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Canon's new hybrid IS EF 100mm Macro lens - Sep 2, 2009

Crave EF 100mm F2.8 L IS USM. With Canon's announcement of the new Hybrid IS EF 100mm F2.8 L Macro IS USM lens, Canon has made two firsts: It's the first ... Read story »

Sony announces two new lenses - Aug 28, 2009

Crave 30mm F2.8 DT Macro Sony has announced two new lenses, the 30mm F2.8 DT Macro lens (SAL30M28) and the 28-75mm F2.8 SAM lens (SAL2875) along with three new dSLRs. Providing ... Read story »

Canon introduces two new EF-S lenses - Sep 2, 2009

Crave Canon has announced two new lenses offering useful zoom ranges to its EF-S line-up, the new EF-S 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS lens and the new 15-85mm F3.5-5.6 IS USM lens. The ... Read story »

When a dSLR lens and an iPhone meet - Dec 3, 2009

Crave The iPhone 3GS has a 3.2-megapixel fixed-lens camera and that seems to satisfy most users, but not Bhautik Joshi. The engineer with ILM Research took apart his Apple handset and ... Read story »

Contact lens that darken in UV light - Nov 12, 2009

Crave The contact lens on the left contains photochromic dyes that darken in the presence of UV light. Photochromic lenses that allow you to walk from inside to outside without putting ... Read story »

What a US$5,900 lens says about photography - Dec 16, 2009

Features The premium for high-end optics are justified and CNET's Stephen Shankland will tell you why.  Read story »

Ricoh officially announces modular GXR camera system - Nov 10, 2009

Crave In what has to be the oddest new camera technology announcement of 2009, Ricoh unveiled its GXR system. It's not a mirrorless interchangeable lens (dare I say EVIL?) system, as ... Read story »

Ricoh unveils GRD III compact with fixed 28mm F1.9 lens - Jul 28, 2009

Crave The Ricoh GRD series of compact cameras have been a popular choice among photographers who want a stealthy point-and-shoot that offers manual focus and exposure control. The Japanese company has ... Read story »

Camera has 158 lenses built to observe flames - Dec 15, 2009

Crave Guinness World Records has certified a Japanese researcher's camera as having the most lenses in the world at 158. Yojiro Ishino of the Nagoya Institute of Technology created the super ... Read story »

A green idea for the environmentally conscious shutterbug - Jul 3, 2009

Crave I'm really glad that all the cameras I have are still functional, but I'm sure there will come the day when one of them refuse to fire the shutter, or ... Read story »

Fujifilm introduces first touchscreen point-and-shoot - Jun 11, 2009

Crave The FinePix Z300fd. Fujifilm has just added its first touchscreen camera, the FinePix Z300fd, to its point-and-shoot portfolio. Similar to other Z-series shooters, the touch-operated snapper features a sliding lens ... Read story »

Four new DT series Alpha lenses from Sony - May 18, 2009

Crave Sony DT 18-55mm F3.5-5.6. To go with Sony's new compact and lightweight Alpha DSLR's announced today are four new DT series lenses. Designed for use with APS-C sized sensors, the ... Read story »

Nikon's introduces its first DX-format macro lens - Oct 15, 2009

Crave Nikon today expanded its DX lens line by adding a dedicated macro lens for close-up photography .The new AF-S DX Micro Nikkor 85 mm F3.5G ED VR II. A prime ... Read story »

New water-resistant lenses from Pentax - May 21, 2009

Crave DA 18-55mm AL WR Pentax has announced two new entry-level WR (water-resistant) series lenses: the DA 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 AL WR and the DA 50-200mm AL WR. They coincide with the ... Read story »

Canon announces Hybrid Image Stabilizer system - Jul 23, 2009

Crave In the first significant improvement Canon's made in its optical stabilization technology in a few years--I think the last major update was the SuperRange OIS in its camcorders--the company announced ... Read story »

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