Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-03-07)

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OURGUIDETOTHESUFFIXESUSEDBYLENSMANUFACTURERS

AF NikonAFlensesdrivenfromcamera

AF-S NikonlenseswithSilentWaveMotor

AF-P Nikonlenseswithsteppermotors

AL Pentaxlenseswithasphericelements

APD Fujifilmlenseswithapodisationelements

APO SigmaApochromaticlenses

ASPHAsphericalelements

AW Pentaxallweatherlenses

CS SamyanglensesforAPSC croppedsensors

D Nikonlensesthatcommunicatedistanceinfo

DA PentaxlensesoptimisedforAPSC sizedsensors

DC Nikon defocus-control portrait lenses

DC Sigma’slensesforAPSC digital

DG Sigma’sdesignationforfullframelenses

Di Tamronlensesforfullframesensors

Di-II TamronlensesdesignedforAPSC DSLRs

Di-IIITamronlensesformirrorlesscameras

DN Sigma’slensesformirrorlesscameras

DO Canondiffractiveopticalelementlenses

DT SonylensesforAPSC sizedsensors

DX Nikon’slensesforDXformatdigital

DS Canon’sDefocusSmoothingtechnology

E Nikonlenseswithelectronicapertures

E Sony lenses for APS-C mirrorless

ED ExtralowDispersionelements

EF Canon’slensesforfullframeDSLRs

EF-S Canon’slensesforAPSC DSLRs

EF-MCanon’slensesforAPSC mirrorless

EX Sigma’s‘Excellent’range

FA Pentaxfullframelenses

FE Sonylensesforfullframemirrorless

G Nikonlenseswithoutanaperturering

HSMSigma’sHypersonicMotor

IS Canon’sImageStabilisedlenses

L Canon’s‘Luxury’rangeof high-end lenses

LD Low-Dispersion glass

LM FujifilmLinearMotor

MP-ECanon’shighmagnificationmacrolens

OIS OpticalImageStabilisation

OS Sigma’sOpticallyStabilisedlenses

PC-ENikontiltandshiftlenses

PF NikonPhaseFresneloptics

PZD TamronPiezoDrivefocusmotor

RF Canonfullframemirrorlesslenses

S Nikon’spremiumlensesformirrorless

SAMSonySmoothAutofocusMotor

SDM Pentax’sSonicDirectDriveMotor

SMC Pentax Super Multi Coating

SP Tamron’sSuperPerformancerange

SSM SonySupersonicMotorlenses

STF SonyandLaowaSmoothTransFocus

STM Canonlenseswithsteppermotor

TS-E CanonTiltandShiftlens

UMC UltraMultiCoated

USM CanonlenseswithanUltrasonicMotor

USD TamronUltrasonicDrivemotor

VC Tamron’sVibrationCompensation

VR Nikon’sVibrationReductionfeature

WR WeatherResistant

Z Nikon’slensesformirrorless cameras

Lenses

Interchangeablelensescomein

ahugearrayoftypesforshooting

differentkindsofsubjects

Maximum

aperture

Wideraperturesmean

youcanusefaster,

motion-stopping

shutter speeds.

Lensmounts

Eachmanufacturerhasitsown

lensmountandmostaren’t

compatiblewithoneanother.For

example,a CanonDSLRcan’tuse

Nikonlenses,althoughyoucan

useindependentbrandsif youget

them with the right mount.

Filterthread

Athreadatthefrontof

thecamerawillhave

a diameter,in mm,which

willallowyoutoattach

a varietyoffiltersor

adapters to the lens.

Built-infocusmotor

Mostlensesnowincorporateaninternal

motortodrivetheautofocus,although

somearestilldrivenfromthecamera

body.DSLRlensesoftenuseultrasonic-

typemotorsforfastfocusing,while

thoseformirrorlesscamerastendto

employ video-friendly stepper motors.

INGENERAL,theeasiestway

toexpandthekindsof pictures

youcantakeis bybuying

differenttypesof lenses.For

example,telephotolenses

letyouzoomin ondistant

subjects,whilemacro

lensesenableclose-upsof

smallobjects.Large-

aperturelensesallowyou

toisolatesubjectsagainst

blurredbackgrounds,or

shootin lowlightwithout

havingtoraisetheISOtoo

high.Meanwhile,all-in-one

superzoomscovera wide

rangeof subjects,butusually

with rather lower optical quality.

