Site Review

..Oh the Bokeh
(This is a review of the site lenshero.com)

I am often opined by friends and colleagues when they are planning to buy a new camera. With many sites that have performed reviews and comparisons, its quite easy to look up, perform comparisons and finally give my judgment based on their requirements and budget. That's the case with DSLR cameras – just the cameras. When it comes to lenses, I'm pretty much dumb founded.

Its not because I don't have an idea about lenses, but because it is hard to find the lens you are looking for that matches your requirements- model, budget, compatibility, purpose etc..

Just when you think you have found the right lens you find out that your camera does not support it, in worst cases you find out when you buy it. I myself had a tough time trying to figure out whether a particular lens was compatible with my DSLR. After an hour of endless searching, I finally got my result, that too from discussion forums.

It was an hour later that I came across this site and was amazed at the simplicity in its design and usage.

KISS

The site is developed around the principle of KISS- Keep it simple and stupid.

All you have to do is enter in some values – camera model, your price range and the main purpose of the lens. Thats it! The site does the rest of the searching and sorting for you. The currency can be changed by selecting the appropriate (flag) one from the top right of the page.


The results are displayed with detailed info about each lens including its price. Additional sorting has been done based on the manufacturer, price, focus motor, wide angle, tele. More details about a lens can be viewed upon clicking the link on each lens.

Detailed information includes the compatibility with the model selected and how it will work on it, and explaining it in detail.


Any additional changes in your search criteria can be easily made from the side menu. You can make changes as per your budget requirements, change the camera model, narrow your lens search as per your requirements.


Another feature is the option for customers and owners to comment on a particular lens and hence gives the buyer every possible info he/she should know before buying one – a manufacturer never gives out the negative aspects of their product.

For any of you looking to buy a new lens, this is your destination.