Mount comes first: this is Canon RF, Nikon Z and Sony E glass, and none of it crosses between systems. Format comes second — anything badged DX, DC or Di III-A is drawn for APS-C, while FE, RF and plain Nikkor Z cover full frame and still work, cropped, on an APS-C body.
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12-28mm wides for landscape, interiors and architecture.
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f/1.4-f/1.8 primes for portraits and low light, with backgrounds well out of focus.
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24-70 and 70-200 f/2.8 zooms, the working pair for events and reportage.
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180-600, 200-600 and 200-800 super teles for wildlife and sport, at the cost of a variable aperture.
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100mm macro for product work and life-size detail.
Sigma and Tamron build for the same mounts for less, including do-it-all zooms such as the 18-300 and 28-200. Prices run €199 to €2,719, with a few Fujifilm and Olympus items too.
