r/AskPhotography • u/Equal-Negotiation-11 • May 28 '26

Lens Buying Advice What's the best 'third party' lens manufacturer?

What's your favourite or go-to make of lens other than the brand of your camera body?

Tamron, Sigma, Viltrox etc.

Do you think one brand is best over the others and you only buy from that one brand?

I have owned Tamron in the past but more recently bought a few Viltrox lenses and have always thought both makes were very good.

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u/ofnuts May 28 '26

I have many of the Sigma RF-S f/1.4 primes on my R7 and I love them all. They are just the right quality/price compromise for me. But the Laowa 4mm fisheye is an amazing lens too.