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Latest Lens Announcements From CP+ 2013
CP+ is the annual imaging show in Japan, where Olympus, Tokina, Nikon, Tamron, Sigma, Sony and Canon have announced new lenses. Full details on each can be found by following the links below.

Using Tamron's 24-70mm For Interior Photography
Using Tamron's 24-70mm For Interior Photography - A guide to using Tamron's 24-70mm VC lens for interior photography.

Latest Lens Reviews
ePHOTOzine has published new reviews of three new lenses, including the new Panasonic Lumix X Vario 35-100mm f/2.8 Micro Four Thirds lens, the Pentax SMC 50mm f/1.8, and the Samsung NX 85mm f/1.4 lens:

Sigma Announce Three New Lens Ranges
Sigma have announced they are releasing three different families of lenses. They have made it their mission to fully appreciate the increasingly sophisticated and diverse needs of photographers.

ePHOTOzine Reviews All Panasonic Lumix G Lenses
ePHOTOzine has now published reviews of all Panasonic Lumix G lenses for the Micro Four Thirds camera system.

Tamron 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III VC NEX Lens
Gary Wolstenholme reviews the new Tamron 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III VC telephoto zoom lens for the Sony NEX system.

New Panasonic Firmware Enhances Video Recording
Panasonic has announced a new firmware update for a number of their lenses that enhances HD video recording.

SMC Pentax-DA 70mm f/2.4 Limited Lens
A compact, superbly built lens with real optical bite makes an ideal short telephoto for Pentax users.

The A to Z with Tamron
Peter Bargh set about a themed photo shoot based around the letters of the alphabet. His challenge was to shoot each letter of the alphabet with one lens, the Tamron 18-270mm superzoom, in one afternoon.

Tokina AT-X 16-28mm f/2.8 PRO FX Lens
Tokina release first in a new generation of full frame (FX) lenses designed for professional DSLR cameras.

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