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Here's proof a fast portrait prime with autofocus doesn't need to cost a fortune
By Ben Andrews published
News Meike's latest 85mm f/1.8 full-frame lens looks like a real bargain

The best standard zoom lenses in 2025: fast everyday zooms
By Matthew Richards last updated
BUYING GUIDE Here's my pick of the very best standard zooms to replace your kit lens for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, L-mount, and MFT cameras

The best Nikon wide-angle zoom lenses in 2025: top Z-mount and F-mount options
By Adam Waring last updated
Buying guide The best Nikon-fit ultra-wide zooms will literally widen your horizons, and are a must for landscape and interior photographers

Within half a day of preorders opening, Canon Japan announced a shortage of the RF 45mm f/1.2 STM. Here's why this budget-priced fast prime lens is so popular
By Kim Bunermann published
NEWS Are you a portrait, low-light, or everyday photographer? Here's what you need to know about the Canon RF 45mm optic shortage – and some other Canon RF lenses to consider

The best diffusion filters in 2025: soft-focus, low-contrast filters for the cinematic look
By James Artaius last updated
Updated The best diffusion filters – or mist filters – flatter skin, raise shadows, and create a classic cinematic style

The best Nikon portrait lenses in 2025 for Z-series mirrorless and F-mount DSLRs
By Matthew Richards last updated
Buying Guide Choose the best Nikon-fit lens for pictures of people, whatever your Nikon camera and budget

I swore that I'd never use a superzoom, but the Nikon Z 24-200mm changed my mind
By Adam Waring published
Opinion Superzooms may be convenient, but their so-so image quality is a compromise too far, right? Wrong!

Pentax FA★ 85mm f/1.4 ED SDM AW review: A classic lens that requires little retouching
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
REVIEW The HD Pentax-D FA* 85mmF1.4ED SDM AW is a classic portrait lens that delivers lovely colors and bokeh

That tiny pancake lens that makes a Fujifilm mirrorless feel like a compact camera is finally available for pre-order. The Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2.8 is coming in December
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
STOCK The Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2.8 finally has a solid pre-order date, months after it launched with the X-E5 kit
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