Lenses Buying Guides

UPDATED Here's my choice of the best lenses for bokeh. Isolate your subject and make it stand out against a dreamy, blurred backdrop

Buying guide Discover the best lenses for landscapes that capture the wider view, from rolling hills and rocky mountains to enchanted forests

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 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

UPDATED Strong telephoto reach is the common theme of the best lenses for safari photography. Here are my top picks

UPDATED The best lenses for bird photography will help you get close to birds and wildlife from a distance. I'm here to help you snap up the best buys

Updated Shoot sports? You'll need one of the best lenses for sports photography – here are the top buys for Canon, Nikon, Sony, L-mount, Fujifilm, Micro Four Thirds, and Pentax shooters

BUYING GUIDE A 35mm prime (or thereabouts) is often considered best for street photography. Here are my picks for being discreet on the street