Lenses Buying Guides

Buying Guide A must for any photographer, our pick of best standard zoom lenses for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm and MFT cameras

Updated The best 50mm lens, or nifty fifty, is a great low-cost wide-aperture lens for bokehlicious portraits and for low light

Updated The best variable ND filters are essential for filmmakers and videographers... and they're handy for photography, too

Updated The best neutral density (or ND) filter will help you capture incredible long exposures – even in the middle of the day

Updated Our list of the best Nikon Z lenses includes Nikon's zoom lenses, prime lenses and its two macro lenses

Buying Guide These are the best Sony lenses, including Sony and third-party lenses for both full-frame and APS-C cameras

Updated The best protection filters may have no optical effect at all – but it's cheaper to replace a cracked filter than a cracked lens!

Updated You can't do it all with Photoshop! The best camera filters apply optical effects that software can't duplicate

Buying Guide The Fujifilm X-T50 is a small camera that packs a big punch, so what are the best lenses to match its size and 40MP potential?

Updated A polarizing filter is a must for landscape photography – reducing reflections and giving color and contrast a big boost