! Read more >>>

The launch of the Tokina AT-X 165 16-50 mm f/2.8 PRO DX lens was originally set near the Photokina fairs in October 2006. Tokina decided to hold back the launch of this instrument and take it back for further improvements, so the lens was presented finally in May 2007. Was it worth to wait? To get an answer for this question one should read our review of this lens. Enjoy! Read more >>>

Our last year’s test of underwater cameras has been very popular (available only in Polish on Optyczne pl). Small wonder we decided very quickly to conduct it this year too, especially that during the last 12 months we saw the next crop of waterproof compact cameras hitting our shelves. This time we've translated it into English, so we can present this test to our foreign Readers on Lenstip. Enjoy! Read more >>>

A classic fixed focal 50 mm lens is very popular instrument among professional as well as amateur photographers. Sony has on its offer different versions of this lens. We have already published our review of Sony DT 50 mm f/1.8 SAM. Today we would like to present the full review of the Sony 50 mm f/2.8 Macro lens. Enjoy! Read more >>>

Thanks to the Leica Store we had the opportunity to take some pictures with a new Leica Summarit-S 35 mm f/2.5 ASPH. and Leica S2 camera. The images are JPEGs with lowest level of sharpness ("Low" camera setting).

In February this year the Sigma company presented as many as five new lenses. One of them was ultrawide model Sigma 8–16 mm f/4.5–5.6 DC HSM. Few days ago we showed You sample shots taken with this lens. Today the time has come to present its full review. Enjoy! Read more >>>

In 1997 Canon launched an EF 24 mm f/1.4L USM lens on the market. With such parameters, that device was a real treat for many professional photographers. Eleven years later Canon decided to present its successor. Today we would like to present our review of the Canon EF 24 mm f/1.4L II USM lens which we tested with EOS 50D and EOS-a 1Ds MkIII cameras. Enjoy! Read more >>>

Have a look at the photo gallery of examples taken with a new Sigma 8-16 mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM lens mounted to the Canon EOS 50D. Traditionally, the photos were taken in JPEG format with the lowest available in-camera sharpening level and with noise reduction off.

According to dpreview.com, Sony Japan has just informed that all existing examples of the Sony NEX E 16 mm f/2.8 lens for its NEX system are non-production samples. This applies in particular to lenses present at the press conference in Croatia were we carried out our sample photos.

In February 2010 we could witness a spectacular launch of five new Sigma lenses. One of them was a very interesting and rather unusual parameters instrument - the Sigma 50-500 mm f/4.5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM lens. Today we have the pleasure to present it's full review. Enjoy! Read more >>>

Many different zoom lenses for amateur photographers are available on the market – you can even say we are spoiled for choice. The offer starts with cheap 55-200 mm class instruments, then features a bit more expensive 70-300 mm devices and lenses with similar focal range but equipped with image stabilization so significantly more pricey, ending up with 80-400 mm class equipment. Today we have the pleasure to present our review of the Tokina AT-X 840 AF D 80-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 lens. Enjoy! Read more >>>

One of our editors had the opportunity to "play" with recently announced Sony products. This enables us to present a photo gallery of samples made with Sony NEX-5 camera and E 16 mm f/2.8 and 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 E OSS lenses. Enjoy!

A 70-200 mm f/2.8 class lens or its equivalent designed to work on small sensors is a classic journalistic device. Such a lens is usually designed for difficult and demanding tasks so it is expected it will perform well in every situation, never letting a photographer down. Today we would like to present our review of the Olympus Zuiko Digital 35-100 mm f/2.0 lens, which is such an equivalent in the case of Olympus DSLR cameras. Enjoy! Read more >>>

Recently, the owners of Internet domains containing the word “Nikon” started receiving letters from Nikon Polska, asking them to stop using the name of Nikon and change their domain’s name. This fact is even more interesting as also those internet sites which have cooperated smoothly with the Nikon company for several years have got such messages.

To all portrait and macro photography enthusiasts Sigma company offers a Sigma 2.8/105 EX DG Macro lens. As these markings indicate, this instrument belongs to this company’s highest class (EX) of lenses. We have the pleasure to present its full review today. Enjoy! Read more >>>

The Canon EF 24-105 f/4L IS USM was presented together with Canon EOS 5D reflex camera in August 2005. Although the lens is quite old already it's still very interesting especially for full frame camera users. Today we would like to present it's full review. Enjoy! Read more >>>