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Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 G Master

This top- end lens comes in just under budget and is built for quality and speed. The f/2.8 aperture means you can shoot in low light, and with the newly developed extreme aspherical (XA) element, you maintain stunning resolution and clarity even in the corners. Inside, Sony’s Direct Drive Super Sonic Motor (DDSSM) is smooth and quiet, allowing you to use quick, precise autofocus – even during video. Being a Sony lens there’s no need for an adapter so all functions work to their optimum.

£1,849

aperture for low light or allowing high shutter speeds XA element helps reduce aberrations and maintain resolution in corners DDSSM drives fast, quiet autofocus

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS II

Canon’s fast-aperture standard zoom is a couple of hundred pounds under budget, giving you room to purchase an adapter. This lens features ultra-low dispersion (UD) and super ultra-low dispersion elements for brilliant sharpness. An aspherical element helps to minimise chromatic aberrations and ensure stunning resolution. The build quality is superb and AF is fast and near-silent thanks to its Ultrasonic Motor. However, the use of an adapter may slow this, ever so slightly.

£1,739

Reliable, high-quality build as expected from Canon ‘L’ lens Extremely fast, near-silent autofocus Multiple UD elements promote excellent resolution

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art

Sigma’s superb Art range of lenses pride themselves on phenomenal image quality, and this zoom is no different. This 24-70mm helps highmegapixel cameras excel, creating stunningly sharp images. Built-in optical stabilisation (OS) makes working with slower shutter speeds easy, while the Hyper Sonic Motor (HSM) drives a high-speed autofocus system. Again this lens would require the use of an adapter if being used with the Sony Alpha 7 series of cameras.

£1,199

Incredible optical quality, perfect for high-megapixel cameras Built-in OS for super-sharp images Hyper Sonic Motor for superfast autofocus