LENS PERFORMANCE SURVEY RESULTS

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 USM L Ok
(**+)
very good
(****-)
    significant
(***+)
  heavy
(**)
  neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.1)
fast
(****)
very good
(****)
28
Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 USM L (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.39)
fast
(****-)
good
(***+)
5
Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye Ok
(**+)
very good
(****-)
    critical
(*)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.94)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
22
Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.51)
fast
(****)
very good
(****-)
78
Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
good
(***-)
    heavy distortions
(**)
  heavy
(**)
  warm heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.47)
Ok
(***+)
good
(***)
10
Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 USM L good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****-)
  heavy
(**+)
  slightly warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.51)
fast
(****+)
very good
(****)
34
Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****-)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.02)
slow
(**+)
good
(***)
63
Canon EF TS-E 24mm f/3.5L Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
    little distortions
(****)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good
(3.23)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****+)
12
Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good - very good
(3.65)
slow
(**)
good
(***-)
6
Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM poor
(*)
very good
(****-)
    little distortions
(****-)
  heavy
(**)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.92)
fast
(****)
good
(***+)
30

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****-)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.72)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
54
Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
    significant
(***)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.68)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
10
Canon EF 35mm f/2 good
(***-)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.89)
slow
(**)
good
(***-)
51
Canon EF 35mm f/1.4 USM L good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  warm little flare
(****)
good - very good
(3.74)
fast
(****)
very good
(****)
53
Canon EF 35mm f/2 (APS-C DSLR) good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.91)
slow
(**-)
not so good
(**)
13
Canon EF 35mm f/1.4 USM L (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  warm little flare
(****-)
good - very good
(3.96)
fast
(****)
superb
(*****)
8
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM good
(***-)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.19)
Ok
(***+)
good
(***)
246
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 I Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly warm some flare
(***+)
good - very good
(3.6)
slow
(**-)
good
(***-)
90
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.79)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
301
Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 macro good
(***+)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.36)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
40

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**-)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.74)
Ok
(***)
good
(***-)
52
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 mk I (APS-C DSLR) good
(***-)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.13)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
14
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 mk II (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.41)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
69
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 USM L good
(***-)
very good
(****+)
    significant
(***)
  significant (w/o)
(***-)
  slightly warm some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.5)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****+)
33
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.5)
fast
(****+)
very good
(****)
145
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 USM L (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral no flare
(*****)
excellent
(4.8)
very slow
(*)
superb
(*****)
5
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM (APS-C DSLR) good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.37)
fast
(****+)
good
(***)
39
Canon EF TS-E 90mm f/2.8 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.82)
  superb
(*****)
8
Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.19)
fast
(****+)
very good
(****-)
69
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 macro very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.66)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
66

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM macro very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.72)
fast
(****+)
very good
(****)
95
Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm some flare
(***)
very good
(4.06)
fast
(****)
good
(***+)
7
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 macro (APS-C DSLR) good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.29)
slow
(**)
very good
(****-)
11
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM macro (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.45)
Ok
(***)
good
(***)
18
Canon EF 135mm f/2 USM L very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.53)
fast
(****+)
superb
(*****)
81
Canon EF 135mm f/2.8 Softfocus Ok
(**+)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.46)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
18
Canon EF 135mm f/2 USM L (APS-C DSLR) superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.82)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
15
Canon EF 180mm f/3.5 USM L macro very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.49)
Ok
(***)
superb
(*****)
15
Canon EF 200mm f/1.8 USM L very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.39)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
12
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM L + EF 1.4x good
(***)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.05)
fast
(****)
very good
(****)
6

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM L + EF 2x good
(***-)
good
(***)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.67)
slow
(**-)
very good
(****-)
5
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM L I II very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.67)
fast
(****+)
superb
(*****)
97
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM L mk I or II (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.58)
fast
(****+)
superb
(*****)
10
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 USM L IS very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
excellent
(4.79)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
20
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 USM L superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.79)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
19
Canon EF 300mm f/4 USM L very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.79)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
44
Canon EF 300mm f/4 USM L IS very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
excellent
(4.55)
fast
(****+)
very good
(****+)
59
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 USM L IS (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.5)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
6
Canon EF 300mm f/4 USM L IS (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
excellent
(4.68)
fast
(****-)
very good
(****+)
24
Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 USM L IS superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm little flare
(****+)
very good
(4.47)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
6

