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The best Leica SL lenses: a guide to the full Leica SL lens range in 2021
The best Leica SL lenses: a guide to the full Leica SL lens range

By Sebastian Oakley Last updated

Buying guide Looking for the best Leica SL lenses? Leica’s full-frame L-mount lenses aim for optimum performance

Buying guide
Best ND grad filters in 2026: top-notch grads to bring bright skies under control

By Dan Mold Last updated

Updated These are the top graduated neutral density filters for better-balanced exposures in landscape photography

Updated
Best variable ND filters in 2026: fader filters for videography and photography

By Ben Andrews Last updated

Updated Variable neutral density – or fader – filters are essential for filmmakers, and handy for stills photography, too

Updated
Camera zoom lens – NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S – with "DISCONTINUED" text in bold white on a red bar over a green background
The No.1 top-traded zoom lens in Japan is "probably the best 70-200mm zoom in the world. Ever." Recently discontinued, it accounts for the most purchases among zooms reaching up to 200mm in 2026 so far

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS Praised for its extraordinary sharpness, this 70-200mm f/2.8 is topping Minna Camera's trade zoom lens charts in the first half of 2026, with 200mm at the long end

NEWS
The Sony FE 600mm f/6.3 GM OSS photographed outdoors
I hiked through a wildlife refuge with Sony’s two new compact telephoto primes. When I blew up the photos, I couldn’t believe what I had caught

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

OPINION The Sony 400mm f/4.5 and 600mm f/5.6 GM OSS are a just-right blend between portability, price, and image quality

OPINION
Eight assorted camera lenses arranged on a dark, textured rock surface with dramatic lighting
More than half of zoom lenses traded in Japan reach 200mm or longer, as third-party manufacturers are left far behind by Canon, Nikon and Sony

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS New data shows 51.2% of zoom-lens trades reached 200mm or longer in H1 2026, with Canon taking the top spot among the brands reported

NEWS
Lailens 35mm f/3.5 lens
You can now buy this wonderfully retro 35mm lens for your Leica M – but only 299 are being made

By Sebastian Oakley Published

News This $599 Leica M lens looks like it has arrived straight from another century

News
Panasonic Lumix S 20mm f/2.5 product image
Panasonic Lumix S 20mm f/2.5 review: a conveniently compact and lightweight lens that goes large on viewing angle

By Matthew Richards Published

Review The Panasonic Lumix S 20mm f/2.5 follows in the virtually identically sized footprints of its sibling S 40mm, but with a truly expansive field of view

Review
Panasonic Lumix S 20mm f/2.5
Ultra-wide but super-small, this new full-frame Panasonic prime lens is the perfect match for the super-popular svelte Lumix S9 camera

By Matthew Richards Published

Panasonic completes a new kind of ‘trinity’, now offering a trio of very different L-mount lenses that are all virtually identical in size and weight

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Best solar filters in 2026: shoot the sun and solar eclipses safely

By Jamie Carter Last updated

Buying Guide A special super-strength filter for your camera (or telescope, binoculars, or phone) is an essential purchase if you want to photograph or view the sun or a solar eclipse

Buying Guide
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