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Fujinon XF13-33mmF3.5-6.3 OIS
Designed with a go-everywhere mentality, the XC13-33mmF3.5-6.3 OIS travels light and handles effortlessly, measuring just 37.5mm (1.47 inches) when retracted and 125g (4.4oz). It’s the perfect everyday companion, encouraging you to carry your camera more often and add more intention to your image-making. $399.95 fujifilm-x.com
Designed with a go-everywhere mentality, the XC13-33mmF3.5-6.3 OIS travels light and handles effortlessly, measuring just 37.5mm (1.47 inches) when retracted and 125g (4.4oz). It’s the perfect everyday companion, encouraging you to carry your camera more often and add more intention to your image-making. $399.95 fujifilm-x.com
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Tamron 16-30mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2
This next generation ultra-wide-angle lens with a compact, lightweight design delivers exceptional image quality with its optical design and improved autofocus performance. The focal range lends well to landscape, architecture, street photography, and wide-background portraits. Internal zoom makes it well suited for use with a gimbal. $929 Sony E or Nikon Z mount tamron-americas.com
This next generation ultra-wide-angle lens with a compact, lightweight design delivers exceptional image quality with its optical design and improved autofocus performance. The focal range lends well to landscape, architecture, street photography, and wide-background portraits. Internal zoom makes it well suited for use with a gimbal. $929 Sony E or Nikon Z mount tamron-americas.com
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3 / 10
Nikkor Z DX 16-50mm f/2.8 VR
With a zoom ratio of 3.1x and a minimum aperture down to f/22, this 16-50mm f/2.8 gives users impressive flexibility when it comes to nighttime photography, closeups, interiors, and portraits. It’s designed for APS-C cameras with a focal-length equivalent to 24-75mm. Built-in optical vibration reduction provides up to 5 stops of stabilization. $899.95 nikonusa.com
With a zoom ratio of 3.1x and a minimum aperture down to f/22, this 16-50mm f/2.8 gives users impressive flexibility when it comes to nighttime photography, closeups, interiors, and portraits. It’s designed for APS-C cameras with a focal-length equivalent to 24-75mm. Built-in optical vibration reduction provides up to 5 stops of stabilization. $899.95 nikonusa.com
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4 / 10
Tamron 25-200mm F/2.8-5.6 Di III VXD G2
If you’re looking for an all-in-one, this second-generation (G2) 8X zoom designed for Sony E full-frame mirrorless cameras is adept and ready to go. Tamron’s voice-coil extreme torque drive linear motor focus makes autofocus fast and precise. The maximum magnification ratio is 1:1.9 at the 25mm wide end, and the lens supports half-macro captures. $899 tamron-americas.com
If you’re looking for an all-in-one, this second-generation (G2) 8X zoom designed for Sony E full-frame mirrorless cameras is adept and ready to go. Tamron’s voice-coil extreme torque drive linear motor focus makes autofocus fast and precise. The maximum magnification ratio is 1:1.9 at the 25mm wide end, and the lens supports half-macro captures. $899 tamron-americas.com
5 / 10
Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S II
The S Line represents Nikon lenses with superior performance and resolution, and this bright, fast 24-70mm is the kind of workhorse that will never let you down. The stepping motor keeps autofocus smooth and quiet for both stills and video. There’s minimal focus breathing and you can control aperture, focus, or exposure with the control ring. $2,549.95 nikonusa.com
The S Line represents Nikon lenses with superior performance and resolution, and this bright, fast 24-70mm is the kind of workhorse that will never let you down. The stepping motor keeps autofocus smooth and quiet for both stills and video. There’s minimal focus breathing and you can control aperture, focus, or exposure with the control ring. $2,549.95 nikonusa.com
6 / 10
Fujinon GF32-90mm
Made for filmmaking with the Fujifilm GFX System, this wide-angle to short telephoto power zoom delivers the kind of high-quality imagery that lets the GFX large-format sensor perform to its capacity. With power zoom, you can control zoom with a dedicated dial on the camera, and the lens’s robust image stabilization system makes it suitable for dynamic filming environments. $5,995.95 fujifilm-x.com
Made for filmmaking with the Fujifilm GFX System, this wide-angle to short telephoto power zoom delivers the kind of high-quality imagery that lets the GFX large-format sensor perform to its capacity. With power zoom, you can control zoom with a dedicated dial on the camera, and the lens’s robust image stabilization system makes it suitable for dynamic filming environments. $5,995.95 fujifilm-x.com
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7 / 10
Hasselblad XCD 2,8-4/35-100E
Designed for Hasselblad X-System medium-format cameras, this f/2.8-4 35-100mm lens is a versatile standard zoom that excels in photography genres from landscapes to intimate portraits. With approximately 3x optical zoom, the lens’s equivalent focal length is 28-76mm with X System cameras with a 100-megapixel sensor. The E Series is Hasselblad’s flagship of optical performance. $4,599 hasselblad.com
Designed for Hasselblad X-System medium-format cameras, this f/2.8-4 35-100mm lens is a versatile standard zoom that excels in photography genres from landscapes to intimate portraits. With approximately 3x optical zoom, the lens’s equivalent focal length is 28-76mm with X System cameras with a 100-megapixel sensor. The E Series is Hasselblad’s flagship of optical performance. $4,599 hasselblad.com
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Tamron 35-100mm F/2.8 Di III VXD
You can cover a lot of captures with this 35-100mm range, from close-ups at an object distance of 8.7 inches to flat-lay arrangements to portraits and wide compositions. The 9-blade aperture creates smooth bokeh, and the VXD linear motor focus tracks subjects with quiet precision. Its compact 4.7-inch length makes it easy to carry anywhere. $899 Sony E mount, $929 Nikon Z mount tamron-americas.com
You can cover a lot of captures with this 35-100mm range, from close-ups at an object distance of 8.7 inches to flat-lay arrangements to portraits and wide compositions. The 9-blade aperture creates smooth bokeh, and the VXD linear motor focus tracks subjects with quiet precision. Its compact 4.7-inch length makes it easy to carry anywhere. $899 Sony E mount, $929 Nikon Z mount tamron-americas.com
9 / 10
Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2
Now available in Nikon Z-mount, this fast-aperture telephoto zoom offers outstanding image quality with reliable autofocus and AI-assisted image stabilization that chooses the appropriate compensation characteristics for videography at focal lengths of 100mm or less. This second-generation lens offers accurate, fast autofocus and precision tracking with a quiet linear focus motor. $1,149 tamron-americas.com
Now available in Nikon Z-mount, this fast-aperture telephoto zoom offers outstanding image quality with reliable autofocus and AI-assisted image stabilization that chooses the appropriate compensation characteristics for videography at focal lengths of 100mm or less. This second-generation lens offers accurate, fast autofocus and precision tracking with a quiet linear focus motor. $1,149 tamron-americas.com
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10 / 10
Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S II
Even with its outstanding S-Line optics, this lens is lighter than others in its class at just 2.2 pounds. It has the same multi-focus system as Nikon’s professional sports telephoto lenses and a new optical encoder. With a non-extending internal zoom, the unchanging length and center of gravity make it ideal for use with gimbal. $3,199.95 nikonusa.com
Even with its outstanding S-Line optics, this lens is lighter than others in its class at just 2.2 pounds. It has the same multi-focus system as Nikon’s professional sports telephoto lenses and a new optical encoder. With a non-extending internal zoom, the unchanging length and center of gravity make it ideal for use with gimbal. $3,199.95 nikonusa.com
