Product Description
Built in gyro sensors control an image stabiliser group of elements within the lens
Standard zoom lens with an Image Stabilizer and high zoom ratio. With the Image Stabilizer turned on, you can obtain sharp, natural looking pictures in dim lighting without using flash or a tripod. Very handy for places where flash is prohibited. Uses ring-type USM for swift, silent autofocus and full-time manual focus.
Features:
- Lens construction: 16 elements in 12 groups
- Diagonal angle of view: 75°-18°
- Focus adjustment: Inner focusing system with USM
- Closest focusing distance: 0.5m / 1.6ft
- Zoom system: Rotating type
- Filter size: 72mm
Customer Reviews:
The best general purpose lens available in the EOS series.......2008-01-11
This lens is probably the best buy you can make for the Canon EOS cameras. It has a fantastic range, anything from group photos to portrait close ups.
The lens is also extremly fast and quiet.
The standard lens for the 400 series is the 18-55 lens and this is very limited. Most people will then go on to buy a bigger lens, like 55-300 mm to cover the greatest range. To me this is a mistake. You will end up having to swap your lenses frequently or end up with one being unused and usually be stuck with the inadequate 18 - 55 mm. True you will probably never use the 18-55 mm lens again if you go with this one but you will also have a lens that does everything instead and won't have to make further swaps.
The 28mm - 135 mm lens is the best general purpose lens available in the EOS series and the way to go.
A must-have addition to your kit.......2007-11-06
I'm relatively new to amateur photography, and bought this lens after TRAWLING through (i think) every single review available. Three months down the line, and I'm unbelievably glad I spent the time I did researching a lens that I wanted as a decent 'walkaround'.
Focus lock is very quick and accurate - only a couple of times photographing very similar tones in low light has the lens lens suffered, but any lens in the same situation would do the same. The lens actually focuses a second time after the initial lock to get very sharp pictures. It also features FTM (Full Time Manual) focusing which I've found particularly useful.
The lens is certainly heavier than the standard 18-55 EF-S kit lens, but more than light enough to carry around all day. The construction feels very solid - the lens barrel is plastic, while the metal mount gives the lens a hugely firm and professional feel.
I've found one of the two great things about this lens is the Image Stabilisation (IS). I've used the lens a few times to photograph bands where flash photography is banned (or frowned upon), and it's come up trumps. Anywhere in even slightly low light and it has proven invaluable in keeping my handheld images sharp. Go into a camera shop, find any Canon lens with IS and take comparison shots with it turned on and off. Honestly; you'll see what I mean.
The other is the focal length. 28mm is more than handy for landscape shots (in any case you can stitch together the shots on your computer after), and having the zoom go through to 135mm is perfect for portraits and places where you need that extra reach. I think it's best suited as a walkaround lens - especially when taken travelling.
One of the downsides I've found to the lens, though, is the lack of lock on the lens barrel itself. When the camera is pointing in a downward position, the lens can creep which is frustrating. Especially annoying when I have the lens on my tripod pointing to the floor. Grr.
Other than that, I can really see nothing to complain about the 28-135 IS USM. The IS is a dream; the images are sharper than I think the price tag warrants; the USM is silent as a mouse; focusing is quick; the focal range is excellent (but then of course that depends on what you want the lens for!!); and the variable aperture range (f/3.5-5.6) is decent enough for the majority of uses.
I'm not a professional, so distortion, flare, Bokeh and vignetting are beyond me. There are some very good review of this lens splattered all over the Web for that kind of detail.
I'm fantastically happy with this lens, and firmly believe it'll always be a part of my camera bag as my years and experience roll on! Happy buying...
Space in your camera bag!.......2007-06-25
This is a fantastic lens, I'm new to serious photography but even I can tell this has been a good choice after 2 weeks. All the other lenses have felt seriously underused since this has turned up in the camera bag, perhaps apart from the 50mm Canon, which gives you a slight advantage in low light levels. If like me you feel a little hesitiation in buying a lens nearly as expensive as the original camera (400 EOS), grit your teeth and go for it, it is well worth the painful credit card bill.
