Lenses and Optical Items Photography Equipment Reviews

Canon 70-200mm f/4 L USM review.

Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC review.

Canon claims this lens as the fastest 135mm prime lens and we can’t find a faster one available. So what use is a fast, short telephoto lens. We take a look.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the brand new Panasonic Lumix G X VARIO 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH. Micro Four Thirds lens for Panasonic and Olympus cameras.

Sample photos from the Leica M Monochrom - the new black and white Leica with a full frame 18 megapixel sensor.

Sample photos from a production version of the Leica X2 - the camera features a 16.2 megapixel APS-C sensor and f/2.8 lens.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the brand new Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 VC USD Lens with Vibration Correction and UltraSonic Silent Drive.

A Canon users review of the new Nikon D800. Paul Ward found that Nikon's latest camera, the D800 was enough to tempt even a die hard Canon user.

We have a look at the brand new Panasonic Lumix GF5 - the new camera has a number of new features and promises ultra fast focus speeds.

We've uploaded a number of full size sample photos from the new 36.3 megapixel Nikon D800 Digital SLR.

The Fujifilm X-Pro1 is Fujifilm's first compact system camera and features not only a hybrid optical / electronic viewfinder, but also a newly designed 16 megapixel sensor and three new lenses.

The Canon Powershot G1 X is the latest serious compact from Canon and features a large 14.3 megapixel sensor. Find out how it performs in our review.

The Sony NEX-7 is the highest resolution mirrorless camera with a 24.3 megapixel CMOS sensor, Joshua Waller finds out how it performs in our review.

Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC review.

Once more into the breach dear friends, once more; Or, in this case, onto the mount of Ian Andrews camera for a shakedown of this new lens from Sigma.

A newer, compact revision of their 18-270mm super-zoom lens that sports an improved vibration compensation system and a piezo ultrasonic motor.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the brand new Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 VC USD Lens with Vibration Correction and UltraSonic Silent Drive.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the brand new Panasonic Lumix G X VARIO 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH. Micro Four Thirds lens for Panasonic and Olympus cameras.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS Micro Four Thirds lens.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the new Fujifilm Fujinon XF 60mm f/2.4 R Macro Lens with the Fujifilm X-Pro1.

Gary Wolstenhome reviews the Pentax DA 40mm f/2.8 XS pancake lens which was released with the Pentax K-01 camera.

Available in Canon and Nikon mounts, this lens is currently the most compact and lightweight 400mm zoom, which is a very useful focal length for birds and wildlife.

Gary Wolstenholme tests the Samsung 16mm f/2.4 NX i-Function pancake lens.

Sample photos from the new Sony NEX 50mm f/1.8 OSS portrait lens from Sony, taken with the Sony NEX-5N.