Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-04-04)

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PANASONIC MIRRORLESS
G 7-14mmf/4 £740 5 ★ Fora wideanglezoom,theoveralllevelofresolutionis veryimpressive • 25 n/a 70 83.1 300
G8mmFisheyef/3.5 £730 Theworld’slightestandsmallestfisheyelensforaninterchangeable-lenscamera • 10 22 60.7 51.7 165
DG8-18mmf/2.8-4LeicaASPH £1049 Splashproof,dustproofandfreeze-proofultra-wideanglezoomwithpremiumoptics • 23 67 73.4 88 315
DG10-25mmf/1.7LeicaASPH £1800 Theworld’sfasteststandardzoomlens,withanunusual20-50mmequivalentrange • 28 77 87.6 128 690
DG12mmf/1.4LeicaSummiluxASPH £11994.5★Compactfastwideanglequalitywithexcellentopticsandbuilt-inaperturering • 20 62 70 70 335
G12-32mmf/3.5-5.6MEGAOIS £270 Verycompactwitha versatilezoomrangeandthreeasphericallenses • • 20 37 55.5 24 70
GX 12-35mmf/2.8OISII £880 Updatedfaststandardzoomwithmatte-blackfinishandimprovedautofocusandaperturecontrol • • 25 58 67.6 73.8 305
G12-60mmf/3.5-5.6OISASPH £439 4 ★ Incorporatesa steppingmotorfora smooth,silentoperationandfeaturesa dustandsplashproofdesign • • 20 58 66 71 210
DG12-60mmf/2.8-4OISLeica £880 Premiumstandardzoomwithusefulfocal-lengthrangeandweather-resistantconstruction • • 20 62 68 86 320
G14mmf/2.5II £249 Wideanglepancakelensthatshouldsuitlandscapephotographers • 18 46 55.5 20.5 55
GX 14-42mmf/3.45-5.6X PZPOWEROIS £369 4 ★ Poweredzoom;impressiveresultsin termsofbothsharpnessandchromaticaberration • • 20 37 61 26.8 95
G14-45mmf/3.5-5.6MEGAOIS £189 A lightweightandcompactstandardzoomfeaturingMEGAOISopticalimagestabilisation • • 30 52 60 60 195
G14-140mmf/3.5-5.6ASPHPOWEROIS £599 Metal-bodiedzoomfeaturingcompany’sPOWEROISopticalimagestabiliser • • 30 58 67 75 265
G14-140mmf/3.5-5.6ASPHPOWEROIS II £619 Weather-resistantupdatetoPanasonic’sopticallystabilisedsuperzoomlens • • 30 58 67 75 265
DG15mmf/1.7LeicaSummilux £549 4 ★ High-speedprimewitha compactmetalbody,includesthreeasphericallensestocutdowndistortion • 20 46 36 57.5 115
G20mmf/1.7ASPHII £249 Ultra-compactfastprimewithexcellentopticsbutslowerautofocus than more modern options • 20 46 25.5 63 100
G25mmf/1.7ASPH £1594.5★InexpensivefastnormalprimeforMicroFourThirds • 25 46 60.8 52 125
DG25mmf/1.4LeicaSummiluxAsph £550 5 ★ A fast-aperturefixedfocallengthstandardlensfromLeica • 30 46 63 54.5 200
DG25mmf/1.4LeicaSummiluxII Asph £580 Updatedversionofthislovelyfaststandardprimeaddsdust-andsplash-resistantconstruction • 30 46 63 54.5 205
G30mmf/2.8MacroMEGAOIS £300 3 ★ Compactlensofferingtrue-to-lifemagnificationcapabilityforbettermacroimages • • 10 46 58.8 63.5 180
G35-100mmf/4-5.6ASPHMEGAOIS £300 Telephotozoomequivalentto70-200mmona 35mmcamera • • 90 46 55.5 50 135
GX 35-100mmf/2.8PowerOISII £970 Premiumfasttelephotozoomwithmatte-blackfinishandimprovedautofocusandaperturecontrol • • 85 58 67.4 100 360
