Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Canon BG-E5 Battery Grip for EOS Rebel XS XSi with Two (2) Spare LP-E5 Rechargeable Batteries

Kit includes: 1) Canon BG-E5 Battery Grip for EOS Rebel XSi; 2) Spare LP-E5 Lithium-Ion Battery Pack; 3) Additional Spare LP-E5 Lithium-Ion Battery Pack; 4) Precision Design Deluxe 6-Piece Lens & Digital SLR Camera Cleaning Kit The Canon BG-E5 Vertical Grip/Battery Holder holds up to 2 LP-E5 battery packs simultaneously to effectively double your shooting power, plus the grip includes a holder to use six AA batteries. In addition, the grip includes a vertical shutter release and a mode wheel to provide access to all of the camera functions and make shooting with the camera in a vertical position just as comfortable as shooting horizontally. The LP-E5 Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery, has a capacity of 1500 mAh, so it is possible to shoot up to 1000 shots at normal temperatures on a single battery charge. The battery is also more compact and lighter in weight than previous battery models. The LP-E5 Battery communicates with the EOS Digital Camera, so that you can always check the remaining capacity on the camera's power source info screen. The Precision Design 6-Piece Cleaning Kit includes Hurricane Air Blower, Booklet of Lens Cleaning Tissues, Lens Cloth, Lens Cleaning Liquid, Brush and Cotton Swabs.
Customer Review: Great addition to your rig!
This balances out the Xsi with a larger lens on it and makes it a lot easier to handle. Great addition to my setup and I am sure you will like it as well. The additional accessories are pretty good, I was expecting throw away stuff but the lens blower and other items ended up in my bag. One thing though is the lens brush does loose it's fibers and is not really very good. But hey! I like this a lot!


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Monday, May 4, 2009

Sigma 28-70mm & 70-300mm AF Lens Set For Canon EOS 1D, 10D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, Digital Rebel XT, XTi, XS, & XSi Digital SLR Camera's

Sigma Zoom Telephoto 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro Autofocus Lens

Capable of macro photography, this lens has a 1:2 maximum close-up magnification at the 300 mm focal length. Its the ideal high performance lens for portraits, sports photography, nature photography, and other types of photography that frequently use the telephoto range. It also has a switch for changeover to macro photography at focal lengths between 200mm and 300mm with a maximum close-up magnification from 1:2.9 to 1:2.SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass in this lens provides excellent correction of chromatic aberration.

The new multi layer lens coating and lens design reduce flare and ghost, which is a common problem with digital cameras and also creates an optimum color balance through the entire zoom range.Sigma incorporated SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass in this lens for excellent correction of chromatic aberration. This also corrects for fluctuation of aberration due to focusing. High optical performance is demonstrated throughout the entire zoom range.

Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8-4 DG High Speed Zoom Autofocus Lens

This standard zoom lens has a large aperture of F2.8 at 28mm focal length and yet it is compact and lightweight, with an overall length of 62.5mm (2.5») and weight of 255g. (9oz.). This digitally optimized diagonal fisheye lens is equipped with a new multi-layer coating technology that reduces both flare and ghosting. This compact, large aperture zoom lens is ideal for digital and 35mm SLR cameras.

The new multi layer lens coating and lens design reduce flare and ghost, which is a common problem with digital cameras and also creates an optimum color balance.

This standard zoom lens has a large aperture of F2.8 at 28mm focal length and yet it is compact and lightweight, with an overall length of 62.5mm (2.5») and weight of 255g.
Customer Review: Awesome lenses.
I was honestly worried ordering these because the old saying "you get what you pay for." I've been happy with every shot though. The main lens I wanted was the 70-300mm for zoom shots and I love it. The 28-70mm performs well too. If you are an amateur just looking to expand your camera's capabilities these are perfect. The only bad thing about these lens's is they are not the super performance, super expensive ones the pro's use. This can't really count against the star count because they are not supposed to be. They are great for the price and if someone can get a better deal I'd like to know about it.
Customer Review: Very good lens kit for the money
I'm just getting started in the DSLR area, and I'm on a very tight budget. I did some research on different lenses, and wanted something that would supplement the kit lens that came with my Canon Xt. I knew I wanted a 70-300 lens, and when I found this set with the 28-70 lens also included, I felt I had found a good buy. I've used both lens for a couple of months now, and I've been very pleased with both of them. I know they're not the same as the higher priced lens, but I'm extremely happy with them. They both have a good heavy feel to them, very solid; the auto-focusing works wonderfully, and when I put either lens on the camera, it always feels stable - no play in them whatever. In the future, I may move up to more expensive lens, but I imagine I'll keep a set of these on hand, as well. They were such a good buy that I can use them while traveling, and won't have to worry about damaging a high-ticket lens.


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