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 USM L I very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.66)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
5
Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 USM L very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.68)
fast
(****)
very good
(****)
30
Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 USM L II very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.5)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
14
Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 USM L (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral no flare
(*****)
excellent
(4.73)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
5
Canon EF 500mm f/4 USM L IS superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral no flare
(*****)
excellent
(4.84)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
21
Canon EF 500mm f/4.5 USM L very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.74)
fast
(****)
superb
(*****)
17
Canon EF 600mm f/4 USM L II superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm no flare
(*****)
excellent
(4.5)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
6
Canon EF -S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
Ok
(**+)
good
(***)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***+)
heavy
(**)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***-)
good
(3.07)
fast
(****)
good
(***)
66
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 USM L good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.55)
fast
(****+)
superb
(*****)
74
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 USM L (APS-C DSLR) good
(***+)
very good
(****)
very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
little distortions
(****-)
no distortions
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.21)
fast
(****+)
superb
(*****)
20

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 USM L good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***+)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**+)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.8)
fast
(****+)
very good
(****+)
73
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 USM L good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**+)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***+)
good - very good
(3.87)
fast
(****)
very good
(****+)
146
Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 USM L (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**+)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**+)
very good
(****-)
little distortions
(****-)
no distortions
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
slightly warm some flare
(***)
good
(3.32)
fast
(****+)
superb
(*****)
7
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 USM L (APS-C DSLR) good
(***+)
very good
(****)
good
(***+)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.93)
fast
(****)
very good
(****+)
104
Canon EF -S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 USM IS poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
Ok
(**)
good
(***-)
critical
(*)
significant
(***+)
heavy
(**)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.3)
Ok
(***+)
not so good
(**+)
182
Canon EF -S 17-55mm f/2.8 USM IS very good
(****-)
very good
(****)
very good
(****-)
very good
(****)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
heavy
(**+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good - very good
(3.87)
fast
(****)
good
(***-)
68
Canon EF -S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
significant
(***-)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.15)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
173
Canon EF 20-35mm f/2.8 L very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.29)
Ok
(***-)
very good
(****+)
37
Canon EF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.05)
fast
(****-)
good
(***)
64
Canon EF 22-55mm f/4-5.6 USM poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy
(**-)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.71)
Ok
(***-)
bad
(*)
30

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 USM L very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
little distortions
(****-)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
slightly warm some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.24)
fast
(****+)
very good
(****+)
73
Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.63)
Ok
(***+)
good
(***-)
110
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 USM L (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
slightly warm some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.09)
fast
(****+)
very good
(****+)
42
Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
poor
(*)
good
(***-)
heavy distortions
(**)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.32)
fast
(****)
not so good
(**+)
27
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 USM L IS good
(***+)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.83)
fast
(****-)
very good
(****)
45
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 USM L IS (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
good
(***+)
very good
(****)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm little flare
(****-)
good - very good
(3.94)
fast
(****)
very good
(****)
48
Canon EF 28-105mm f/4-5.6 USM poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
critical
(*)
significant
(***-)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***)
warm quite heavy
(**-)
very poor
(1.25)
Ok
(***)
not so good
(**-)
10
Canon EF 28-90mm f/4-5.6 USM I II poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
critical
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy
(**)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.7)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
34
Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
significant
(***-)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**-)
very poor
(1.23)
Ok
(***-)
not so good
(**-)
17
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 USM IS Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.64)
Ok
(***)
good
(***-)
245

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8 USM L very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
slightly warm little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.25)
fast
(****+)
very good
(****)
135
Canon EF 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 I II Ok
(**+)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
heavy distortions
(**)
little distortions
(****-)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.16)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
54
Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 USM I poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**-)
poor
(1.88)
Ok
(***)
not so good
(**)
32
Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 USM II III poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**-)
heavy
(**)
heavy
(**+)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.51)
slow
(**-)
bad
(*)
46
Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 USM IV V poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.25)
slow
(**)
bad
(*)
62
Canon EF 28-80mm f/2.8-4 USM L good
(***+)
very good
(****)
good
(***+)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good - very good
(3.7)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****-)
32
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM I II poor
(*)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
good
(***-)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.4)
fast
(****-)
good
(***-)
338
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 USM IS (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.06)
slow
(**+)
not so good
(**)
43
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM mk I or II (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm quite heavy
(**-)
poor
(1.89)
fast
(****-)
not so good
(**-)
12
Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 USM L IS (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****)
very good
(****)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****-)
no distortions
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.08)
fast
(****)
superb
(*****)
11