DG42.5mmf/1.2LeicaDGOIS £1399 5 ★ Mid-telephotohigh-speedLeicaDGNocticronlenswith2 asphericallensesandultra-wideaperture • • 50 67 74 76.8 425
G42.5mmf/1.7PowerOIS £349 Mid-telephotolenswitha 35mmequivalentof85mm,itsf/1.7aperturepromisesa beautiful bokeh effect• • 37 31 55 50 130
DG45mmf/2.8OISMacroLeica £539 Tinymacrolenswith1:1magnificationandopticalimagestabilisation • • 15 46 63 62.5 225
G45-150mmf/4-5.6MEGAOIS £280 4 ★ Compact,lightweighttelephotozoomcomprising 12 elementsin ninegroups • • 90 52 62 73 200
GX 45-175mmf/4-5.6X PZPOWEROIS £400 4 ★ A poweredlong-focal-lengthzoomlens • • 90 46 61.6 90 210
G45-200mmf/4-5.6MEGAOISII £380 Updatedtelephotozoomlenswithdustandsplashproofconstruction,supportsPanasonic’sDualIS • • 100 52 70 100 380
DG50-200mmf/2.8-4OISLeica £1600 PremiumtelephotozoomthatcompletesPanasonic’sLeicaf/2.8-4series • • 75 67 76 132 655
G100-300mmf/4-5.6MEGAOISII £570 4 ★ Updatedlongzoomlenswithdustandsplashproofconstruction,supportsPanasonic’sDualIS • • 100 52 70 100 380
DG100-400mmf/4-6.3OISLeica £1349 Top-qualitysuper-telephotozoomwithweather-sealedconstructionandDualISsupport • • 103 72 83 171.5 985
DG200mmf/2.8OISLeica £2699 5 ★ Stunning400mm-equivalentfasttelephotoprime,comeswith1.4xteleconverterin thebox • • 115 77 87.5 174 1245
SPro16-35mmf/4 £1499 Relativelycompactandlightweightpremiumwideanglezoomwithweather-sealedconstruction • • 25 77 85 99.6 500
SPro24-70mmf/2.8 £2250 Pro-rangefaststandardzoomincludesdustandsplashresistance,alongwitha focus-clutch mechanism • • 37 82 90.9 140 935
S24-105mmf/4MacroOIS £1750 L-mountfull-framestandardzoomwhichoffershalf-life-sizemagnification • • • 30 77 84 118 680
S Pro50mmf/1.4 £2300 Premium,faststandardprimeforfull-framemirrorlesswithbuilt-inaperturering • • 44 77 90 130 955
SPro70-200mmf/2.8OIS £2599 Pro-specfasttelephotozoomincorporatingopticalimagestabilisationandweather-sealing • • • 95 82 94.4 208.6 1570
SPro70-200mmf/4OIS £1300 Image-stabilised, weather-sealed telephoto zoom for L-mount full-frame mirrorless • • • 92 77 84.4 179 985
SAMYANGMIRRORLESS
7.5mmf/3.5UMCfisheyeMFT £253 Fisheyemanual-focuslenswithUltraMultiCoatedlenselementstoreduceflareandghosting • 9 n/a 48.3 60 197
8mmf/2.8UMCfisheyeII £249 UpdatedversionoftheSamyang8mmf/2.8UMCFisheyelens,withimprovedopticalconstruction • • • 30 n/a 60 64.4 290
12mmf/2NCSCS £330 FastwideangleprimeforAPS-CandMicroFourThirdsmirrorlesscameras • • • • 20 67 72.5 59 245
21mmf/1.4EDASUMCCS £259 5 ★ Manual-focuslow-lightlensformirrorlesscameraswithAPS-Corsmaller-sizedsensor • • • • 28 58 54.3 67.9 290
35mmf/1.2EDASUMCCS £359 Standard-anglemanual-focuslensformirrorlesscameraswithAPS-Csensorsize • • • • 38 62 67.5 74.2 420
