A high-power, 16.7x zoom lens with built-in vibration reduction for Nikon’s DX DSLR cameras.
Tamron SP AF10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II Lens (Model B001)
An affordable ultra-wide-angle zoom lens for DSLR cameras with APS-C sensors.
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Lens
A smaller, lighter, general-purpose lens with macro capability for DSLR cameras with APS-C-sized sensors.
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Lens
An updated standard zoom lens with a new stepping motor drive for quiet auto focusing while shooting movies.
Sony DT 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 SAM Lens
A compact, well-built multi-purpose zoom lens for Sony Alpha and SLT cameras.
SMC Pentax DA 35mm f/2.8 Limited macro lens
A true macro lens for Pentax DSLRs cameras, which can also be used as a relatively fast, normal prime lens.
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF) Lens
A well built standard zoom lens for DSLR cameras with ‘APS-C sized’ sensors.Tamron has tagged its new 17-50mm F/2.8 lens with the ‘SP’ label, indicating Super Performance, which puts it into the professional product category. It also bears the Di II, indicating a second-generation, digitally integrated lens that is designed for use with ‘APS-C sized’ sensors and mounts are available for Canon, Nikon and Sony DSLRs. As tested on a Canon EOS 300D, it covers a field of view equivalent to approximately 27-80mm.
Sigma DC 18-200mm 1:3.5-6.3 Lens
Sigma’s new 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC zoom lens is marginally heavier than the similarly-featured Tamron lens we reviewed in issue 25 but also somewhat smaller in size and considerably cheaper. Designed specifically for current DSLR cameras with ‘APS-C’ sized sensors (1.5-2.0 field of view crop), this lens has internal focusing, which prevents the front from rotating, making it ideal for use with angle-sensitive accessories like polarisers and graduated filters.
Tamron AF28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical (IF) Macro Lens
Digital integration is now available for a popular long-range zoom lens.
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED Lens
This professional quality, mid-range zoom lens has been designed specifically for the ‘APS-C’ sized sensors used in all of Nikon’s DSLR cameras and is quite a different beast from the 18-55mm lens supplied with the D50 camera reviewed in this issue. Covering a picture angle equivalent to 25.5~82.5mm on a 35mm camera, it maintains its fast f2.8 maximum aperture throughout its zoom range, giving it a big advantage over the cheaper optic for photographers who shoot in dim lighting and those who require a high level of depth-of-field control with differential focusing.