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Canon unveils two new prime lenses

Canon is updating two of its wide-angle prime lenses, incorporating image stabilisation technology

Lenses 07 Feb 2012

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Canon's professional lenses delayed

Canon has confirmed that three of its professional lenses - the EF 200‐400mm f/4L IS USM Extender l.4x, EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM and EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM - have been delayed indefinitely

Lenses 21 Nov 2011

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Panasonic goes it alone for new X lenses

Panasonic is releasing a new generation of lenses specifically designed for its Micro Four Thirds cameras, and has chosen not to rely on Leica's expertise

Lenses 26 Aug 2011

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Light of the night: testing Leica's Noctilux-M f/0.95 lens

The ultra-fast aperture of the Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH is only half the story, says Edmond Terakopian, when he takes this record-breaking aspherical lens out on assignment.

Prime Lenses 20 Jul 2011

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Leica expands S2 compatibility with new lens adapters

Leica has released a series of lens adapters that will allow S2 owners to use medium format lenses made by Hasselblad, Pentax and Mamiya

Medium Format Cameras 17 Jul 2011

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Nikon unveils new 40mm macro lens

Nikon is set to release a new lens - the AF-S DX Macro Nikkor 40mm f/2.8G - designed for close-up photography

Lenses 12 Jul 2011

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Big 
glass: The best long fast lenses for action photographers

Their use of rare materials and complex construction means they command premium prices. All the same, long fast lenses are almost obligatory for action photographers. David Kilpatrick provides a guide...

Lenses 27 Jun 2011

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Tested: Nikon's AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G

Nikon’s acclaimed 35mm f/1.4 wide-angle finally got updated to include autofocus. Kevin Carter finds out whether it was worth the two-decade wait.

Prime Lenses 19 May 2011

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Nikon confirms new 50mm f/1.8 prime lens

Nikon has confirmed persistent rumors with the announcement that it will release the new AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G prime lens this June

Prime Lenses 27 Apr 2011

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Voigtländer prime lens offers close focus benefits

The Voigtländer 90/3.5 Apo-Lanthar SL II Close Focus prime lens for 35mm format cameras is a gem, finds BJP's reviewer Jonathan Eastland

Prime Lenses 06 Mar 2011

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Tested: Nikkor AF-S 200mm f/2G ED lens

Kevin Carter tests the latest of a raft of new updates to Nikon’s prime lenses, the Nikkor AF–S 200mm f/2G ED VR II.

Prime Lenses 28 Feb 2011

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Six of the best portrait lenses

Portrait lenses have come a long way since Josef Petzval’s first 19th-century design, but while photographers’ tastes have changed, the basic requirements are still the same. David Kilpatrick picks...

Prime Lenses 06 Jan 2011

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Nikon's new prime lens on test

Nikon’s long-awaited AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.4G has arrived, and with it one clear question, says David Kilpatrick – what does it do that other lenses don’t to justify the £1500 price tag?

Prime Lenses 06 Jan 2011

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Canon forced to delay new pro lenses

Canon has announced that three of its new professional lenses - the EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM, EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM and EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM - won't come out in December has planned

Lenses 02 Nov 2010

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The Big Photokina Wrap Up

We recap on last week’s major product announcements from the world’s biggest photography trade show.

Trade Shows 27 Sep 2010

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New tilt-and-shift lenses coming from Schneider Kreuznach

German lens maker Schneider Kreuznach has announced two new tilt-and-shift lenses for full-frame sensor digital SLRs and one for the Mamiya/Phase One system

Lenses 27 Sep 2010

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