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Canon EF 35-350mm f/3.5-5.6 USM L good
(***+)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.12)
fast
(****+)
superb
(*****)
41
Canon EF 35-350mm f/3.5-5.6 USM L (APS-C DSLR) good
(***+)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****-)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
warm some flare
(***+)
good - very good
(3.62)
extremely fast
(*****)
very good
(****+)
6
Canon EF 50-200mm f/3.5-4.5 L very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
little distortions
(****-)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
warm some flare
(***)
very good
(4.04)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
14
Canon EF 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6 USM poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
slightly cool heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.21)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
12
Canon EF 70-210mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Ok
(**)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
good
(***-)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
average
(2.57)
Ok
(***+)
not so good
(**)
46
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 USM L very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral little flare
(****-)
excellent
(4.55)
fast
(****+)
very good
(****+)
179
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 USM L very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.68)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
161
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 USM L + EF 1.4x good
(***+)
very good
(****)
very good
(****-)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
slightly warm little flare
(****-)
good - very good
(3.98)
fast
(****-)
superb
(*****)
13
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 USM L + EF 2.0x good
(***)
good
(***+)
good
(***)
good
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***+)
good - very good
(3.52)
slow
(**+)
superb
(*****)
30
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 USM L IS very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.47)
fast
(****+)
superb
(*****)
54

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 USM DO IS Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
good
(***-)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
average
(2.82)
fast
(****-)
good
(***)
12
Canon EF 70-210mm f/3.5-4.5 USM (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.25)
fast
(****)
not so good
(**)
7
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 USM L (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.29)
fast
(****+)
very good
(****+)
74
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 USM L (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
slightly warm little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.58)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
12
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 USM L IS (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
slightly warm some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.25)
fast
(****)
very good
(****+)
26
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 USM DO IS (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
good
(***-)
little distortions
(****)
no distortions
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
average
(2.63)
fast
(****)
good
(***)
28
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 USM IS (APS-C DSLR) good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***)
good
(3.38)
slow
(**-)
bad
(*)
33
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 USM IS Ok
(**+)
good
(***+)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
little distortions
(****-)
little distortions
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.06)
slow
(**)
not so good
(**-)
20
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 I+II+III+IS poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral quite heavy
(**-)
sub-average
(2.01)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
179
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 I+II+III+IS (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
little distortions
(****-)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.59)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
19

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Canon EF 80-200mm f/2.8 L very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm some flare
(***)
very good
(4.05)
Ok
(***)
very good
(****+)
54
Canon EF 80-200mm f/2.8 L (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
warm some flare
(***)
very good
(4.15)
slow
(**-)
superb
(*****)
6
Canon EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
sub-average
(2.38)
fast
(****-)
good
(***-)
82
Canon EF 100-300mm f/5.6 L good
(***+)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
significant
(***+)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.57)
slow
(**+)
good
(***-)
43
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 USM L IS very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****-)
very good
(****)
no distortions
(*****)
little distortions
(****+)
no vignetting
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
slightly warm some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.19)
fast
(****)
very good
(****+)
87
Canon EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
sub-average
(2.03)
Ok
(***-)
not so good
(**)
10
Canon EF 100-300mm f/5.6 L (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****-)
very good
(****)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.0)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
6
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 USM L IS (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
good
(***+)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
no distortions
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.19)
fast
(****)
very good
(****)
44
Canon FD 17mm f/4 Ok
(**-)
good
(***-)
    little distortions
(****+)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.71)
  superb
(*****)
7
Canon FD 20mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    heavy distortions
(**)
  significant (w/o)
(***-)
  cool quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.21)
  good
(***)
9

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Canon FD 24mm f/2 good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  slightly warm some flare
(***-)
good
(3.31)
  very good
(****-)
7
Canon FD 24mm f/2.8 good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.77)
  very good
(****-)
19
Canon FD 28mm f/2 Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.82)
  superb
(*****)
6
Canon FD 28mm f/2.8 Ok
(**+)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly warm some flare
(***-)
good
(3.15)
  good
(***+)
19
Canon FD 35mm f/2 good
(***+)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****+)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm some flare
(***+)
good - very good
(3.96)
  very good
(****-)
15
Canon FD 35mm f/2.8 Ok
(**-)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****-)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good
(3.37)
  good
(***-)
8
Canon FD 50mm f/1.4 good
(***-)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.98)
  very good
(****)
35
Canon FD 50mm f/1.8 Ok
(**-)
very good
(****-)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.14)
  not so good
(**+)
26
Canon FD 50mm f/3.5 macro very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.26)
  good
(***)
11
Canon FD 85mm f/1.2 L very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  warm little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.09)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
14

