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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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  • Camera Test: Olympus Pen E-P3

    Olympus' best ILC just got better
    • By Philip Ryan on October 21, 2011

    While most people would have a hard time telling them apart, Olympus’s Pen E-P3 and E-P2 have some serious differences under their metal exteriors.Though still 12.3MP, the new P3 ($900, street, with 14–42mm f/3.5–5.6 or 17mm f/2.8 lens) has a new LiveMOS Four Thirds sensor with a faster data readout to enable 1080i 60-fps video, and faster AF speeds than its predecessor. It also has a new TruePic VI dual-core processor, 3-inch 614,000–dot OLED touchscreen, and a 3D shooting mode like the one Olympus put in some compact cameras this year.In the Test Lab

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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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  • Camera Test: sony NEX–C3 ILC

    More megapixels for Sony’s latest NEX
    • By Philip Ryan on September 13, 2011

    Sony has its own unique take on interchangeable-lens compact cameras with its NEX line, pairing extremely small bodies with relatively large lenses. The latest addition to the lineup, the 16.2MP NEX-C3 ($650, street, with 18–55mm f/3.5–5.6 lens), uses the same sensor as the Sony Alpha 35 we tested in our August issue—but provides a completely different shooting experience from that camera.In the Test Lab

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  • Lens Test: Rokinon AE 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC

    Despite a lack in the autofocus department, this lens is sharp as a tack
    • By Julia Silber on September 13, 2011

    A welcome newcomer to these shores, Rokinon-branded high-speed prime lenses from Samyang offer a tradeoff many shooters will find tempting: In place of autofocus, you get high, f/1.4 speed at a bargain price.

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  • Lens Test: Nikon 50mm F/1.8 ED Nikkor

    A normal lens at the right price
    • By Julia Silber on September 13, 2011

    This fulL-FRAME normal lens ($220, street) is one of the least expensive entrées to the world of high-speed Nikkor glass. As with all Nikon G lenses, its diaphragm settings are handled electronically by the camera; there’s no aperture ring. On Nikon DX bodies, with their APS-C-sized sensors, this new 50mm scales up to an equivalent of 75mm.

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  • Camera Test: Sony Alpha SLT-A35

    Better stills, better video, same smokin' speed
    • By Philip Ryan on July 27, 2011

    When we first saw Sony’s semitransparent-mirror Alpha A55 and A33 DSLRs, we were intrigued. Then, when we saw how they performed in our tests, we were impressed. Now, Sony has released the A35 ($600, street, body only), a follow-up to the now-discontinued A33. This model boosts the pixel count to 16.2MP, putting it on par with the $800 (street) A55. The A35’s newly developed sensor, however, consumes less power, which Sony says will deliver images with less noise at comparable ISOs.

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