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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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4963Award 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 371–380 of 928

Camera
79.0 Score
Olympus

Olympus E-510

The first Four Thirds DSLR with stabilization

Features
16.0
Performance
16.0
Durability
16.0
Price
14.0
Usability
17.0
Used in 2 awards
Lens
79.0 Score
Olympus

Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5

Versatile professional Four Thirds standard zoom lens

Features
16.0
Performance
16.0
Durability
16.0
Price
14.0
Usability
17.0
Used in 1 award
Camera
79.0 Score
Panasonic

Panasonic Lumix G9

The ultimate flagship mirrorless for stills photography

Features
16.0
Performance
16.0
Durability
16.0
Price
14.0
Usability
17.0
Camera
79.0 Score
Pentax

Pentax K-7

Compact flagship DSLR with rugged weather sealing

Features
16.0
Performance
16.0
Durability
16.0
Price
14.0
Usability
17.0
Used in 2 awards
Lens
79.0 Score
Sigma

Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM

Versatile fast aperture zoom for APS-C sensors

Features
16.0
Performance
16.0
Durability
16.0
Price
14.0
Usability
17.0
Used in 2 awards
Camera
79.0 Score
Sony

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9

Versatile super-zoom bridge camera with night vision

Features
16.0
Performance
16.0
Durability
16.0
Price
14.0
Usability
17.0
Used in 1 award
Lens
79.0 Score
Sony

Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS

The ultimate versatile all-in-one full-frame zoom lens

Features
16.0
Performance
15.0
Durability
15.0
Price
16.0
Usability
17.0
Lens
79.0 Score
Yongnuo

Yongnuo YN 50mm f/1.8

Affordable prime lens for stunning bokeh portraits

Features
16.0
Performance
16.0
Durability
14.0
Price
20.0
Usability
13.0
Used in 3 awards
Camera
79.0 Score
Nikon

Nikon D40

The compact DSLR that simplified digital photography

Features
14.0
Performance
15.0
Durability
16.0
Price
18.0
Usability
16.0
Used in 23 awards
Lens
79.0 Score
Canon

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

The legendary professional workhorse telephoto zoom

Features
15.0
Performance
17.0
Durability
18.0
Price
12.0
Usability
17.0
Used in 2 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

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

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