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  • Lens Test: Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM APO Macro

    Sigma's longest 1:1 macro is a true maven
    • By Julia Silber on November 17, 2011

    Photography’s only high-speed, 1:1, long-tele prime, Sigma’s optically stabilized 150mm f/2.8 ($1,100, street) replaces a similar, unstabilized lens from several years ago. More has been updated than just the OS mechanism: This lens produces significantly less distortion than its predecessor, and resistance to weather and dust has been vastly improved.This telephoto macro lens is no lightweight: At 2.54 pounds, it’s almost a pound heavier and a half-inch longer than the lens it replaces. Its tripod collar (included) is much appreciated.

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  • Lens Test: Sigma APO 120-300mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM

    A fast, long lens, now stabilized
    • By Julia Silber on October 21, 2011

    Sigma has an enviable corner on the f/2.8 long telezoom market: Its massive 200–500mm and more manageable 120–300mm full-framers are the sole occupants of the niche. Now, Sigma has upgraded the latter, adding image stabilization to this pro’s 70–200mm staple on steroids. The tele regions are great for wildlife, while the zoom range and speed will enthrall sports shooters.

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  • Lens Test: Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS II USM

    One of Canon's best lenses just got better
    • By Julia Silber on May 18, 2011

    A year ago Canon unveiled an upgraded version of one of its crown jewels: the 70–200mm f/2.8L IS lens. The original, debuting nearly 10 years ago as one of the first f/2.8 lenses with IS, was fast, plus sharp at the wider focal lengths. It was heavy, though, and at $1,700 (street), expensive. And here’s Version II, even heavier and even more expensive ($2,300, street). What’s up with that?

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