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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973Items

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462Cameras

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431Lenses

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80Mobile

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64Brands

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5091Award 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.

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 18 Pro

Fujifilm GFX 100 II

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 18 Pro

Fujifilm GFX 100 II

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 18 Pro

Fujifilm GFX 100 II

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 18 Pro

Fujifilm GFX 100 II

Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM

Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS USM

Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II

Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM

Nikon Z 135mm f/1.8 S

Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS

Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS III USM

Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II

Nikon Z 135mm f/1.8 S

Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM

Nikon Z 50mm f/1.2 S

Nikon Z 85mm f/1.2 S

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art II

Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM

Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L USM

Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR

Nikon NIKKOR Z 105mm f/2.8 VR S

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM

Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM

Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM

Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS USM

Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II

Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM

Nikon Z 135mm f/1.8 S

Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS

Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS III USM

Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II

Nikon Z 135mm f/1.8 S

Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM

Nikon Z 50mm f/1.2 S

Nikon Z 85mm f/1.2 S

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art II

Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM

Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L USM

Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR

Nikon NIKKOR Z 105mm f/2.8 VR S

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM

Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM

All Gear 973 Cameras 462 Lenses 431 Mobile 80

All Brands Apple Blackmagic Design Bronica Canon Contax DJI Epson FED Fujifilm Gibellini Hasselblad HP Insta360 Kodak Leaf Leica Light LOMO Mamiya Minolta Nikon Olympus OM System Panasonic Pentax Phase One Photogram Ricoh Rollei Samsung Sigma Sony Wista Zeiss

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Nikon D7500

Powerful DX-format DSLR for enthusiast photographers

Used in 6 awards

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III

Compact mirrorless power for everyday creative photography

Used in 3 awards

Ricoh GR III

The ultimate pocketable street photography powerhouse

Used in 2 awards

Sony Alpha a7R II

High-resolution full-frame mirrorless performance

Sony NEX-5

The original compact mirrorless interchangeable lens camera

Ricoh GR

The ultimate pocketable street photography powerhouse

Used in 19 awards

Canon EOS Kiss X3

The entry-level DSLR that introduced Full HD

Used in 5 awards

Fujifilm FinePix S9500

Versatile bridge camera with manual zoom control

Used in 1 award

Olympus SP-350

Compact 8-megapixel powerhouse with full manual control

Used in 1 award

Panasonic Lumix S9

Ultra-compact full-frame creative powerhouse

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 230 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 215 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 151 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