Contents
Guides
- User-Guide to 10-20mm ultra-wide-angle lenses for Sony A7x/A9 Series – If a lens can’t be too wide for you have a look
- User-Guide to 21-35mm wide-angle lenses for Sony A7x/A9 series – If you are looking for a wide-angle lens, this is the place to look
- User-Guide to 85-135mm portrait lenses for Sony A7x/A9 series – Find the best portrait lens for your needs
- Manual lenses on the Sony a7 – A beginners guide – A good place to get started with manual lenses
- Best Astro-Photography lenses for the Sony A7 series – Find the best lens to take pictures of the Milkyway
- Affordable manual lenses for the Sony a7 series for less than $99
- Defects in Manual Lenses and lens buying advice
- The Guide to Canon FD lenses in the digital age
- The rated List of Minolta MD/MC Lenses on the Sony a7
Comparisons
- 20mm comparison: Minolta MD 20mm 1:2.8 | Canon FD 20mm 1:2.8
- 28mm comparison: Zeiss 2.8/28 | Sony FE 2/28 |Minolta MC 2/28
- 35mm comparison: Leica 35mm 1.4 FLE | Zeiss ZM 35mm 1.4 | Loxia 35mm 2.0 | Voigtlander VM 35mm 1.7
- 35mm comparison: Canon nFD 2/35 | nFD 2.8/35 | TS 2.8/35
- 35/40mm comparison: Sigma Art 35mm 1.2 | 35mm 1.4 | 40mm 1.4
- 55mm comparison: Minolta MC 1.7/55 | Zeiss 1.8/55
- 55/58mm comparison: Minolta MC 1.2/58 | Canon FD 1.2/55
- 85mm comparison: Minolta, Tokina, Canon and Samyang
- 135mm comparison: Canon nFD, 3.5/135, Pentax SMC 3.5/135, Panagor PMC 2.8/135
- Zeiss Loxia 21mm 2.8 vs Zeiss Loxia 25mm 2.4
- Voigtlander 40mm 1.2 vs Voigtlander 35mm 1.7 +5m PCX
- STF comparison: Sony STF 135mm f2.8 vs Laowa STF 2/105
- 180/200mm: Nikon Ai-s 180mm 2.8 ED | Nikon AF-S 200mm 2.0G VRI | Minolta AF 200mm 2.8 APO | Leica Elmar-R 180mm 4.0 | Minolta MC 200mm 4.0
Reviews by Manufacturer
7artisans
Canon
R/FL/FD-mount
The Guide to Canon FD lenses in the digital age
- Canon new FD 2.8/20
- Canon new FD 2.8/24
- Canon new FD 2.8/35
- Canon new FD 1.4/50
- Canon FD 85mm 1:1.2 S.S.C. Aspherical
- Canon new FD 2.8/135
- Canon new FD 2.8/300L
- Canon new FD 4/300 L
EF-mount
- Canon TS-E 17mm 4.0L
- Canon TS-E 45mm 2.8
- Canon EF 135mm 2.0L
- Canon EF 200mm 1.8L
- Canon EF 200mm 2.0L IS
- Canon EF 200mm 2.8L
- Canon EF 70-200mm 4.0L
Laowa/ Venus Optics
- Laowa 9mm 2.8 Zero-D (APS-C)
- Laowa 10-18mm 4.5-5.6 FE
- Laowa 12mm 2.8 Zero-D prototype
- Laowa 15mm 2.0 Zero-D FE
- Laowa 15mm 4.0 Macro
- Laowa 17mm 4.0 Shift (Magic Shift Converter)
- Laowa STF 105mm F2.0 (T3.2)
Leica
M-mount
- Leica Summilux 35mm 1.4 FLE Asph
- Leica Summicron-M 90mm 2.0
- Leica Tele-Elmar M 135mm 4.0
- Leica Apo-Telyt-M 135mm 3.4
R-mount
- 4/21 – short Sharpness Test
- 2.8/28 Elmarit-R V1 – short Sharpness Test
- 2/50 Summicron-R – short Sharpness Test
- 2.8/135 Elmarit-R – short Sharpness Test
- 3.4/135 APO – short Sharpness Test
- 2.8/180 APO
Meyer Görlitz
Minolta
SR/MC/MD-mount
The rated List of Minolta MD/MC Lenses on the Sony a7
