Camera Reviews and News
Welcome to the Camera Reviews and News section of SLR Lounge. In this section, we’ll review cameras, lenses and accessories, announce rumors and releases, and discuss general topics surrounding purchases.
Dust Donut: Add a Weather Seal to Your Canon Lenses
Do you wish you can make all your Canon lenses weathersealed? Well here's some good news: the Dust Donut on Kick Starter is a precise-fitting weathersealed O-ring can weatherseal your Canon lenses at the lens mount.
Our Top 3 Image Storage Solutions For Your Studio
In this article, we will be discussing the pros and cons of our three favorite image storage solutions for your studio.
Nikon 28mm f/1.8 AFS-G N Lens Review
Nikon's 28m f/1.8 is the third and most recent of the new f/1.8 AFS-G primes, the first two being the 50mm f/1.8 AFS-G and 85mm f/1.8 AFS-G. Both of those lenses delivered great overall build quality and fantastic images, so my standards were set very high for this 28mm.
Metabones Lens Adapter for Micro 4/3 & NEX Cameras Increases Max F-Stop & Widens Focal Length!
The new Metabones Speed Booster lens adapter for Sony E-Mount and Micro 4/3 cameras will make a full-frame lens gain 1-stop in max aperture, widen its focal length, and increase its MTF resolution. Amazing!
Gear Review: The ASUS G75VW-DS73 The Gaming Laptop used for Creative Professionals
The ASUS G75VW-DS73 is definitely our favorite photography laptop workstation for heavy-duty retouching. Not only does it have the sheer power, but it also has a good price tag for all that performance.
Canon 6D Review | Field Test: Canon’s highest quality DSLR yet!
Canon shooters, photography enthusiasts, aspiring pros, ...are you on a quest for the ultimate DSLR? You've probably already upgraded once or twice. You traded in your Rebel for a 40D, or a 7D. You traded that in for a 5D, or a 5D mk2...
Ultra-Wide Lens News & Thoughts: 14-24mm VS 16-35mm f/2.8?
So, the rumored (and patented) Canon 14-24mm f/2.8 L has not yet appeared. A rumor floated a while ago that January 8th (during the CES trade show) would be a big announcement day for Canon, but alas only point-and-shoots were delivered. Plus a couple $4,000-$5,000 cinema lenses.
Giotto’s Silk Road YTL Tripod has New Innovative Design
The new Giotto SIlk Royad YTL tripod brings a truly new and unique innovation to the tripod market.
Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L Mark II Final Review
After extensive use on the field with real life clients, we can honestly say that the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L mark II lives up to its expectation and it is a worthy upgrade to the classic 24-70mm mark I.
Why You Should NOT Use an SD Card in the Canon 5D mkIII
It turns out that the Canon 5D mkIII reverts the SD card write-speed to 20MB/s no matter what card is used. What's worse, if you are using a CF card at the same time, the CF card will also be crippled to the 20MB/sec. Read more to find out.
Apple vs ASUS – Premiere CS6 Benchmark and Hardware Test
The ASUS G75VW-DS73 beat out the Apple MacBook Pro Retina in real-time video editing tests within Adobe Premiere CS6 by nearly 500%! To see the full tests, read this article.
Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L Mark 1 VS Canon 24-70 f/2.8 L Mark 2 – Portraiture Comparison
When Canon announced that they would be charging a whopping $2300 for the mk2 version of their 24-70 f/2.8 L lens, and that it would not contain image stabilization, most Canon users were mighty perplexed. It didn't help that Tamron had just announced a stabilized 24-70 f/2.8 the day before Canon's official press release. Kind of a slap in the face for many people who were expecting stabilization especially for such a high price. Also, the previous version of Canon's 24-70 f/2.8 was no slouch, really. It wasn't perfect, but then again you could find one used for $1250!
