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CANONMIRRORLESS
EF-M11-22mmf/4-5.6ISSTM £355 Ultra-wideanglelenswitha compact,retractablelensdesign • • 15 55 61 58.2 220
EF-M15-45mmf/3.5-6.3ISSTM £249 CollapsiblestandardzoomforEOSM-seriescamerasthat’slessbulkythanthe18-55mm • • 25 49 60.9 44.5 130
EF-M18-55mmf/3.5-5.6ISSTM £269 Compactandversatilezoomlens • • 25 52 61 61 210
EF-M18-150mmf/3.5-6.3ISSTM £399 Wide-ranging29-240mmequivalentsuperzoomwithsurprisinglygoodimagequality • • 25 55 60.9 86.5 300
EF-M22mmf/2STM £220 Smallandbrightwideanglepancakelens • 15 43 61 23.7 105
EF-M28mmf/3.5ISSTMMacro £294 Small,retractablelenswithbuilt-inLEDlightsforilluminatingclose-upsubjects • • 9.7 43 60.9 45.5 130
EF-M32mmf/1.4STM £500 Large-aperturebutlightweightprimethatoffersa 50mmequivalentangleofview • 23 43 60.9 56.5 235
EF-M55-200mmf/4.5-6.3ISSTM £330 Telephotozoomthattakesyouclosertotheaction • • 100 52 60.9 86.5 260
RF15-35mmf/2.8LISUSM £2330 Premiumf/2.8opticwithunusuallywidemaximumangleofviewandopticalimagestabilisation • • • 28 82 88.5 126.8 840
RF24-70mmf/2.8LISUSM £2330 Image-stabilised,large-aperture,standardzoomforCanon’sfull-framemirrorlessEOSR system • • • 38 82 88.5 127.7 900
RF24-105mmf/4LISSTM £1120 General-purposestandardzoomwithusefulrangeandimagestabilisation • • • 45 77 83.5 107.3 700
RF24-240mmf/4-6.3ISUSM £800 Relativelyaffordablesuperzoompromisestobea versatiletravellensin combinationwiththeEOS RP • • • 50 72 80.4 122.5 750
RF28-70mmf/2LUSM £3050 Groundbreaking,buthuge,full-framezoomwithconstantf/2maximumaperture • • 39 95 103.8 139.8 1430
RF35mmf/1.8ISSTMMacro £520 Multi-purposefastprimethatincludesimagestabilisationand0.5xmacroreproduction • • • 17 52 74.4 62.8 305
RF50mmf/1.2LUSM £2350 Heavyweightultra-faststandardprimethatpromisesexceptionallow-lightperformance • • 80 77 89.8 108 950
RF85mmf/1.2LUSM £2800 Top-of-the-line, ultra-large aperture, short telephoto portrait prime for full-frame mirrorless • • 85 82 103.2 117.3 1195
NIKONMIRRORLESS
14-30mmf/4S Nikkor-Z £13494.5HRemarkablycompactultra-wideanglezoomthataccepts82mmscrew-infilters • • 28 82 89 85 485
24-70mmf/2.8S Nikkor-Z £2199 PremiumfaststandardzoomincludesOLEDdisplayandcustomisablecontroldial • • 38 82 89 126 805
24-70mmf/4S Nikkor-Z £999 General-purposestandardzoomforNikon’sfull-framemirrorlesssystem • • 30 72 77.5 88.5 500
35mmf/1.8S Nikkor-Z £849 Fast,moderate-wideangleprimedesignedforoptimumopticalperformance • • 25 62 73 86 370
50mmf/1.8S Nikkor-Z £599 Large-apertureprimethatpromisesexceptionaledge-to-edgesharpness • • 40 62 76 86.5 415
85mmf/1.8S Nikkor-Z £799 Portrait prime for Nikon’s full-frame mirrorless system that promises beautiful bokeh • • 80 67 75 99 470g
FUJIFILMMIRRORLESS
XF8-16mmf/2.8R LMWR £1799 Premiumultra-wideanglelarge-aperturezoomlenswithweather-resistantconstruction • 25 n/a 88 121.5 805
XF10-24mmf/4R OIS £849 Wideanglezoomlens,promisingminimalghostingwithFuji’sHT-EBCmulti-layercoating • • 24 72 78 87 410
XF14mmf/2.8R £729 5 H Wideangleprimewithhighresolutionintothecorners,itsperformancejustifiesthepricetag • 18 58 65 58.4 235
XC15-45mmf/3.5-5.6OISPZ £259 Lightweightretractablepowerzoomthat’ssettobetheentry-levelkitlensforX-system cameras • • 13 52 62.6 44.2 135
XF16mmf/1.4R WR £729 5 H Weather-sealedfastprimeforX-systemusers • 15 67 73.4 73 375
XF16mmf/2.8R WR £3494.5HAttractivelypriced,weather-sealed,compactandlightweightwideangleprime • 17 49 60 45.4 155
XC16-50f/3.5-5.6OISII £359 LightweightlensformirrorlessX-seriesoffers24-75mmequivalentzoomrange • • 30 58 62.6 98.3 195
XF16-55mmf/2.8R LMWR £899 5 H A flagshipXFstandardzoomlenswitha constantf/2.8apertureandweather-resistance • 60 77 83.3 106 655
XF16-80mmf/4R WROIS £769 Weathersealed,constantmaximumaperturezoomwithanextremelyusefulfocal-lengthrange • • 35 72 78.3 88.9 440
XF18mmf/2R £430 4 H A compactwideanglelenswitha quickaperture • 18 52 64.5 40.6 116
XF18-135mmf/3.5-5.6R LMOISWR £699 4 H Weather-resistantzoomforFujifilmX mount,designedtobetheperfect partner for the Fujifilm X-T1 • • 45 77 75.7 97.8 490