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Canon FD 85mm f/1.8 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****-)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.58)
  very good
(****)
16
Canon FD 100mm f/2 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm little flare
(****+)
very good
(4.39)
  superb
(*****)
5
Canon FD 100mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral no flare
(*****)
very good
(4.38)
  very good
(****-)
6
Canon FD 100mm f/4 macro good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.91)
  very good
(****+)
8
Canon FD 135mm f/2 good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
excellent
(4.55)
  very good
(****+)
8
Canon FD 135mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.23)
  very good
(****-)
17
Canon FD 200mm f/2.8 good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.39)
  very good
(****+)
7
Canon FD 200mm f/4 good
(***)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.82)
  good
(***+)
12
Canon FD 300mm f/2.8 L very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.33)
  very good
(****+)
5
Canon FD 300mm f/4 good
(***)
good
(***+)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.68)
  very good
(****+)
8

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Canon FD 300mm f/4 L very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  cool little flare
(****)
very good
(4.36)
  very good
(****)
5
Canon FD 28-85mm f/4 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
warm some flare
(***+)
good
(3.43)
  good
(***)
6
Canon FD 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.22)
  good
(***)
7
Canon FD 35-105mm f/3.5 good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.62)
  very good
(****-)
15
Canon FD 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
little distortions
(****)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.18)
  good
(***-)
7
Canon FD 50-300mm f/4.5 L good
(***-)
good
(***)
good
(***-)
good
(***-)
little distortions
(****)
critical
(*)
heavy
(**)
heavy
(**-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.67)
  very good
(****-)
5
Canon FD 70-210mm f/4 Ok
(**+)
good
(***+)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
little distortions
(****-)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.32)
  good
(***+)
10
Canon FD 80-200mm f/4 L very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
warm little flare
(****+)
very good
(4.43)
  very good
(****)
14
Carl-Zeiss Distagon T* 18mm f/4 good
(***)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***)
  heavy
(**)
  slightly warm quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.08)
  very good
(****)
18
Carl-Zeiss Distagon T* 21mm f/2.8 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
excellent
(4.66)
  superb
(*****)
24

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Carl-Zeiss Distagon T* 25mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****+)
very good
(4.33)
  superb
(*****)
32
Carl-Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm f/2.8 good
(***+)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.18)
  very good
(****+)
62
Carl-Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm f/2 good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    significant
(***+)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  warm little flare
(****)
good - very good
(3.8)
  superb
(*****)
9
Carl-Zeiss Distagon T* 35mm f/1.4 very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.15)
  superb
(*****)
22
Carl-Zeiss Distagon T* 35mm f/2.8 very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.42)
  very good
(****+)
30
Carl-Zeiss Tessar T* 45mm f/2.8 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral no flare
(*****)
excellent
(4.76)
  very good
(****-)
19
Carl-Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.31)
  very good
(****+)
100
Carl-Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.7 good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.04)
  very good
(****)
40
Carl-Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 60mm f/2.8 superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral no flare
(*****)
excellent
(5.0)
  superb
(*****)
14
Carl-Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.59)
  superb
(*****)
47

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Carl-Zeiss Sonnar T* 85mm f/2.8 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral no flare
(*****)
excellent
(4.6)
  very good
(****+)
24
Carl-Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.2 good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  warm some flare
(***+)
good - very good
(3.87)
  superb
(*****)
10
Carl-Zeiss Planar T* 100mm f/2 very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.77)
  superb
(*****)
11
Carl-Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 100mm f/2.8 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral no flare
(*****)
excellent
(4.92)
  superb
(*****)
22
Carl-Zeiss Sonnar T* 135mm f/2.8 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.58)
  very good
(****)
52
Carl-Zeiss Sonnar T* 180mm f/2.8 very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****+)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.59)
  very good
(****+)
13
Carl-Zeiss Tessar T* 200mm f/4 very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.29)
  superb
(*****)
10
Carl-Zeiss Tessar T* 200mm f/3.5 good
(***+)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  warm some flare
(***+)
good - very good
(3.69)
  very good
(****)
6
Carl-Zeiss Tessar T* 300mm f/4 very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.51)
  very good
(****)
11
Carl-Zeiss T* 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 good
(***)
very good
(****-)
good
(***)
good
(***+)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***)
no vignetting
(*****)
slightly warm some flare
(***)
good
(3.19)
  very good
(****-)
10

