Need a hand picking your next lens? Take a look at our handy lens recommendations chart for landscape, portrait, macro, action, travel and nature photography. Select your camera's manufacturer or mount below to get started:
Lens Recommendations for Canon
Lens Recommendations for Nikon
Lens Recommendations for Sony
| Customer Fave Rated above 4 stars |
Staff Choice Our pick for top quality |
Top Value Too good to miss! |
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Landscape  Wide angle, high quality at small apertures for DOF. |
 Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX DC HSM |
 Sony 11-18mm f4.5-5.6 DT AF |
 Tamron 10-24mm f3.5-4.5 Di II LD SP |
Portrait Mid telephoto, wide aperture for smooth backgrounds. |
 Tamron 70-200mm f2.8 SP AF |
 Sony 85mm f1.4 ZA T* |
 Sony 50mm f1.4 AF |
Macro Close minimum focus distance for 1:1 ratio magnification. |
 Sony 100mm f2.8 D Macro |
 Sony 50mm f2.8 D Macro |
 Sigma 50mm f2.8 EX DG Macro |
Action Quick autofocus (SSM) & wide aperture to freeze action. |
 Sony 70-200mm f2.8 SSM G |
 Sony 300mm f2.8 SSM G |
Tamron 70-200mm f2.8 SP AF |
Travel Flexible one lens solution to cover most scenarios. |
 Sigma 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 II DC |
 Sony 18-250mm f3.5-6.3 DT AF |
 Tamron 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 XR Di II |
Nature Long telephoto for reach and composition options. |
 Sony 70-400mm f4-5.6 G SSM |
 Tamron 200-500mm f5-6.3 Di SP AF |
 Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6 APO Macro DG |
Lens Recommendations for Olympus
Lens Recommendations for Pentax
| Customer Fave Rated above 4 stars |
Staff Choice Our pick for top quality |
Top Value Too good to miss! |
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| LandscapeWide angle, high quality at small apertures for DOF. |
 Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX DC |
 Pentax 12-24mm f4 DA ED AL |
 Tamron 10-24mm f3.5-4.5 Di II LD |
| PortraitMid telephoto, wide aperture for smooth backgrounds. |
 Pentax 50-135mm f2.8 DA* ED SDM |
 Tamron 70-200mm f2.8 SP AF |
 Sigma 70mm f2.8 EX DG Macro |
| MacroClose minimum focus distance for 1:1 ratio magnification. |
 Tamron 90mm f2.8 SP Di Macro |
 Pentax 50mm f2.8 SMC FA Macro |
 Sigma 50mm f2.8 EX DG Macro |
| ActionQuick SDM autofocus & wide aperture to freeze action. |
Pentax 50-135mm f2.8 DA* ED SDM |
 Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 EX DG APO |
 Pentax 50-200mm f4-5.6 ED WR |
| TravelFlexible one lens solution to cover most scenarios. |
 Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 XR Di II |
 Sigma 18-250mm f3.5-6.3 DC OS |
 Tamron 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 XR Di II |
| NatureLong telephoto for reach and composition options. |
 Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM |
 Pentax 300mm f4 DA* |
 Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 Di LD |
