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Complementing the EF 17-40mm f/4L USM and EF 70-200mm f/4L USM, the lens completes Canon’s f/4L-series zoom lens range. These lenses are designed for professional photographers requiring a light zoom lens with a fixed aperture throughout the zoom range. For outstanding camera shake reduction, Image Stabilizer allows shutter speeds of 3 stops slower than would otherwise be possible, with no perceptible increase in image blur.

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars | Latest Price Info

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Canon EF-S 17-55 mm F/2.8 IS Lens is the latest constant aperture ‘ designed for digital’ (EF-S) lens released on 21.02.06. The lens features a maximum aperture of F2.8 throughout the zoom range which means it’s a faster alternative to other EF-S lenses. The Canon EF-S 17-55 mm F/2.8 IS will provide 27.2 - 88 mm equivelant field of view on 35mm camera. The lens will be available in May 2006 with an expected street price of $1150.

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars | Latest Price Info

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Thinking of upgrading your Canon EFs 18-55mm to make the most of your Canon 30D/400D? CameraLabs has a review with video and sample images comparing the Canon 17-55mm, Canon 17-85mm, and Canon 17-40mm f/4 L;

“There’s no perfect lens for everyone as specific requirements vary between photographers, but the Canon EF-S 17-85mm remains the most flexible choice overall for general purpose use..”

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Last update: Video Review by CameraLabs (added on 5 July’07)

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L features Ultra-wide high performance zoom lens offering excellent image quality, Dust-proof and moisture-proof construction, Rear focusing and ring USM for silence and high-speed AF, 2 UD and 3 types of aspherical elements reducing chromatic aberration of magnification and providing -superb image quality, and Non-rotating front element during focus.

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Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM is the world’s widest rectilinear lens for a 35mm SLR. The previous widest lens was Nikon’s 13mm f/5.6 AI-s manual focus lens which would cost you at about $15,000. The Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 has Four Special Low Dispersion (SLD) glass elements for effective compensation of color aberration, which is a common problem with super-wide angle lenses. Two pieces of molded glass and three aspherical lenses, including two molded glass aspherical lens elements, offer excellent correction for linear distortion as well as all types of aberration.

This lens is quite big, but amazingly it is not heavy at all. With Canon EOS 5D, the Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG is perfectly well-balanced. It’s also sturdy and cosmetically good in crackle-gray finish with heavily ribbed, rubberized, smooth-turning zoom and focus rings.

Real world photos of Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG with Canon EOS 5D

Sunrise at Kintamani, Bali - Indonesia
Canon EOS 5D with Sigma 12-24mm @ 17mm f/16

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Last updated: Video Review by CameraLabs (added on 26 June’07)

The Olympus ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 7-14mm (35mm equivalent focal length 14mm-28mm ) F4.0 is a super-wideangle lens featuring fixed aperture (f4.0), minimun aperture of f/22, 114° angle of view at the wide-end, 18 Elements in 12 Groups, including ED Glass Aspherical Lens, ED Lens and Super ED Lenses. The lens is measuring in at 86.5 x 119.5mm, weighing 780g with filter diameter of 87mm.

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars | Latest Prices Info

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The Canon EF 70-200mm F/2.8L is one of the finest telephoto zoom lenses in the EF line, it’s even comparable to a single focal length lens at wide open and it’s also been said that the lens is the sharpest one among other Canon 70-200mm lenses (70-200 IS & 70-200 F/4). This lens has four UD-glass elements to correct chromatic aberrations. Its constant f/2.8 maximum aperture and superb image quality make it one of the most popular professional SLR lenses in the world.

Canon EF 70-200mm F/2.8L Latest Price

All sample shots below were shot with Canon EOS 5D in RAW. Photos are straight from the camera with no unsharp mask filter or any color processing applied.

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The Sigma 18-50mm F/2.8 EX DC Macro Lens features Minimum focusing distance of 20cm with a maximum magnification of 1:3, Aspherical lenses offer compact and lightweight construction, SLD and ELD glasses offer excellent correction of color aberrations, and a new optical design to minimize vignetting.

Sigma 18-50mm F/2.8 EX DC Latest Price

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