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Award‑Winning
Photography
Gear

Every camera, lens, and mobile device in this collection has been used by award‑winning photographers in real competition. Evaluated across 5 professional dimensions by the L&C jury panel.

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928Items
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427Cameras
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431Lenses
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70Mobile
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63Brands
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4962Award Uses

The L&C Gear Collection is the trusted reference for serious photographers. Every item has been used by award winners, scored by our jury across five professional dimensions, and verified against real-world competition results — so you can make gear decisions backed by evidence, not marketing.

All Gear 928 Cameras 427 Lenses 431 Mobile 70
All Brands Apple Blackmagic Design Bronica Canon Carl Zeiss Contax Cubot DJI Epson FED Fujifilm Gibellini Google Hasselblad Honor HP HTC Huawei Insta360 KMZ Kodak Laowa Leaf Leica Leitz Lensbaby Light LOMO Mamiya Meyer Optik Görlitz Minolta Mitakon Motorola Nikon Nokia Olympus OnePlus Panasonic Pentax Phase One Photogram Realme Ricoh Rodenstock Rollei Samsung Samyang Schneider Kreuznach Schneider-Kreuznach Sigma Sony Symphony Tamron Tokina TTArtisan Venus Optics Vivitar Vivo Voigtländer Wista Xiaomi Yongnuo Zeiss

Showing 101–110 of 928

Camera
85.0 Score
Ricoh

Ricoh GR IV

The ultimate pocketable street photography powerhouse

Features
17.0
Performance
18.0
Durability
15.0
Price
15.0
Usability
20.0
Lens
85.0 Score
Sigma

Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art

The ultimate bokeh master for portrait photography

Features
17.0
Performance
19.0
Durability
18.0
Price
13.0
Usability
18.0
Lens
85.0 Score
Sony

Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS

The ultimate prime for razor-sharp macro photography

Features
18.0
Performance
19.0
Durability
17.0
Price
14.0
Usability
17.0
Lens
85.0 Score
Canon

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM

The gold standard professional zoom lens

Features
17.0
Performance
19.0
Durability
18.0
Price
13.0
Usability
18.0
Used in 17 awards
Lens
85.0 Score
Nikon

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR

Ultra-compact professional telephoto prime lens

Features
18.0
Performance
19.0
Durability
17.0
Price
13.0
Usability
18.0
Used in 8 awards
Lens
85.0 Score
Nikon

Nikon Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S

The ultimate professional standard zoom lens

Features
18.0
Performance
19.0
Durability
18.0
Price
12.0
Usability
18.0
Used in 6 awards
Lens
85.0 Score
Sigma

Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary

Bright wide-angle prime for mirrorless systems

Features
17.0
Performance
18.0
Durability
16.0
Price
18.0
Usability
16.0
Lens
85.0 Score
Zeiss

Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4

The ultimate standard lens for uncompromising quality

Features
15.0
Performance
20.0
Durability
20.0
Price
10.0
Usability
20.0
Camera
85.0 Score
Canon

Canon EOS R3

High-speed professional mirrorless for sports and wildlife

Features
18.0
Performance
19.0
Durability
18.0
Price
12.0
Usability
18.0
Lens
85.0 Score
Sigma

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary

Bright, sharp prime for mirrorless systems

Features
17.0
Performance
18.0
Durability
16.0
Price
18.0
Usability
16.0
Used in 9 awards

Most Awarded Gear

The gear that L&C award winners reach for most — proven in real competition by the photographers who use them.

Used in 229 awards
Nikon · Camera

Nikon D90

The world's first DSLR with video recording

79.0 / 10
LC Overall Score Evaluated across 5 dimensions by the LC jury panel.
  • SENSOR 12.3 megapixel DX-format CMOS sensor
  • PROCESSOR EXPEED image processing system
  • AUTOFOCUS Multi-CAM 1000 AF module with 11 focus points
  • PHASE DETECTION TTL phase detection via 11-point AF system
Used in 205 awards
Nikon · Camera

Nikon D5000

Versatile DSLR with a unique articulating screen

79.0 / 10
LC Overall Score Evaluated across 5 dimensions by the LC jury panel.
  • SENSOR 12.3 megapixel DX-format CMOS sensor
  • PROCESSOR EXPEED image processing engine
  • AUTOFOCUS 11-point AF system with 3D tracking
  • PHASE DETECTION Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus sensor module
Used in 139 awards
Canon · Camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

The legendary full-frame DSLR that changed video

79.0 / 10
LC Overall Score Evaluated across 5 dimensions by the LC jury panel.
  • SENSOR 21.1 Megapixel Full-Frame CMOS sensor
  • PROCESSOR DIGIC 4 image processor for fast processing
  • AUTOFOCUS 9-point AF system with 6 invisible assist points
  • PHASE DETECTION TTL secondary image-registration, phase detection

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