I am a Nikon shooter, so checking out the Nikon Lenses app from Taggart Gorman is like curling up on the sofa with a Sears Christmas Wishbook when I was a kid. Now imagine one app that shows every Nikon (Nikkor) lens made, which you can sort by aperture, focal length, and price. Imagine that app being free! Add the ability to access the details of the lens, check out some reviews, look at the lens on the Nikon USA web site, and even rent one at BorrowLenses.com.
This is a screen shot from the app.
According to the description in iTunes, lens data is updated on a weekly basis. The app is ad-supported, but the ads are at the bottom of each screen and unobtrusive. I would guess that BorrowLenses.com might have an economic interest in this as well. At any rate, this app serves as a helpful reference and will stay on my iPhone for a long time.
And Canon shooters take heart. There’s an app for that too. Check out Canon Lenses and Nikon Lenses for free on iTunes. So can we expect equivalent apps for Tamron and Sigma lenses? I sure hope so!
All the best…Mike
A college administrator by profession, Mike Kennamer enjoys the opportunity to take photos and improve his skills by shooting events at work, church, and for friends. He enjoys landscape photography, portraiture and is starting to dabble in HDR. His current photography project involves learning to control flash manually. “My goal”, according to Kennamer, “is to be the best photographer I can be.”
Kennamer is also the President of Kennamer Media Group, Inc., a provider of traditional and online media, specializing in the healthcare industry. On CurrentPhotographer.com he writes about iPhone and iPad applications for photographers.