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Carl-Zeiss T* 28-85mm f/3.3-4 very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.19)
  very good
(****+)
15
Carl-Zeiss T* 35-135mm f/3.3-4.5 very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
slightly warm little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.26)
  superb
(*****)
9
Carl-Zeiss T* 35-70mm f/3.4 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
good
(***)
very good
(****+)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm little flare
(****-)
good - very good
(3.91)
  very good
(****+)
9
Carl-Zeiss T* 80-200mm f/4 good
(***+)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
warm some flare
(***)
good
(3.47)
  very good
(****+)
14
Carl-Zeiss V-S. T* 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
little distortions
(****+)
no distortions
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
warm little flare
(****+)
very good
(4.39)
  very good
(****+)
9
Carl-Zeiss AF T* 50mm f/1.4 N very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.17)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
13
Carl-Zeiss AF T* 17-35mm f/2.8 N very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****-)
very good
(****)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.41)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****+)
7
Carl-Zeiss AF T* 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 N good
(***+)
very good
(****)
good
(***+)
very good
(****)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.12)
Ok
(***-)
very good
(****)
29
Carl-Zeiss AF T* 70-210mm f/3.5-4.5 N good
(***)
good
(***+)
good
(***)
good
(***+)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
warm some flare
(***)
good
(3.02)
very slow
(*)
good
(***+)
9
Carl-Zeiss AF T* 70-300mm f/4-5.6 N very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****)
very good
(****)
no distortions
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.46)
Ok
(***+)
superb
(*****)
9

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Carl-Zeiss G T* Biogon 21mm f/2.8 G very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.59)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****+)
17
Carl-Zeiss G T* Biogon 28mm f/2.8 G very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.45)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****+)
18
Carl-Zeiss G T* Planar 35mm f/2 G good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.34)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****)
19
Carl-Zeiss G T* Planar 45mm f/2 G very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.9)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
29
Carl-Zeiss G T* Sonnar 90mm f/2.8 G superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.88)
slow
(**)
superb
(*****)
20
Carl-Zeiss G T* 35-70mm f/3.5-5.6 G Ok
(**-)
Ok
(**+)
Ok
(**-)
Ok
(**)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
heavy
(**+)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**+)
sub-average
(2.1)
slow
(**)
good
(***+)
5
Hasselblad Xpan 45mm f/4 superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  heavy
(**+)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.62)
  superb
(*****)
5
Konica Hexanon 50mm f/2 very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***-)
very good
(4.49)
  very good
(****)
11
Leica M Summilux 35mm f/1.4 Asph. very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
excellent
(4.59)
  very good
(****+)
11
Leica M Elmarit 21mm f/2.8 Asph. very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****-)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.64)
  superb
(*****)
11

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Leica M Elmarit 24mm f/2.8 Asph. very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  slightly warm little flare
(****+)
very good
(4.34)
  superb
(*****)
6
Leica M Elmarit 28mm f/2.8 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  neutral some flare
(***-)
very good
(4.34)
  very good
(****)
10
Leica M Summicron 35mm f/2 Asph. very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.54)
  superb
(*****)
25
Leica M Noctilux 50mm f/1 good
(***)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***+)
  heavy
(**)
  warm little flare
(****)
good
(3.39)
  superb
(*****)
12
Leica M Summicron 50mm f/2 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.51)
  superb
(*****)
44
Leica M Summilux 75mm f/1.4 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.52)
  superb
(*****)
10
Leica M APO-Summicron 90mm f/2 superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.98)
  superb
(*****)
17
Leica M Elamrit 90mm f/2.8 very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral no flare
(*****)
excellent
(4.85)
  superb
(*****)
10
Leica M APO-Telyt 135mm f/3.4 superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral no flare
(*****)
excellent
(5.0)
  superb
(*****)
9
Leica R 19mm f/2.8 '98 very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****-)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  warm little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.08)
  superb
(*****)
6

