All-purpose lenses are budget options for amateur photographers who cannot afford to spend big bucks on premium lenses, but want to have a long-range option for portraits to wildlife. Th e Canon 55-250mm has been a popular choice, being an ideal extension to the 18-55mm kit lens. This lens has recently been upgraded with a second generation Image Stabiliser. Design & … [Read more...]
Capability Booster for Cameras-Triggertrap Mobile
Smartphones have become so smart that they have started replacing many other gadgets. Triggering a digital camera through a Smartphone is the latest trend. But Wi-Fi–based triggers can work only with cameras and other devices with built-in Wi-Fi. Triggertrapo ers a smart solution that can trigger even your old digital cameras and ashguns, expanding the creative … [Read more...]
Fight to Finish…!
The compact camera is not dead yet nor is it going to die very soon. It is in fact reinventing itself and camera manufacturers have rightly decided to emphasise and work on two aspects of these cameras which Smartphones cannot get close to or match, at least, not in the short term. These two aspects relate to (1) size of the sensor and (2) the zoom ratio. Depending on which … [Read more...]
Up One More Step-Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II
All-purpose lenses are budget options for amateur photographers who cannot aff ord to spend big bucks on premium lenses, but want to have a long-range option for portraits to wildlife. The Canon 55-250mm has been a popular choice, being an ideal extension to the 18-55mm kit lens. This lens has recently been upgraded with a second generation Image Stabiliser. Design & … [Read more...]
A tough competitor-TAMRON SP 15-30MM F/2.8 DI VC USD
Announced just prior to Photokina 2014, the SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD is a newly-designed ultra-wide-angle zoom lens for full-frame D-SLRs. It boasts of a fast f/2.8 aperture throughout its zoom range, along with Vibration Compensation (VC), the world’s fi rst in this focal length category. Th e lens is available in Canon, Nikon and Sony mounts, but the Sony mount does not … [Read more...]