XF18-55mmf/2.8-4R LM OIS £599 Shortzoomlenswithopticalimagestabilisation • • 18 58 65 70.4 310
XF23mmf/1.4R £649 Premiumwideangleprimelenswithfastmaximumaperture • 28 62 72 63 300
XF23mmf/2R WR £419 5 H Compactweather-resistantwideangleprimelens • 22 43 60 51.9 180
XF27mmf/2.8 £270 A high-performancesingle-focal-lengthlens • 60 39 23 61.2 78
XF35mmf/1.4R £439 4 H Shallowdepthoffieldandbokeheffectsaresimpletoachievewiththislens • 28 52 65 54.9 187
XF35mmf/2R WR £299 5 H A powerfulandweather-resistantlensthatfeelsgreatandhastheperformancetomatch • 35 43 60 45.9 170
XF50mmf/2R WR £449 5 H Lightweightweather-resistantshorttelephotoprimelensthat’sidealforshootingportraits • 39 46 60 59.4 200
XF50-140mmf/2.8R LMOISWR £1249 A telephotozoomwitha constantmaximumapertureandweather-resistance • • 100 72 82.9 175.9 995
XC50-230mmf/4.5-6.7OISII £315 TheXClensrangeis designedtosuitFuji’smid-rangeCSCs,andthislenshasopticalimagestabilisation • • 110 58 69.5 111 375
XF55-200mmf/3.5-4.8R LM OIS £599 4 H Telephotowithbuilt-inopticalimagestabilisationplusaperturecontrolring • • 110 62 118 75 580
XF56mmf/1.2R £899 4 H Thiswide-apertureportraitlensforX-seriescamerashasgreatsharpnessanddetailandis great value • 70 62 73.2 69.7 405
XF56mmf/1.2R APD £1159 4 H Addsapodisationelementof56mmf/1.2forevenmoreattractivebackgroundblur • 70 62 73.2 69.7 405
XF60mmf/2.4XFR Macro £599 A shortlensdesignedformacroworkwithhalf-life-sizemagnification • 26.7 39 64.1 70.9 215
XF80mmf/2.8R LMOISWRMacro £1249 4 H Fujifilm’slong-awaited1:1macroincludesweatherresistanceandopticalimagestabilisation • • 25 62 80 130 750
XF90mmf/2R LMWR £699 5 H A classicportraitlensthat’ssharp,withgorgeousbokeh • 60 62 75 105 540
XF100-400mmf/4.5-5.6R LMOISWR £1399 5 H This superb zoom is both water and dust resistant, and can operate in -10°C temperatures • • 175 77 94.8 210.5 1375
LAOWAMIRRORLESS
4mmf/2.8FisheyeMFT £249 LightweightfisheyelensforMicroFourThirdsofferinga circularimagewitha 210°angleofview • 8 n/a 45.2 25.5 135
7.5mmf/2MFT £4994.5HTinybutsharpwideangleprimeforMicroFourThirdsfeaturingmanualfocusandaperturecontrol • 12 46 50 55 170
9mmf/2.8ZeroD £499 Compactmanual-focusprimeforAPS-Cmirrorlesscameraspromisesverylowdistortion • • • • 12 49 60 53 215
10-18mmf/4.5-5.6FEZoom £899 Theworld’swidestzoomforfull-frameSonymirrorless,withmanualfocusandaperturecontrol • • • • 15 37 70 90.9 496
12mmf/1.8MFT TBC Small,lightweightmanualfocuswideangleforMicroFourThirds,with24mmequivalentview • 14 46 55 50 165
15mmf/2FEZeroD £8994.5HManual-focusfastultra-wideangleprimeforfull-frameSonycameras,withminimaldistortion • • • • 15 72 66 82 500
17mmf/1.8MFT TBC Compact prime for Micro Four Thirds cameras with manual focus and aperture operation • 15 46 55 50 160
LEICAMIRRORLESS
11-23mmf/3.5-4.5TL £1450 WideanglezoomlensforLeica’sAPS-Cmirrorlesssystem • 20 67 77 73 368
18-56mmf/3.5-5.6Vario-Elmar TL £1280 Relativelylarge,non-retractablezoomforAPS-Cmirrorless • 45 52 63.5 61 256
18mmf/2.8ElmaritTL £1020 Slimline,extremelylightweightpancakeprimewithfastautofocus • 30 39 61 21 80
23mmf/2SummicronTL £1410 Compact,lightweightfastprimethatoffersa classic35mmequivalentviewonLeica’sAPS-C CSCs • 30 52 63.5 38.1 153
35mmf/1.4SummiluxTL £1830 High-endfastprimedesignedtogiveexceptionalimagequality • 30 60 70 77 428
55-135mmf/3.5-4.5APO-Vario-Elmar-TL £1450 Telephotozoomthateschewsimagestabilisationin a bidformaximalopticalquality • 100 60 68 110 500
60mmf/2.8APO-Macro-ElmaritTL £1920 Macro lens for Leica’s APS-C mirrorless cameras offers 1:1 life-size magnification • 16 60 68 89 320
OLYMPUSMIRRORLES
7-14mmf/2.8EDPro £9994.5HSuper-wideanglezoomlensthat’sdustproof,splashproofandfreeze-proof • 20 n/a 78.9 105.8 534
ALL PRICES ARE RRPS, STREET PRICES MAY VARY8mm f/1.8 Pro Fisheye £799 Fisheye lens with impressive image quality that’s dustproof, splashproof and freeze-proof •^12 n/a^6280315Mirrorless LensesLENS RRP SCORE SUMMARY MOUNT DIMENSIONSWIDTH(MM)
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