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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 211–220 of 928

Lens
82.0 Score
Sony

Sony FE PZ 16-35mm f/4 G

Ultra-wide power zoom for creators and cinematographers

Features
18.0
Performance
17.0
Durability
16.0
Price
13.0
Usability
18.0
Camera
82.0 Score
Leica

Leica Q3

The ultimate full-frame compact camera experience

Features
17.0
Performance
17.0
Durability
18.0
Price
10.0
Usability
20.0
Lens
82.0 Score
Nikon

Nikon Z 24-70mm f/4 S

Compact, sharp, and versatile Z-mount standard zoom

Features
15.0
Performance
18.0
Durability
17.0
Price
16.0
Usability
16.0
Used in 32 awards
Lens
82.0 Score
Sony

Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G

Compact, sharp prime for everyday street photography

Features
16.0
Performance
18.0
Durability
16.0
Price
14.0
Usability
18.0
Mobile
82.0 Score
Apple

Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Pro camera system with cinematic focus control

Features
17.0
Performance
18.0
Durability
16.0
Price
13.0
Usability
18.0
Used in 3 awards
Mobile
82.0 Score
Nokia

Nokia Lumia 1020

The legendary 41-megapixel PureView camera phone

Features
19.0
Performance
14.0
Durability
17.0
Price
15.0
Usability
17.0
Used in 1 award
Lens
82.0 Score
Sony

Sony FE PZ 28-135mm f/4 G OSS

Professional power zoom lens for cinema production

Features
18.0
Performance
17.0
Durability
17.0
Price
12.0
Usability
18.0
Mobile
82.0 Score
Apple

Apple iPhone X

The future of the smartphone camera.

Features
16.0
Performance
17.0
Durability
16.0
Price
15.0
Usability
18.0
Used in 19 awards
Mobile
82.0 Score
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note9

The intelligent S Pen power flagship.

Features
17.0
Performance
17.0
Durability
16.0
Price
14.0
Usability
18.0
Used in 1 award
Mobile
82.0 Score
Sony

Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

Powerful flagship performance in a compact frame

Features
16.0
Performance
17.0
Durability
17.0
Price
16.0
Usability
16.0
Used in 1 award

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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