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Lens Test: Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX APO MACRO DG AF

Unusually fast for a macro tele, this lens will please nature photographers who will reap edge-to-edge sharpness for their close-ups and faster shutter speeds that help freeze wind-blown flora and squirrelly fauna.
- By Pop Photo Staff on December 16, 2008
Originally published March 2005.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:
Sigma's first from-the-ground-up digitally optimized macro lens (i.e., not retrofitted for digital application) throws a full-frame image circle. Result? On a 35mm SLR, it delivers 1:1 magnification, but on a DSLR with an APSsized sensor, it delivers 1:5:1-1:6:1 overlife- size magnification. It's also the shortest fixed-focal-length that will mount Sigma's 1.4X and 2X teleconverters (although AF isn't possible with the 2X).
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Lens Test: Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM AF

Few lenses made for the digital arena can deliver the creamy defocused backgrounds that are possible with this f/1.4.
- By Pop Photo Staff on December 16, 2008
Originally published October 2005.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
The first high-speed "normal" lens for digital SLRs with APS-sized sensors, this 30mm f/1.4 is Sigma's first nontele lens to incorporate elements of SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass. (SLD elements promise improved control of chromatic aberration.) The lens also has an all-glass aspheric element, in addition to a more common glass/resin hybrid aspheric.
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Lens Test: Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 EX DG AF

A sharp, compact, fast, and ruggedly constructed pro-caliber lens that's priced for all users.
- By Pop Photo Staff on December 16, 2008
Originally published September 2005.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:
The fourth generation of Sigma's pro-caliber, EX-series 28-70mm f/2.8, this version features a smaller filter size (from 77mm down to 67mm), improved coatings to control ghosting with digital SLRs, a significantly closer focusing distance (from 19 down to 12 inches), and now a zoom lock. Compared to the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8, it's slightly more compact (3.4 vs. 3.6 inches), but otherwise physically similar and comparably priced ($359).
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Lens Test: Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC AF

A good DSLR zoom for the money.
- By Pop Photo Staff on December 16, 2008
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:
Like Sigma's other DC (for Digital Camera) lenses, the 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 is mountable only on DSLRs with APS-scaled image sensors. (You'll get severe edge vignetting on a 35mm camera.) This $269 optic will be available in the Olympus E-series mount, the most affordable lens for Olympus E-1 and Evolt owners.
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Lens Test: Sigma 17-35mm f/2.8-4 EX DG AF

This lens' forte is its close-up performance, a welcome development in the ultrawide-angle zoom category.
- By Pop Photo Staff on December 16, 2008
Originally published October 2005.
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Editor's Choice 2007: Imaging Essentials
- By American Photo on December 16, 2008
Here's where we mix it up, and where you'll find all the new photo products that didn't fit into our standard Editor's Choice categories - plus a few late-breaking cameras. Among the items you'll find here are the Epson Perfection V-750-M Pro flatbed scanner; Colorvision's PrintFIX Pro color calibration suite; and even some film, including Kodak's new, improved Professional Porta and Fuji's old-is-new Velvia 50 revival. You'll even find a sidebar on some of the most interesting new inkjet papers.
Colorvision PrintFIX PRO Suite
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Editor's Choice 2007: Camera Bags
- By Jack Howard on December 16, 2008
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Editor's Choice 2007: Tripods
- By Aimee Baldridge on December 16, 2008
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Editor's Choice 2007: Lighting
- By Peter Kolonia on December 16, 2008
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Lighting Product of the Year: Sekonic L-758DR Light Meter
Ambitious film photographers have long had Ansel Adams' analytical Zone System to help them produce rich, full-toned images. Now like-minded digital shooters have a similar tool: The Sekonic L-758DR metering system. We stress "system," because unlike past Sekonics the L-758 is more than a self-contained, hand-held flash and ambient light meter.
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Editor's Choice 2007: Snapshot Printers
- By Aimee Baldridge on December 16, 2008
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