Matthew Richards

Buying guide At around an inch thin – or even less – the best pancake lenses are downsized delights and ideal for traveling light

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

BUYING GUIDE My pick of the best bargain lenses offers satisfying performance and creative versatility without breaking the bank!

BUYING GUIDE The best 70-200mm f/2.8 or f/4 lenses combine a constant maximum aperture with top build quality, and are essential additions to any enthusiast's kit bag

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

UPDATED There’s no beating a gimbal head for smoothly tracking sports and wildlife subjects, especially if you’re using a hefty telephoto lens

Updated These best lenses for the Nikon D800 help you to get the most from an older DSLR camera that's still popular today

Updated The cream of the crop, these are the best lenses for the Nikon D5600 to take your photography to the next level

Updated I reckon these are the top lenses for the Nikon D750, one of Nikon's longest-running full-frame DSLRs

UPDATED These 150-600mm (or thereabouts) zooms go beyond the typical 100-400mm range of super-tele lenses to really cover the distance for shooting action, sports, and wildlife photography

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 The 'holy trinity' of fast f/2.8 telephoto, standard, and wide-angle zooms are workhorse lenses for wedding and event photographers – here's my pick of the best…

BUYING GUIDE Join me as I pick out the best open gate cameras that deliver full flexibility for shooting video

Buying Guide Choose the best Nikon-fit lens for pictures of people, whatever your Nikon camera and budget

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

UPDATED These are the best telephoto lenses for your camera, for Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm and more, both mirrorless and DSLR

Updated I pick out the best lenses for the Sony A7 V, comprising high-spec primes and zooms that deliver superb performance without breaking the bank

Buying guide These are the best Pentax lenses to extend your DSLR system, whether you have an APS-C model or a full frame K-1 II

Buying guide The best lenses for travel will let you shoot almost anything, and save some space in your bag!