Product Description
A handy compact zoom lens for versatile and easy subject selection while travelling etc. The highest optical performance in its classplus the convenience of focusing up to 45 cm over the entire zooming range.The micro USM drive provides silenthigh-speed autofocusingplus the wide zooming range provides an easyenjoyable picture-taking experience. This lens is also available with a DC motor instead of a USM to drive the AF.---
Customer Reviews:
It's Beautiful.......2004-09-14
When the product arrived at my door, I was quite exited. The smooth black plastic around the adapter is a stylish heptagon shape. The metalic parts are hard, firm, and sturdy. They perform well and are a perfect fit. The hole on the rear end is of a space efficient deisgn and a perfect fit for my adaptor. Overall Hama deserve praise for there cost efficient and effective design. Never has Hama performed so well since the critically acclaimed Hama 3.5mm Stereo Plug!
Product Description
The 7.2 megapixel EXILIM Card EX-Z77 add enhanced movie functionality to CASIO's stylish series of EXILIM digital cameras. It joins CASIO's successful EXILIM Zoom series, whose excellent balance of superior functionality and stylish, compact look characterize the EXILIM brand.
It comes with a high-quality movie function that makes the most of next-generation H.264 compression technology. They also feature CASIO's new "YouTube Capture Mode", which enables users to shoot and save movies at the optimum size, quality and other settings for YouTubeTM, the world's most popular online site for sharing videos. CASIO has also included an exclusive software application that makes it fast and simple to upload movies to YouTubeTM.
The new cameras also feature a blur reduction function that uses motion analysis technology, an auto-tracking AF system, and face detection technology. The combination of face detection technology and the auto-tracking AF system ensures that, once the focus locks on to a person's face, it will stay sharp and maintain the right exposure, even if the person moves. CASIO has made it much easier to capture beautiful portraits.
Product Description
This new D-SLR is compact and light-weight yet provides photographers with the additional comfort of a Live View viewing so you can use the large 2.5/6.4cm HyperCrystal LCD to frame your shots easily. Effective Pixels: 10 Megapixels Image Sensor Type: 4/3 Live MOS sensor LCD: 6.4 cm / 2.5 HyperCrystal LCD Scene Modes: 20 Sensitivity: ISO 100-400 Auto Media: Dual slot for CompactFlash card (Type I and II) Microdrive and xD picture card USB 2.0 HI-Speed: Yes Box Contents: BLS-1 rechargable lithium-Ion battery BCS-1 battery charger EP-4 eyepiece cover Shoulder Strap USB Cable Video cable Olympus Master 2.0 (Software CD-ROM) Basic Manual Advanced Manual (CD-ROM) Warranty Card ED 14-42mm 1:3.5-5.6 lens ED 40-150mm 1:4.0-5.6 lens
Customer Reviews:
I'm extremely pleased with it. .......2008-01-02
This is my first digital SLR. I did A-level Photography many years ago and used a Pentax SLR so familiar with the concept. I've been using a compact digital camera in the last few years but now want to take more adventures and creative pictures.
The E410 I bought came with a DVD which ran thought most of the features which I found extremely helpful.
If you go to youtube and search for E410 you can find reviews from a few camera magazines and one from the Gadget show (channel 5).
I'm extremely pleased with it.
Superb camera.......2007-11-12
Am a relative beginner in this field. Have been dithering for ages about which DSLR to get and finally ended up with this one. It is superb. I cannot fault it so far, and the photos produced are really excellent quality. My first camera was an Olympus OM10, and nothing has ever quite lived up to it since. Have tried Canon, and whilst impressed with their superb IXUS 40 compact camera, the digital SLRs leave me cold. Too heavy, and not the picture quality I get with this Olympus. The E410 is so light and nifty in comparison. Can imagine taking it out and about, unlike its heavier counterparts. Am not even a serious amateur, but straight from the box this camera was taking superb pin sharp shots, even before I had fully mastered the settings. The only downside is the manual, which I do find confusing at times. However, the superb camera review available on dpreview's website does answer a lot of my questions. Would suggest a visit there for the low down. They 'Highly Recommend' this camera, incidently! One thing they suggest, to increase image sharpness is to turn off the Noise Reduction and set the Sharpness to (-2). I did this and they are right!