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Leica R 24mm f/2.8 '90 Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
    heavy distortions
(**)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.63)
  very good
(****+)
13
Leica R 28mm f/2.8 '94 very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****-)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  slightly cool some flare
(***+)
good - very good
(3.96)
  very good
(****)
5
Leica R 35mm f/2 '97 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****)
  heavy
(**)
  neutral little flare
(****)
good - very good
(3.82)
  superb
(*****)
8
Leica R 50mm f/1.4 '79 poor
(*)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***)
  critical
(*)
  neutral heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.44)
  very good
(****)
5
Leica R 50mm f/2 '79 very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.58)
  superb
(*****)
17
Leica R 60mm f/2.8 macro '86 very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****+)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  warm little flare
(****)
good - very good
(3.87)
  superb
(*****)
5
Leica R 80mm f/1.4 '98 good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.17)
  very good
(****)
8
Leica R 90mm f/2.8 '83 very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
excellent
(4.52)
  superb
(*****)
5
Leica R 90mm f/2 APO very good
(****)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
good - very good
(3.99)
  superb
(*****)
5
Leica R 100mm f/2.8 APO macro '97 superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.85)
  superb
(*****)
16

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Leica R 180mm f/3.4 APO '80 superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.62)
  superb
(*****)
6
Leica R 180mm f/2.8 APO superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.78)
  superb
(*****)
6
Leica R 280mm f/4 APO superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral no flare
(*****)
excellent
(5.0)
  superb
(*****)
5
Leica R 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 '90 good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
good
(***)
very good
(****-)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**-)
heavy
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral some flare
(***)
good
(3.26)
  very good
(****)
6
Leica R 35-70mm f/4 '98 good
(***+)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
significant
(***)
no distortions
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.04)
  superb
(*****)
9
Leica R 70-180mm f/2.8 '98 superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral no flare
(*****)
excellent
(4.82)
  superb
(*****)
5
Minolta AF 20mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****)
    heavy distortions
(**+)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.78)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
14
Minolta AF 20mm f/2.8 new very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    significant
(***)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.46)
Ok
(***-)
very good
(****+)
17
Minolta AF 20mm f/2.8 (APS-C) Ok
(**+)
very good
(****)
    heavy distortions
(**)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly cool some flare
(***)
good
(3.09)
fast
(****-)
very good
(****)
7
Minolta AF 24mm f/2.8 good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    significant
(***)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.99)
Ok
(***-)
very good
(****-)
21

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Minolta AF 24mm f/2.8 new good
(***+)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****-)
  heavy
(**)
  neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.73)
slow
(**)
good
(***+)
7
Minolta AF 28mm f/2 good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****-)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  neutral quite heavy
(**-)
very good
(4.0)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
18
Minolta AF 28mm f/2.8 Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
    significant
(***)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.21)
slow
(**)
good
(***-)
35
Minolta AF 35mm f/1.4 G good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.38)
slow
(**)
good
(***+)
18
Minolta AF 35mm f/2 very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.67)
slow
(**+)
good
(***)
27
Minolta AF 50mm f/1.4 Ok
(**)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.11)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****-)
50
Minolta AF 50mm f/1.4 II Ok
(**)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.09)
Ok
(***)
very good
(****)
21
Minolta AF 50mm f/1.7 Ok
(**+)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.01)
slow
(**+)
good
(***)
130
Minolta AF 50mm f/2.8 macro very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
excellent
(4.61)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
22
Minolta AF 50mm f/1.7 (APS-C) poor
(*)
good
(***+)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.04)
slow
(**)
good
(***-)
20

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Minolta AF 50mm f/2.8 macro (APS-C) good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  cool some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.94)
very slow
(*)
good
(***+)
8
Minolta AF 85mm f/1.4 G good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
excellent
(4.54)
slow
(**-)
very good
(****+)
39
Minolta AF 85mm f/1.4 G D very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.45)
slow
(**)
very good
(****+)
14
Minolta AF 100mm f/2 very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.65)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
24
Minolta AF 100mm f/2.8 macro very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.6)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
36
Minolta AF 100mm f/2.8 macro D very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.73)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
14
Minolta AF 100mm f/2 (APS-C) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral heavy flare
(*)
very good
(4.28)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
8
Minolta AF 135mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****+)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.32)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****)
26
Minolta AF 200mm f/2.8 APO G 1.4xAPO very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.22)
slow
(**+)
superb
(*****)
6
Minolta AF 200mm f/2.8 APO G very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm no flare
(*****)
excellent
(4.54)
Ok
(***)
superb
(*****)
41

