LATEST ADDITIONS

Vivitar Series 1 70-300mm AF Zoom Lens And 840 AF Zoom Flash
Tom Fuller  |  Aug 01, 2000

My first encounter with a Vivitar Series 1 lens goes back more than 15 years to the 600mm "Solid Cat," one of the slickest super-telephotos ever made. In addition to great optics, the lens featured an overall length and diameter of--and I'm not joking--around...

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Tokina AF 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Zoom And New Kenko PRO Tele-Converters
Peter K. Burian  |  Aug 01, 2000

Although most lens manufacturers offer fast (f/2.8) ultra-wide zoom lenses, these tend to be large, heavy, and quite expensive. Tokina's own AF 20-35mm f/2.8 AT-X PRO is a superb product but most photo enthusiasts do not require such a wide aperture...

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Outdoor/TravelDigital Darkroom
The Wide View
Capturing And Printing Digital Panoramas
Joe Farace  |  Aug 01, 2000

People have been fascinated with panoramic imagery ever since the beginning of photography, but my own fascination can be traced back to Bausch & Lomb's invention of CinemaScope lenses for the movies during the 1950s. The first CinemaScope movie, The...

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Pro Techniques
The Long View
Taking Telephoto Lenses To The Extreme
Jay Abend  |  Aug 01, 2000

I've always wanted really exotic lenses: super wide fisheyes, perspective control tilt and shift lenses, super fast rare earth element thoroughbreds, and super long telephotos. I've managed to buy, rent, or borrow just about everything out there in...

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New Tamron AF 28-200mm Super Macro f/3.8-5.6LD AL (IF)
Peter K. Burian  |  Aug 01, 2000

Although Tamron makes some exceptional professional lenses, one of its moderately priced products--various models of the 28-200mm zoom--has amassed sales of over one million lenses and won "Best Buy" awards worldwide. This is understandable, considering...

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Student Union
Student Union - Robin Lasiloo
Jay McCabe  |  Aug 01, 2000

Robin Lasiloo
University Of New Mexico
Gallup Campus

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Sigma AF 100-300mm f/4.5-6.7 DL And AF 28-105mm f/3.8-5.6 UC-III Aspherical IF
Peter K. Burian  |  Aug 01, 2000

Although most photographers tend to discus the big, fast, pro lenses, the vast majority actually sold are affordable zooms. Sigma makes both types, including their latest APO models like the AF 800mm f/5.6EX with Hypersonic autofocus and the modestly...

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Shooting With Classics
For The Subjective Approach
Mike Matzkin  |  Aug 01, 2000

This is about putting some of the fun, mystery, and control back into image making. Do you ever feel that something is interfering in the process of making a photograph? That somehow you are not in control of it? Some of that feeling has to do with...

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Outdoor/Travel
Quick Tips
The Nighttime Is The Right Time For Dramatic Pictures
Rick Sammon  |  Aug 01, 2000

Quick question: What's one of the key ingredients for a dramatic picture?
Answer: Dramatic lighting.

One more question: Where and when can you almost always find...

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Passport
Passport
No Paperweight
Jack Hollingsworth  |  Aug 01, 2000

Since this is the magazine's annual issue devoted to lenses, let's talk about the lens most likely to be forgotten or ignored, the one that practically no pro pulls out of his bag, but which is my favorite: the 50mm f/1.4. You know, the paperweight.

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