- Minolta MD 2.8/20
- Minolta MD 28 mm 1:2
- Minolta MC 1.8/35 – Qick Review
- Minolta MD Zoom 3.5/35-70
- Minolta MD 2/50
- Minolta MC Rokkor-PG 1:1.2 f=58mm
- Minolta MD 1.4/50
- Minolta MC 1.4/50
- Minolta MC 1.7/55
- Minolta Auto Rokkor-PF 55/2
- Minolta MD 2/85
- Minolta MC 1.7/85 – Quick Review
- Minolta MC 2.5/100
- Minolta MD 100mm 1:2.5
- Minolta MD 3.5/100 Macro
A-mount
M-Mount (Rangefinder)
MS-Optics
Nikon
F-Mount
M39 (rangefinder)
Olympus OM
- Olympus OM Zuiko 1:2.8 24mm
- Olympus OM Zuiko 1:2 f=28mm
- Olympus OM Zuiko 50mm f1.2
- Olympus OM Zuiko Auto-Macro 50mm 1:3.5
- Olympus OM 100mm 1:2
- Olympus OM Zuiko MC 100mm 1:2.8
- Olympus OM Zuiko Auto-T 180mm 2.0
- Olympus OM Zuiko Auto-T 250mm 2.0 (hands on)
Pentacon
Pentax
- Pentax K 3.5/28
- Pentax SMC FA 1.8/31 Limited – Guest Review
- Pentax DA 2.8/35 HD Macro Limited – Quick Report
- Pentax-M 4/100 Macro
Russian lenses
Samyang
Sigma
SLR Magic
Sony
E-mount
- Sony FE 4/16-35 ZA OSS
- Sony FE 1.4/24 GM
- Sony FE 2/28
- Sony FE 1.4/35 ZA
- Sony FE 2.8/35 ZA
- Sony FE 4/24-70 ZA OSS
- Sony FE 2.8/24-70 GM
- Sony FE 1.8/50
- Sony FE 2.8/50 Macro
- Sony FE 1.8/55 ZA
- Sony FE 4/70-200 G OSS
- Sony FE 1.4/85 GM
- Sony FE 1.8/85
- Sony FE 2.8/90 Macro G OSS
- Sony FE 2.8/100 STF OSS
A-mount
Tokina
- Tokin Firin 20mm F2
- Tokina 2.8/35 Macro – Quick Review
- Tokina 2.5/90 Macro
Voigtländer
- Voigtlander 5.6/10 Hyper Wide Heliar E
- Voigtländer 5.6/12 Ultra Wide Heliar M39
- Voigtlander 5.6/12 Ultra Wide Heliar E
- Voigtländer 4.5/15 Super Wide Heliar III E
- Voigtländer 2/28 VM Ultron
- Voigtländer 3.5/21 E Color-Skopar
- Voigtländer 1.4/35 E Nokton Classic
- Voigtländer 1.7/35 VM Ultron
- Voigtländer 1.2/40 E Nokton
- Voigtländer 1.2/50 VM Nokton
- Voigtländer 1.2/50 E Nokton
- Voigtlander 1.5/50 VM Nokton
- Voigtlander 2/65 E Macro APO-Lanthar
- Voigtlander Nokton 75mm F1.5
- Voigtlander Heliar 1.8/75 VM
- Voigtlander 2.5/110 E Macro APO-Lanthar
- Voigtländer SL 4.0/180 APO-Lanthar
Zeiss
E-mount
- Zeiss Batis Distagon 2.8/18 T*
- Zeiss Loxia Distagon 2.8/21 T*
- Zeiss Batis Distagon 2/25 T*
- Zeiss Loxia Distagon 2.4/25 T*
- Zeiss Loxia Biogon 2/35 T*
- Zeiss Batis Distagon 2/40 CF T*
- Zeiss Loxia Planar 2/50 T*
- Zeiss Batis Sonnar 1.8/85 T*
- Zeiss Loxia Sonnar 2.4/85 T*
- Zeiss Batis Apo-Sonnar 2.8/135 T*
C/Y-mount
- Carl Zeiss “Hollywood” Distagon 2.0/28 T*
- Carl Zeiss Distagon 2.8/28 T*
- Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 3.4/35-70 T*
- Carl Zeiss Planar 1.4/50 T*
- Carl Zeiss Planar 1,7/50 T*
- Carl Zeiss Sonnar 3.5/100 T*
Any chance you will be reviewing Nikon lenses like the 85mm 1.8d or 50mm 1.8d? New optics but with the aperture ring
not in the foreseeable future
Hi! Looks like some of the link about leicas are not working 🙂
Hi! What about the Yashica lenses? Any review in the making?
Not at the moment