Thornwood, N.Y. - Carl Zeiss introduces two completely new wide-angle lenses for Nikon F mount cameras. They cover the full 35mm frame and can be used on both analog and digital SLR’s. The lenses focus manually and can produce sharpness well beyond the capabilities of the best color films today. Both lenses feature a long-life all-metal barrel of very high precision.

The Distagon T* 2/35 ZF is a versatile all-round lens with moderate wide-angle coverage and high speed, a classic standard for photojournalistic work. Due to its high performance, this lens can capture very detailed scenes with high accuracy and information content.

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Popular Photography Magazine has recently reviewed the Lensbaby 3G and write;

“It’s a different breed of Lensbaby, but the 3G is a Lensbaby nonetheless. Just for fun, we attempted to analyze the distortion of the Lensbaby 3G using DxO 2.0, and the results were off the chart! (We’ve included several DxO dot-pattern target shots, to give the reader an idea of some of the distortions possible with the 3G.)”

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Large aperture ultra-telephoto zoom lens gives an equivalent field of view to 1600mm for the Four Thirds system.

By continuously varying the angle of view, the lens takes a lot of the footwork out of picture composition. The very latest lens coating technology and lens design reduce flare and ghosting, a common problem with digital cameras. Two ELD glass elements in the front lens group reduce chromatic aberration to a minimum and also ensure high optimum image quality. The overall length of the lens does not change during focusing and zooming, ensuring convenient handling.

The HSM provides ultra quiet, high-speed autofocusing as well as full-time manual focus override. This lens is designed to accept a 46mm circular polarizing filter in a rear filter holder.

*With Four Thirds cameras the focal length will be equivalent to 600-1600mm.

Sigma APO 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG HSM lens Specifications

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A Compact telephoto zoom lens for Four Thirds system.

The very latest lens coating technology and lens design reduce flare and ghosting, a common problem with digital cameras. This lens uses one aspherical lens and three Special Low Dispersion (SLD) glass elements for excellent correction of various aberrations. The rear focusing system ensures fast focusing speed as well as preventing the front of the lens rotating, making it particularly suitable for use with circular polarizing filters. A removable tripod collar is included as a standard component.

*With Four Thirds cameras, the focal length will be equivalent to 270-800mm.

Sigma APO 135-400mm F4.5-5.6 DG Lens Specifications

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Equipped with Sigma’s own unique technology OS (Optical Stabilizer) function.
Two SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass elements and two aspherical lenses provide excellent correction for all types of optical aberrations.
The Sigma Corporation is please to announce the new 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS lens.

This high zoom ratio lens is exclusively designed for digital SLR cameras and is capable of covering a wide range of focal lengths from wide angle to telephoto. It is equipped with Sigma’s own unique technology OS (Optical Stabilizer) function. This function uses two sensors inside the lens to detect vertical and horizontal movement of the camera and works by moving an optical image stabilizing lens group, to effectively compensate for camera shake. It automatically detects movement of the camera and compensates for camera shake when shooting moving subject such as motor sports.

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The Sigma 24mm F1.8 EX DG Aspherical Macro features large aperture F1.8 wide-angle lens has a minimum focusing distance of 18cm (7.1″) and a maximum magnification of 1:2.7, Minimum Aperture F22, Two aspherical lenses ensure the utmost correction of distortion and aberrations.

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Sigma are now leading the way with third party optics designed for these modern electronic cameras. With this vastly increased quality, along with the number of ‘new’ photographers, we at SigmaUser.co.uk thought it was about time for a dedicated, independent website where users of Sigma’s equipment can exchange views, techniques, ideas and generally share their knowledge and show off their images.

So we have put one together!

It features:

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Due to the minimal distortion and barely perceptible field curvature, it can be recommended for highly demanding architecture photography even at the 16 mm setting. Used on the digital M8, it produces the image effect of a 21 - 28 mm lens, still enabling extreme wide-angle views.

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Canon have recently announced their first interchangeable lens with 4 stop Image Stabilizer. Canon EF 70-200mm F/4L IS USM lens will allow photographers to hand held photography with no perceptible image blur at shutter speeds up to 4 steps slower than otherwise possible.

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Sigma 70mm f/2.8 Macro EX DG is a macro lens (released on 10.07.06) ideal for both Digital SLR cameras and 35mm film SLR cameras. The lens is featuring A Special Low Dispersion (SLD) lens and two high refractive index SLD lenses provide excellent correction for all types of aberrations and produce an exceptional level of optical performance, Super multi-layer lens coating reduces flare and ghosting, and floating focus system provides extremely high optical performance from infinity to 1:1 Macro.

The Sigma 70mm f/2.8 Macro EX DG lens will be available in Sigma Autofocus, Canon EF, and Nikon AF mounts from August, and Sony and Pentax mounts from September for around £339.99.

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