50mmf/1.2ASUMCCS £299 5 ★ Fasttelephotoprimethatcanproducestunningresultswitha super-shallowdepthoffield • • • • 50 62 67.5 74.5 380
85mmf/1.8EDUMCCS £319 Manual-focusmedium-telephotoportraitprimeforAPS-Cmirrorlesscameras • • • • 65 62 67.5 81 423
300mmf/6.3EDUMCCS Reflex £249 A compactreflexmirrorlensdedicatedformirrorlesscompactsystemcameras • • • • 90 58 73.7 64.5 320
14mmf/2.8AF £629 Autofocuswideangleprime,nowavailablein CanonRFaswellasSonyFEmount • • • 20 n/a 85.5 97.5 505
18mmf/2.8FEAF £350 Compact,lightweightautofocuswideangleprimeforSonyfull-framemirrorlesscameras • • 25 58 63.5 60.5 145
24mmf/2.8FEAF £2804.5★Small,lightweightautofocuswideangleprimeforfull-framemirrorlesscameras • • 24 49 61.8 37 93
35mmf/1.4FEAF £600 Fastautofocusprimedesignedformaximumsharpnesswitha LinearSupersonicMotorforAF • • 30 67 75.9 115 645
35mmf/2.8FEAF £2794.5★Compact,lightweight,inexpensiveautofocusprimelensforfull-framemirrorless cameras • • 35 49 61.8 33 86
45mmf/1.8FEAF £3504.5★SmallstandardprimeforSonyfull-framemirrorless • • 45 49 61.8 56.1 162
50mmf/1.4FEAF £4994.5★Excellentvalueformoneyfastprimeforfull-frameSonymirrorless • • 45 67 73.5 97.7 585
85mmf/1.4FEAF £599 Large-aperture autofocus, short-telephoto portrait prime for Sony full-frame mirrorless • • 90 77 88 99.5 568
SIGMAMIRRORLESS
16mmf/1.4DCDN| C £450 Large-aperturewideanglelenswithdustproofandsplashproofdesign • • • 25 67 72.2 92.3 405
30mmf/1.4DCDN| C £300 4 ★ A primeforMicroFourThirdsandSonyE-mountusers,it’simpressivelysharpevenatf/1.4 • • • 30 52 64.8 73 140
56mmf/1.4DCDN| C £4004.5★Small,lightweightlarge-apertureportraitprimeforAPS-CSonyandMicroFourThirds • • • 50 55 66.5 59.5 280
14-24mmf/2.8DGDN| A £1459 Ultra-wideanglezoomforfull-framemirrorlessthat’stwo-thirdsoftheweightofitsDSLRequivalent • • • 28 n/a 85 131 795
24-70mmf/2.8DGDN| A £1050 Large-aperturestandardzoomforfull-framemirrorlessthatpromises‘bestin class’imagequality • • • 38 82 87.8 122.9 835
35mmf/1.2DGDN| A £1459 World’slargest-apertureautofocuslensforeitherSonyE orLeicaL mountpromisestop-notchoptics • • • 30 82 87.8 136.2 1090
45mmf/2.8DGDN| A £549 Ultra-compact full-frame standard prime should be a perfect match for the Sigma fp camera body • • • 24 55 64 46.2 215
SONYMIRRORLESS
E 10-18mmf/4OSS £750 4 ★ Super-wideanglezoomwithSuperEDglassandOpticalSteadyShotimagestabilisation • • 25 62 70 63.5 225
E16mmf/2.8 £220 4 ★ PancakelensforAPS-Cmirrorless,witha circularapertureandDirectManualFocus • 24 49 62 22.5 67
E16-50mmf/3.5-5.6PZOSS £299 Tinypancakelenswithpowerzoom,EDglassandOpticalSteadyShotimagestabilisation • • 25 40.5 64.7 29.9 116
ALL PRICES ARE RRPS, STREET PRICES MAY VARYE16-55mm f/2.8 G £1200 Premium, high-resolution, weather-resistant standard zoom for APS-C mirrorless cameras •^336773100494

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