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Minolta AF 200mm f/2.8 APO G (APS-C) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.34)
Ok
(***)
superb
(*****)
6
Minolta AF 300mm f/2.8 APO G superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.64)
fast
(****-)
superb
(*****)
11
Minolta AF 300mm f/4 APO G very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.58)
Ok
(***)
superb
(*****)
15
Minolta AF 300mm f/4 APO G 1.4xAPO very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral no flare
(*****)
excellent
(4.67)
Ok
(***+)
superb
(*****)
7
Minolta AF 400mm f/4.5 APO G very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.75)
slow
(**+)
superb
(*****)
20
Minolta AF 500mm f/8 Reflex very good
(****-)
very good
(****-)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
good - very good
(3.86)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
10
Minolta AF 17-35mm f/3.5G very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
little distortions
(****-)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral little flare
(****-)
excellent
(4.65)
slow
(**)
very good
(****+)
14
Minolta AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 D Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
critical
(*)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
average
(2.55)
slow
(**+)
not so good
(**)
19
Minolta AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 D (APS-C) poor
(*)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
good
(***)
critical
(*)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.41)
slow
(**-)
not so good
(**)
18
Minolta AF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.55)
slow
(**)
good
(***)
10

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Minolta AF 24-50mm f/4 Ok
(**+)
good
(***+)
good
(***-)
good
(***+)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.51)
slow
(**-)
good
(***+)
20
Minolta AF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
good
(***)
good
(***)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***)
good
(3.29)
slow
(**)
good
(***)
90
Minolta AF 24-105mm f/3.5-4.5 D Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
Ok
(**+)
good
(***+)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.08)
Ok
(***-)
good
(***)
61
Minolta AF 28-70mm f/2.8 G very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.74)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****+)
29
Minolta AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**-)
heavy
(**-)
heavy
(**)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.68)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
40
Minolta AF 28-80mm f/4-5.6 poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**-)
poor
(1.51)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
29
Minolta AF 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5 Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**+)
good
(***)
significant
(***-)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.03)
slow
(**-)
good
(***+)
34
Minolta AF 28-105mm f/4-5.6 Ok
(**)
Ok
(**)
Ok
(**-)
Ok
(**+)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
slightly warm some flare
(***)
sub-average
(2.29)
slow
(**-)
not so good
(**+)
8
Minolta AF 28-135mm f/4-4.5 good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**-)
good
(3.41)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****+)
32
Minolta AF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**+)
average
(2.66)
slow
(**)
good
(***-)
35

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Minolta AF 28-75mm f/2.8 D (APS-C) good
(***-)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
no distortions
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
slightly warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.66)
Ok
(***-)
not so good
(**+)
11
Minolta AF 28-135mm f/4-4.5 (APS-C) good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***-)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****-)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good - very good
(3.77)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
7
Minolta AF 70-210mm f/4 good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
good
(***-)
good
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.45)
very slow
(*)
good
(***+)
56
Minolta AF 70-210mm f/3.5-4.5 good
(***-)
good
(***+)
Ok
(**+)
very good
(****-)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm some flare
(***)
good
(3.24)
slow
(**-)
good
(***-)
15
Minolta AF 70-210mm f/4.5-5.6 poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
significant
(***+)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
warm heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.18)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
9
Minolta AF 70-210mm f/4 (APS-C) Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.2)
very slow
(*)
good
(***+)
9
Minolta AF 70-200mm f/2.8 APO SSM G (APS-C) very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****)
very good
(****)
no distortions
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
slightly warm no flare
(*****)
very good
(4.49)
fast
(****)
superb
(*****)
5
Minolta AF 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Ok
(**-)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
little distortions
(****-)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.37)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
28
Minolta AF 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 II poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
significant
(***+)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
poor
(1.51)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
18
Minolta AF 80-200mm f/2.8 APO (black) good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
no distortions
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good - very good
(3.86)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
13

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Minolta AF 80-200mm f/2.8 APO G very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.65)
Ok
(***-)
superb
(*****)
49
Minolta AF 80-200mm f/2.8 APO G +2.0x good
(***)
good
(***+)
good
(***)
good
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
warm quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.0)
Ok
(***-)
very good
(****+)
5
Minolta AF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 APO good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.97)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
43
Minolta AF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 APO D good
(***)
very good
(****-)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***+)
good - very good
(3.94)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
17
Minolta AF 100-400mm f/4.5-6.7 APO good
(***)
good
(***+)
good
(***-)
good
(***)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral some flare
(***-)
good
(3.1)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
18
Minolta MD 17mm f/4 MC poor
(*)
very good
(****)
    heavy distortions
(**)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  slightly warm some flare
(***-)
average
(2.84)
  superb
(*****)
5
Minolta MD 24mm f/2.8 MC good
(***)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.86)
  very good
(****)
12
Minolta MD 28mm f/2.8 MC good
(***)
very good
(****-)
    little distortions
(****-)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.8)
  good
(***)
10
Minolta MD 28mm f/3.5 MC poor
(*)
good
(***)
    significant
(***)
  heavy
(**+)
  slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.18)
  good
(***-)
6
Minolta MD 35mm f/2.8 MC good
(***+)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.84)
  very good
(****-)
6

