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    BEST-BUY DSLR LENSES

    Mar 10, 2022 6 minutes
    Matthew Richards

    With all the focus on increasingly powerful mirrorless cameras in the past couple of years, it’s easy to lose focus on just good DSLRs can be. Recent models are typically fabulous in terms of image quality and all-round performance – not to mention the small matter of battery life. Naturally, though, any camera is only as good as the lenses you mount on it, and said lenses are the subject of this group test.

    When it comes to great glass, we all want the best we can get without spending over the odds. Sure, there are some superb own-brand Canon and Nikon lenses to choose from, but they’re certainly not always the best buys. If you’re after truly epic ‘trinity’ wide-angle, standard and telephoto f/2.8 zooms, Sigma comes up trumps. And for an ultra-wide-angle zoom for APS-C DSLRs, Tamron’s 10-24mm is the best buy. Let’s take a closer look…

    Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM

    £129/$125

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