Guides

One guide for each system worth knowing — what the range contains, how the models differ, and what each actually sells for. Every figure in a guide is the same figure as on the model’s own page.

Lens family guide Canon EF Lenses Canon's EF mount launched with the EOS system in 1987 and became one of the most widely produced lens families in photographic history. From affordable nifty-fifties to L-series professional glass, EF lenses remain in… 57 models Lens family guide Canon FD Lenses Canon's FD mount served the company's manual-focus SLR system from 1971 until the arrival of the autofocus EOS line in 1987. FD glass is prized today for its optical quality, build, and the bargain… 43 models Camera family guide Hasselblad V-System The Hasselblad V-system — the 500, 501, 503 and 555 medium-format bodies built around the iconic square 6x6 frame — is among the most revered camera systems ever made, famously carried to the Moon.… 14 models Camera family guide Nikon F-Series Cameras Nikon's professional F-series single-lens reflex cameras — from the landmark 1959 Nikon F through the F2, F3, F4, F5 and F6 — defined the working photojournalist's tool for half a century. Built to survive,… 14 models

What a guide is for

A model page answers one question: what does this sell for? A guide answers the one before it: which model, out of a range that often ran to dozens, is the one you mean. It sets a system out in order, says where the real differences are, and prices the range side by side.

The prices come from real sales — auction results with the buyer’s premium removed, and eBay items as sold — made as described in how we price. Shop prices are usually higher.