Anyway, my advice is to take the plunge, don't go with the Clunky Canon Crowd. Get a neat and stylish Oly 410 and I am sure you won't be disappointed.
New DLSR user.......2007-09-30
I recently purchsed this item, having had a Pentax ME Super for many years.Unfortunatley it needed repairing and the cost seemed to expensive compared to the advantages a new DLSR gives you.You don`t have to buy films and wait to get them developed to see your results,also you are not limited to the amount of pictures you can take.(subject to the memory card size).
I am still learning how to use the camera,but have found the picture quality stunning.
I have used the`live view`function but find it easier to focus through the view finder,as i find it easier to track the subject this way.
The camera is easy to hold being very light and even with the large lens it pretty easy to focus.
If anything it has to many functions for someone new to DLSR photography. but the manual covers everything you need to know,but you do need to read it a few times to know what you are doing.You always find it will do something else each time you pick it up.
I would also sugest that you purchase a spare battery as a backup.
Finally for any one wishing to take the step up to DSLR photography i would reccomend you look at the E410,but do shop around as the price difference between suppliers is huge!
An excellent SLR system.......2007-08-11
I am very impressed with this digital SLR. For years I used Olympus OM series film cameras with satsfaction. As digital camera image quality improved, I decided to go digital and have tried Nikon, Canon and Fuji SLRs. All were bulky and heavy, showing their heritage as modified designs for 35mm film adapted for use with smaller digital sensors.
Having design their E-series as digital from the outset, Olympus seem to me to have far superior handling qualities. Carrying an E-410 all day is far preferrable to any of the rival makers models I bought. I first used an E-400, and agreed with the reviews which found images taken at high ISO "filmspeed" settings somewhat noisy. This problem is resolved in the E-410 which uses a different sensor. Another improvement is in the autofucussing which is again, much improved.
As well as the conventional SLR viewfinder, the E-410 gives one the option of composing shots in the LCD screen on the camera back as a "live preview". It would be great if this worked as quickly as on a pocket digital camera, but there is in fact quite a delay between pressing the shutter release and the image being focussed and captured. Notwishtanding this, I have found the live preview invaluable for macro work and I would hate to be without it now.
Another good feature of the recent E-series models is the "supersonic wave filter for dust reduction". Unlike film SLR cameras, digital ones can be ruined by dust on the sensor introduced when lenses are changed. Nikon offers sofware which maps and then cancels out the specks - sounds like a rubbish "solution"! Olympus and Canon offer sonic systems which shake the sensor at start up to keep dust away. I'm ultra cautious when changing lenses, but I'm greatly reassured by reviews which suggest that the Olympus system really can be effective.
Finally Olympus seem to be developing a truly comprehensive system with a great (if expensive) selection of lenses and flash units. For clinical medical and dental photography they have an excellent 50mm (equivalent to 100mm in a 35mm format camera) macro lens which can also capture potraits or full body views. This can be coupled to a ring flash or twin macro flash with TTL metering and capable of taking perfectly exposed images straight out of the box. The only weak part of the system is the flash ring FR-1 needed to couple the flash head to the lens. I have bought three of these, and all three have broken in normal use!
The problem with the FR-1 is that the front element of it is held on to the main body by three TINY screws which just aren't up to the job. As I needed to keep working in three different centres I didn't return the units (what would be the point in exchanging one badly designed bit of kit for an identical one anyway). My solution is to permanently glue the front to the main body with Araldite. I hope that this shockingly poor piece of design isn't indicative of other problems elsewhere in the range.
Finally, pricing. Because the UK economy is OK at present, we seem to fair game for overpricing in lots of areas. There is not a huge difference between the cost of Olympus camera bodies and kits in the UK and other markets but lenses and accessories are up to twice the price here. Like many others, I buy a lot my hardware in the USA. If Olympus are serious about developing the full potential of the UK market, they need to look at the way their distributors and dealers price their products here.
I look forward to trying the E-510 with its' in camera image stabilisation soon.
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