lensreporter's reviews
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Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 II Zuiko Digital
10 out of 10 points and recommendedsharp, little CA´s, no distorsion, perfect ergonomynoneOne of my best lenses! Great resolution capacity, very sharp, nearly perfect. Not only from my side a 10!
reviewed May 16th, 2010 (purchased for $500) -
Sigma 10mm f/2.8 EX DC Fisheye HSM
10 out of 10 points and recommendedsharp from f4.5, very sharp from f6.3, nice building, f2.8 for interiorCA´S - cornerA real funlens, incredible sharp from f6.3, beautiful colours, great flare-control, very nice construccion! Only the CA´s are quiete strong in both corners, but we are talking here about 10mm! Incredible ultrawideangel (6,5mm in comparation to a normal lens) and with a nice program you can take off the distortions (fishrect). A great lens for creative amateurs and pros!
reviewed May 16th, 2010 (purchased for $680) -
Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM
10 out of 10 points and recommendedf2, very sharp, virtually without CA´s, contrast, colour, lightwight, buildings135mm may not be very versatilOne of my very best lenses! Sharp, handy, strong colours and contrast. Perfect lens on the same level as CZ!
reviewed March 19th, 2012 (purchased for $900) -
Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro
10 out of 10 points and recommended5:1, excellent imagequality, nice bokehfrom 3:1 very dificult to handle - you need macroflash and millimetric-plateOne of the very best macro-lenses, starts where other stop, 3:1 up to 5:1 onother world..... but you need some accessories like macroflash and a millimetric plate and a lot of patience.....
reviewed March 19th, 2012 -
Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM
9 out of 10 points and recommended8mm are veeeery wide, contrast, only very few CA´s, centre sharp, buildingsthe borders suffer at 8mm (you must stop down to f10), strong vignetteA very good lens, very wide but with SLR with more then 12 MP you will see some flaws at 8-10mm specially in the extrem borders. Take care on decentering when you buy! (I needed 3 exampels!). Very good construction-quality and very "handy".
reviewed March 19th, 2012 (purchased for $630) -
Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye
9 out of 10 points and recommendedsharp, sharper, Sigma 15.....noneVery sharp!!! Very, very sharp on my 5 D M.II! Surprisingly good lens from Sigma, nearly without flaws, not much blooming, nice colours, good construction - BUY IT!!!
reviewed March 19th, 2012 (purchased for $550) -
Sigma 8mm f/3.5 EX DG Circular Fisheye
10 out of 10 points and recommendedFantastic perspective - 360 = FUN - sharp, nice buildings, very few CA´s, NO FLAREtake care on the frontlens!Real Fun-lens - funky-punky.... optically very strong, sharp, complete circle (not that bullshitcercle from Peleng 8) nearly without flare (forget the cheepo-Pelengo....!). Very good construction, but take care of the frontlens....
reviewed March 19th, 2012 (purchased for $620) -
Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro 1:1 VC USD SP
9 out of 10 points and recommendedAF silent and quick, bokeh, sharp of course (a little less than the older version), VCstill a bit plastic-feelingNice lens! excellent macrowork, great bokeh, quick AF and fantastic stabilization, nice colours and of course sharp. I paid 450 new, good price for a luxery-macro!
reviewed August 2nd, 2013 (purchased for $450) -
Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art
10 out of 10 points and recommendedsupersharp, no CA´s, strong colour (like Zeiss), f1.4, nice madecornershading up to f4suprem lens, every thing is fine
reviewed August 2nd, 2013 (purchased for $700)
Sigma shows how to make topoptics with fair prizes!