CANONDSLR

EF8-15mmf/4L USM £1499 Impressive-lookingfisheyezoomlensfromCanon • • 15 n/a 78.5 83 540

EF-S10-18mmf/4.5-5.6ISSTM £299 4 ★ A superbultra-wideanglethat’sa must-haveforanyoneshootinglandscapesandcityscapes • • 22 67 74.6 72 240

EF-S10-22mmf/3.5-4.5USM £990 4 ★ A goodperformer,withsolidMTFcurvesandminimalchromaticaberration • 24 77 83.5 89.8 385

EF11-24mmf/4L USM £2799 5 ★ Long-awaitedbyCanonfull-frameusers,thisis theworld’s widest-angle rectilinear zoom lens • • 28 n/a 108 132 1180

EF14mmf/2.8L II USM £2810 4.5★ Impressiveresolutionatf/8butlesssowideopen • • 20 n/a 80 94 645

EF-S15-85mmf/3.5-5.6ISUSM £900 4 ★ Four-stopimagestabilisationandSuperSpectracoatings,together with a useful range • • 35 72 81.6 87.5 575

EF16-35mmf/2.8L II USM £1790 4.5★ A goodperformerwithstrongresultsatf/8in particular • • 28 82 88.5 111.6 635

EF16-35mmf/2.8L IIIUSM £2150 Revampedwideanglezoomincludesnewopticsin a weather-sealedlensbarrel • • 28 82 89.5 127.5 790

EF16-35mmf/4L ISUSM £1199 4 ★ Versatileandwitha usefulISsystem,thisis a verygoodultra-wideanglezoomforfull-frame cameras • • • 28 77 82.6 112.8 615

TS-E17mmf/4L £2920 Tilt-and-shiftopticwithindependenttilt-and-shiftrotationandredesignedcoatings • • 25 77 88.9 106.9 820

EF17-40mmf/4L USM £940 4 ★ Designedtomatchtheneedsofdemandingprofessionals– anddoessowithease • • 28 77 83.5 96.8 500

EF-S17-55mmf/2.8ISUSM £795 4 ★ Verycapablelenswiththree-stopimagestabilisation,SuperSpectracoatinganda circular aperture • • 35 77 83.5 110.6 645

EF-S18-55mmf/3.5-5.6ISSTM £195 Versatile,affordablestandardzoomfeaturingfour-stopimagestabilisation • • 25 58 69 75.2 205

EF-S18-55mmf/4-5.6ISSTM £220 LateststandardzoomforCanon’sAPS-CEOSDSLRs,withcompactdesignandupdatedoptics • • 25 58 66.5 61.8 215

EF-S18-135mmf/3.5-5.6ISSTM £478 Usessteppermotorforsilentandfastautofocusthat’salsowellsuitedtovideowork • • 39 67 76.6 96 480

EF-S18-135mmf/3.5-5.6ISUSM £500 VersatilezoomwithnewNanoUSMfocustechnologyandoptionalpowerzoomadapter • • 39 67 77.4 96 515

EF-S18-200mmf/3.5-5.6IS £740 4 ★ Automaticpanningdetection(forimagestabilisation)anda useful11xzoomrange • • 45 72 78.6 102 595

EF20mmf/2.8USM £610 Wideanglelenswitha floatingrear-focusingsystemanda USMmotor • • 25 72 77.5 70.6 405

EF24mmf/1.4L II USM £2010 Subwavelengthstructurecoating,togetherwithUDand aspherical elements • • 25 77 83.5 86.9 650

EF24mmf/2.8ISUSM £750 4 ★ Smallwideangleopticwithimagestabilisation • • • 20 58 68.4 55.7 280

EF-S24mmf/2.8STM £165 4 ★ Bargainprice,tinycarry-everywheresizeanda highlycompetentimagingperformance • 16 52 68.2 22.8 125

TS-E24mmf/3.5L II £2550 Tilt-and-shiftopticwithindependenttilt-and-shiftrotationandredesigned coatings • • 21 82 88.5 106.9 780

ALL PRICES ARE RRPS, STREET PRICES MAY VARYEF24-70mm f/2.8 L II USM £2300^5 ★^ Professional-quality standard zoom lens with a fast aperture • •^3882 88.5^113805

DSLR Lenses

LENS RRP SCORE SUMMARY MOUNT DIMENSIONS

DIAMETER

(MM)

LENGTH

(MM)

SONY WEIGHT (G)

ALPHA

CANONFOUR

THIRDS

NIKONPENTAXSIGMAFULL

FRAME

MIN

FOCUS

(CM)

FILTER THREAD (MM)

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