Cameras Buying Guides

Updated The best 50mm lens, or standard prime, is a great low-cost wide-aperture lens for bokehlicious portraits and shooting in low light

BUYING GUIDE I've listed the best LED light panels for any size or budget, for smartphones, hotshoe mounting, and studio photography

buying guide You’re shooting on film and want to process and print the results yourself. You need our recommendations for the best darkroom equipment…

UPDATED The best camera for TikTok will include a front-facing screen and offer a big improvement on your smartphone

Buying guide The best camera for street photography will be discreet, have accurate autofocus and a vintage design won't go amiss

buying guide The best camera for film students needs to be easy for beginners to use but advanced enough to last the course

Buying guide From run-and-gun vlogging to studio and location shoots, the best video lights make your content look slick and professional

Buying guide The best fisheye lenses can show you a whole new ultra-wide-angle perspective on the world around you

Updated The best lenses for the Sony A7R V and its predecessors will resolve the finest of detail, making the most of these high-resolution full-frame cameras

BUYING GUIDE These are the best wide-angle lenses for full-frame Sony A1, A7, and A9-series bodies, plus E-mount APS-C cameras