24-70mmf/2.8ZASSMII T* £1899 5 ★ CarlZeissmid-rangezoomlenswithsuperbopticsidealforfull-frameAlphaDSLRs • • 34 77 83 111 955
28-75mmf/2.8SAM £709 A constantf/2.8apertureanda SmoothAutofocusMotor(SAM)in thisstandardzoom • • 38 67 77.5 94 565
30mmf/2.8DTSAMMacro £179 4 ★ Macrolensdesignedfordigitalwith1:1magnificationandSmoothAutofocusMotor • 12 49 70 45 150
35mmf/1.4G £1369 Withanequivalentfocallengthof52.5mm,a wideapertureandasphericalglass • • 30 55 69 76 510
35mmf/1.8DTSAM £179 Budget-priceindoorportraitlens • 23 55 70 52 170
50mmf/1.8DTSAM £159 4.5★ A veryusefullensthatperformswellandcarriesa rock-bottompricetag • 34 49 70 45 170
50mmf/1.4 £369 5 ★ Whilethislensperformswelloverall,performanceatf/1.4couldbebetter • • 45 55 65.5 43 220
50mmf/1.4ZASSM £1300 4 ★ CarlZeissdesignsaidtobeidealforquality-criticalportraitureandlow-lightshooting • • 45 72 81 71.5 518
50mmf/2.8Macro £529 A macrolenswitha floatinglenselement • • 20 55 71.5 60 295
55-200mmf/4-5.6DTSAM £219 Designedforcropped-sensorcameras,witha SmoothAutofocusMotor • 95 55 71.5 85 305
55-300mmf/4.5–5.6DTSAM £309 Compact,lightweighttelephotozoomofferingsmooth,silentoperation • 140 62 77 116.5 460
70-200mmf/2.8G SSMII £2799 High-performanceG Seriestelephotozoomlens • • 120 77 87 196.5 1340
70-300mmf/4.5-5.6G SSM £869 3.5★ G-serieslenswithEDelements,SuperSonicwaveMotoranda circularaperture • • 120 62 82.5 135.5 760
70-400mmf/4-5.6G SSMII £1799 Redesignoforiginalfeaturesa newLSIdrivecircuitandpromisesfasterautofocus • • 150 77 95 196 1500
85mmf/1.4ZAPlanarT* £1369 Fixed-focal-lengthlensaimedatindoorportraiture • • 85 72 81.5 72.5 560
85mmf/2.8SAM £219 A light,low-priceportraiturelens • • 60 55 70 52 175
100mmf/2.8Macro £659 Macrolenswithcircularaperture,doublefloatingelementandwideaperture • • 35 55 75 98.5 505
135mmf/1.8ZASonnarT* £1429 A bright,CarlZeissportraittelephotolens • • 72 77 84 115 1004
135mmf/2.8STF £1119 Telephotolensfittedwithapodisationelementtogiveattractivedefocuseffects • • 87 80 80 99 730TAMRONDSLR
10-24mmf/3.5-4.5DiII VCHLD £580 4.5★ Wideanglezoomof APS-Cwithdustandsplashproofingandopticalstabilisation • • • 24 77 83.6 84.6 440
15-30mmf/2.8SPDiVCUSDG2 £1279 Second-generationimage-stabilisedfastwidezoomincludesweather-sealingandfasterAF • • • • 28 n/a 98.4 145 1110
16-300mmf/3.5-6.3DiII VCPZDMacro £600 4 ★ Versatilemega-zoom,a verygoodall-in-onesolution,aslongasyouwon’tneedtoenlargetoA2size • • • • 39 67 99.5 75 540
17-35mmf/2.8-4DiOSD £629 4 ★ Mostcompactandlightestfull-frameultra-wideanglezoominitsclass • • 28 77 83.6 90 460
17-50mmf/2.8SPAFXRDiII VCLDAsphIF £541 4.5★ Verystrongperformanceatlongerfocallengthsbutweakerattheotherend • • • 29 72 79.6 94.5 570
18-200mmf/3.5-6.3AFDiII VC £169 4 ★ Lightweightall-in-onelensforAPS-CDSLRswithVibrationCompensation • • • • 49 62 75 96.6 400
18-400mmf/3.5-6.3DiII VCHLD £650 4 ★ Thelongest-rangingtelephotozoomyetmadeturnsin a surprisinglydecentperformance • • • 45 72 79 123.9 710
24-70mmf/2.8SPDiVCUSDG2 £1249 Upgradedfastzoomwithimprovedimagestabilisationandmoisture-resistantconstruction • • • • 38 82 88.4 111 905
28-75mmf/2.8SPAFXRDiLDAsphIFMacro £460 Standardzoomwithconstantf/2.8apertureandminimumfocusingdistanceof33cm • • • • • 33 67 73 92 510
28-300mmf/3.5-6.3DiVCPZD £529 A new,full-frame,high-powerzoomincorporatingPZD(PiezoDrive) • • • • • 49 67 75 99.5 540
35mmf/1.4SPDiUSD £930 Premiumlarge-apertureprimewithmoisture-resistantconstruction,billedasTamron’sbest-everlens • • • 30 72 80.9 104.8 815
35mmf/1.8SPDiVCUSD £580 4.5★ Moderatelywideprimecombinesultrasonicfocusing,imagestabilisationanda fastaperture • • • • • 20 67 80.4 80.8 480
35-150mmF2.8-4DiVCOSD £799 Unusualimage-stabilisedfull-framezoomdesignedforportraits,withlargemaximumaperture • • • • 45 77 84 126.8 796
70-200mmf/2.8SPDiVCUSDG2 £1350 5 ★ Excellenttelephotozoomwithupdatedautofocusandimagestabilisationplussealedconstruction • • • • 95 77 88 193.8 1500
