Lenses Buying Guides

UPDATED The best Canon telephoto lenses for EF and RF mounts enable you to get up close to the action even from far away

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

Buying guide The best Nikon-fit ultra-wide zooms will literally widen your horizons, and are a must for landscape and interior photographers

Updated The best diffusion filters – or mist filters – flatter skin, raise shadows, and create a classic cinematic style

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

Updated The best Nikon-fit superzoom lenses give you ultimate convenience and versatility, stretching from wide-angle to super-telephoto for shooting just about anything

Buying Guide Dirty, smeared lenses will ruin your photographs. So keep them spotless with the best camera lens cleaners

Buying guide The best standard zooms have a wide-to-telephoto range for day-to-day shooting, and these are the best buys for Nikon Z-mount mirrorless or F-mount DSLRs

Buying Guide I pick out the best Nikon Z and F-mount telephoto zooms and primes at reasonable prices

Buying Guide A special type of neutral density for your camera is an essential purchase if you want to photograph the solar eclipse