Light & Composition · Gear Collection

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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5007Award 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 241–250 of 928

Lens
82.0 Score
Pentax

Pentax smc DA* 300mm f/4 ED [IF] SDM

Professional-grade weather-sealed telephoto prime lens

Features
16.0
Performance
18.0
Durability
19.0
Price
12.0
Usability
17.0
Used in 1 award
Lens
82.0 Score
Tamron

Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD

Compact ultra-wide zoom for Sony mirrorless cameras

Features
16.0
Performance
18.0
Durability
15.0
Price
17.0
Usability
16.0
Mobile
82.0 Score
Apple

Apple iPhone 12 Pro

Pro-grade photography in a refined design

Features
17.0
Performance
17.0
Durability
16.0
Price
14.0
Usability
18.0
Used in 7 awards
Lens
82.0 Score
Leica

Leica Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH

Compact wide-angle performance for M-system cameras

Features
15.0
Performance
19.0
Durability
18.0
Price
12.0
Usability
18.0
Used in 1 award
Mobile
82.0 Score
Honor

Honor Magic5

Flagship photography with advanced AI imaging capabilities

Features
17.0
Performance
18.0
Durability
15.0
Price
15.0
Usability
17.0
Used in 1 award
Camera
82.0 Score
Leica

Leica Q2

The definitive full-frame compact street camera

Features
16.0
Performance
17.0
Durability
19.0
Price
12.0
Usability
18.0
Used in 1 award
Lens
82.0 Score
Vivitar

Vivitar Series 1 90mm f/2.5 Macro

Legendary sharp macro lens with beautiful bokeh

Features
15.0
Performance
19.0
Durability
18.0
Price
15.0
Usability
15.0
Used in 1 award
Lens
82.0 Score
Fujifilm

Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2 R WR

Compact, fast, and weather-sealed prime lens

Features
16.0
Performance
18.0
Durability
17.0
Price
16.0
Usability
15.0
Used in 2 awards
Mobile
82.0 Score
Apple

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

Large sensor power for professional mobile photography

Features
17.0
Performance
17.0
Durability
16.0
Price
14.0
Usability
18.0
Used in 2 awards
Lens
82.0 Score
Nikon

Nikon AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED

Versatile macro lens with exceptional edge-to-edge sharpness

Features
16.0
Performance
18.0
Durability
17.0
Price
14.0
Usability
17.0
Used in 16 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 138 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

“The best camera is the one that gets out of your way and lets the image happen.”

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