Author archives: Gordon Laing

Canon ELPH 510 HS / IXUS 1100 HS

The Canon ELPH 510 HS / IXUS 1100 HS is a 12.1 Megapixel super-slim compact with a 12x stabilised zoom and a 3.2in touch-screen. The top of the range ELPH / IXUS, it’s one of two models in the 2011 range endowed with touch screens and the one which pushes the outer limits in terms…

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Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

The Canon PowerShot SX30 IS is a 14 Megapixel super-zoom with a 35x optically-stabilised zoom lens. Launched in September 2010 it replaces the hugely popular PowerShot SX20 IS. The most obvious enhancement is the extension of the zoom range from the SX20 IS’s already impressive 20x to a whopping 35x. The PowerShot SX30 IS zoom…

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Nikkor AF-S DX 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR II review

The Nikkor DX 18-200mm VR II is an 11.1x super-zoom lens designed for Nikon’s range of DX format DSLRs. Announced in July 2009, it’s the update to one of the most popular lenses for the Nikon system, now equipping it with better protection against zoom creep, where the lens barrel can inadvertently extend or retract…

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Nikkor AF-S DX 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

The Nikkor DX 16-85mm VR was announced in January 2008 alongside the D60 DSLR. It equips all DX format bodies with a general-purpose range that’s equivalent to 24-128mm, making it an ideal walk-around lens with wider coverage than most kit lenses. The VR in the title stands for Vibration Reduction, Nikon’s optical anti-shake system, with…

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Nikkor AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G

      The Nikkor DX 35mm f/1.8G is a standard prime lens designed for use on Nikon’s range of DX format DSLRs. Announced in February 2009, this low cost model is primarily aimed at owners of Nikon’s budget and mid-range DSLRs, such as the D40(x), D60, D3000, D5000 and D90, but will equally work…

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Canon EF-S 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 IS

The Canon EF-S 18-200mm IS was announced in August 2008 alongside the EOS 50D DSLR. One of the most-requested Canon lenses in recent times, it equips EF-S compatible bodies with a long 11.1x super-zoom range that’s equivalent to 29-320mm. So at one moment you could be shooting a wide-angle landscape, before quickly zooming-in to grab…

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Canon EF-S 15-85mm f3.5-5.6 IS USM

The Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM is a general-purpose lens designed for Canon’s range of cropped-frame DSLRs, which means all bodies apart from those belonging to the 5D or 1D series. Announced alongside the EOS 7D in September 2009, the EF-S 15-85mm IS USM effectively replaces Canon’s popular EF-S 17-85mm IS USM, as the…

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