There are ‘bright’ f/1.4 and f/1.2 lenses aplenty, but even faster lenses are comparatively thin on the ground – so the Brightin Star 50mm f/0.95 put another offering on the table.

If you head over to the review of the shiny new Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.7 Air, you'll see that we liked it rather a lot, awarding it a highly respectable four-and-a-half stars and our coveted ...

Best overall The best lens for astrophotography overall The Sigma 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art lens is great for astrophotography thanks to its speedy autofocusing, but it can handle hybrid shooting as well.

If it is sharpness we seek, then this is our lens. Centrally, sharpness is excellent from f/1.4 right through to f/11, and still very good at f/16. The edges are exactly the same, excellent from f ...