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Quick test: Sigma 18-35 f1.8

Brand new lens getting a taste of the Norwegian weather I recently got a chance to play with the yet-to-be-released Sigma 18-35 f1.8. Stein Erik at Fotovideo.no called me up and told me that he had one sample unit for testing purposes. This is not even an actual selling unit, its pre-production. But judging by the quality we saw during tests on set, its ready for "add to cart" allready. When it comes to new gear, I usually just throw it right into production. I shot the first Norwegian commercial on 5d mrk2, and we used DSLR on a two seasons of a episodic dark-comedy…

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Nikon D800

Disclaimer: This blogpost is based on a sponsored Nikon event  Even though Nikon started the whole DSLR video thing, they have not really mastered the technology up until now. The Canon 5d, released some months after Nikons D90 2008 release, had much better video performance and got established as a true game changer. And the game has changed. Every pro DSLR is now expected to feature pro video, and the recently released D800 is made with the intent of taking on the Canoninzed videomarket. As some may know I am a Canon shooter, owning 5Ds and lots of lenses. But I still think its important…

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