70-210mmf/4DiVCUSD £699 4.5★ Lightweighttelezoompromiseshighopticalperformance,imagestabilisationandweather-sealing • • • • 95 67 76 176.5 860
70-300mmf/4-5.6SPVCUSD £300 4 ★ UltrasonicSilentDrive(USD)technologyforfocusingandVibrationCompensation • • • • • 150 62 81.5 142.7 765
70-300mmf/4-5.6AFDiLDMacro £170 3.5★ Low-dispersionglassandcompatiblewithbothfull-frameandcropped-sensorDSLRs • • • • • 95 62 76.6 116.5 435
85mmf/1.8SPDiVCUSD £749 5 ★ Thefirstfull-frame85mmf/1.8lenswithimagestabilisation,that’salsomoistureresistant • • • • • 80 67 85 91 700
90mmf/2.8SPAFDiMacro £470 4 ★ A verynicemacrolensthatis capableofproducingsomefineimages • • • • • 29 55 71.5 97 405
90mmf/2.8DiMacro1:1VCUSD £579 Redesignofthe90mmf/2.8SPAFDiMacro;comeswithvibrationcompensation • • • • • 30 58 115 76.4 550
100-400mmf/4.5-6.3DiVCUSD £789 5 ★ Relativelycompactandlightweighttelephotozoomwithmoisture-resistantconstruction • • • • 150 67 199 86.2 1135
150-600mmf/5-6.3SPDiVCUSDG2 £1340 Updatedversionof Tamron’spopularlongtelezoom • • • • • 220 95 108.4 260.2 2010
150-600mmf/5-6.3SPVCUSD £1150 4 ★ Longestfocallengthofanyaffordableenthusiastzoomonthemarketandproducesexcellentresults • • • • • 27095 105.6 257.8 1951TOKINADSLR
ATX-i11-16mmf/2.8CF £449 Gainsa newwaterprooftopcoatingforthefrontelementandupdatedcosmeticdesign • • 30 77 84 89 555
AT-X11-20mmf/2.8PRODX £499 4 ★ Compact,ultra-wideanglelenswitha fastmaximumapertureanddecentopticalperformance • • 28 82 89 92 560
AT-X12-28mmf/4PRODX £529 Replacementfor12-24mmf/4wideanglezoom;forNikonDXDSLRs • • 25 77 84 90 600
AT-X14-20mmf/2PRODX £849 Wideanglezoomwithsuper-fast,super-bright,constantf/2apertureforshootingin verylowlight • • 28 82 89 106 725
Opera16-28mmf/2.8FF £699 4 ★ Thislarge-aperturewidezoomforfull-frameDSLRsis anupdatedversionoftheAT-X16-28mmf/2.8 • • • 28 n/a 89 133.5 940
Opera50mmf/1.4FF £900 Premiumfastprimedesignedforhigh-resolutionDSLRs,withdustandweather-resistantconstruction • • • 40 72 80 107.5 950
AT-X100mmf/2.8AFPROD Macro £360 4 ★ Someweaknesseswideopen,butreasonableMTFcurvesmakethisa decentoptic • • • 30 55 73 95.1 540ZEISSDSLR
15mmf/2.8Milvus £2329 Thissuper-wideanglelenshasanangleofviewof110°andusesanadvancedretrofocusdesign • • • 25 95 102.3 100.2 947
18mmf/2.8Milvus £1999 Compactsuper-wideanglelenswithpremiumopticsincludinga floatingfocussystemforclose-ups • • • 25 77 90 93 721
21mmf/2.8Milvus £1299 Premiumwideanglelenswithcomplexopticsdesignedtobefreeofdistortion • • • 22 82 95.5 95 851
25mmf/1.4Milvus £1999 5 ★ Opticallyexcellent,large-aperturemanualfocuswideanglelenswithweather-sealedconstruction • • • 25 82 95.2 123 1225
35mmf/1.4Milvus £1699 Largeaperture,premium-qualitymanual-focusprimewithweather-sealedconstruction • • • 30 72 84.8 124.8 1174
35mmf/2Milvus £829 Compact,moderatewideanglemanualfocusprime • • • 30 58 77 83 702
50mmf/1.4PlanarT £559 Classicdouble-Gaussdesignmanualfocusstandardprimeforfull-frameSLRs • • • 45 58 71 71 380
50mmf/1.4Milvus £949 5 ★ Anexceptionallygoodlensofferingsharpness,detail,cleanedgesanda greatuserexperience • • • 45 67 82.5 94 922
50mmf/2MilvusMacro £949 Manual-focusmacrolenswithhalf-life-sizemagnificationandstunningoptics • • • 24 67 81 75.3 730
85mmf/1.4PlanarT £989 Classicportraitprimedesignedtogivesmooth,roundedbokeheffects • • • 100 72 78 88 670
85mmf/1.4Milvus £1379 5 ★ Fast85mmmanual-focusprimelensthat’sperfectforportraiture • • • 80 77 90 113 1280
100mmf/2MilvusMacro £1299 A manual-focusmacrolenswithabsolutelysuperbopticsandhalf-life-sizereproduction • • • 88 67 80.5 104 843
ALL PRICES ARE RRPS, STREET PRICES MAY VARY135mmf/2Milvus £1899 Telephotolenswitha largeapertureandsmoothbokeh,idealformedium-distanceportraitphotography • • •^80771291321123
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