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Minolta MD 35mm f/1.8 MC Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly warm some flare
(***-)
good
(3.37)
  very good
(****)
9
Minolta MD 50mm f/1.7 MC good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.95)
  good
(***+)
25
Minolta MD 50mm f/1.4 MC good
(***)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.17)
  very good
(****)
20
Minolta MD 50mm f/1.2 MC Ok
(**-)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  warm little flare
(****)
good
(3.4)
  very good
(****)
8
Minolta MD 50mm f/3.5 MC macro very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.38)
  very good
(****)
7
Minolta MD 85mm f/2 MC good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.34)
  very good
(****)
12
Minolta MD 100mm f/4 MC macro very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.77)
  very good
(****-)
5
Minolta MD 135mm f/2.8 MC good
(***)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.25)
  very good
(****-)
12
Minolta MD 135mm f/3.5 MC poor
(*)
good
(***)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.07)
  good
(***+)
7
Minolta MD 200mm f/2.8 MC good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.05)
  very good
(****)
6

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Minolta MD 300mm f/4.5 MC poor
(*)
good
(***+)
    little distortions
(****+)
  significant (w/o)
(***-)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good
(3.18)
  superb
(*****)
5
Minolta MD 24-35mm f/3.5 MC poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
significant
(***)
heavy distortions
(**)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
cool some flare
(***+)
poor
(1.82)
  good
(***-)
5
Minolta MD 28-70mm f/3.5-4.8 MC poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.06)
  not so good
(**)
9
Minolta MD 35-70mm f/3.5 MC good
(***-)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral little flare
(****-)
good - very good
(3.77)
  very good
(****-)
6
Minolta MD 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 MC poor
(*)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
good
(***-)
heavy distortions
(**)
critical
(*)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
warm heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.81)
  good
(***)
5
Minolta MD 70-210mm f/4 MC Ok
(**)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
warm some flare
(***-)
average
(2.52)
  very good
(****-)
8
Nikkor AF 10.5mm f/2.8 G ED DX Fisheye good
(***-)
good
(***)
    critical
(*)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.45)
slow
(**+)
good
(***+)
15
Nikkor AF 14mm f/2.8 ED D very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****-)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***-)
very good
(4.32)
fast
(****)
superb
(*****)
9
Nikkor AI-S 15mm f/3.5 Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
    significant
(***)
  critical
(*)
  slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.46)
  superb
(*****)
11
Nikkor AF 16mm f/2.8 Fisheye good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    critical
(*)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
good - very good
(3.91)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****-)
7

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AI-S 18mm f/3.5 good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  critical
(*)
  neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good - very good
(3.5)
  very good
(****+)
6
Nikkor AF 18mm f/2.8 Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
    heavy distortions
(**-)
  heavy
(**+)
  neutral quite heavy
(**-)
average
(2.57)
slow
(**+)
good
(***)
13
Nikkor AI-S 20mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    significant
(***-)
  significant (w/o)
(***-)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.53)
  very good
(****+)
35
Nikkor AF 20mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    significant
(***-)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.89)
slow
(**+)
good
(***+)
87
Nikkor AF 20mm f/2.8 (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***-)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.77)
slow
(**)
very good
(****-)
10
Nikkor AI-S 24mm f/2 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    significant
(***+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.15)
  superb
(*****)
23
Nikkor AF 24mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****-)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.19)
slow
(**+)
good
(***+)
94
Nikkor AF 24mm f/2.8 (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**+)
very good
(****-)
    significant
(***-)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.87)
slow
(**)
not so good
(**)
8
Nikkor AF 28mm f/1.4 Aspherical good
(***+)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****)
  heavy
(**-)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
good - very good
(3.9)
very slow
(*)
superb
(*****)
21
Nikkor AI-S 28mm f/2.8 good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.31)
very slow
(*)
superb
(*****)
45

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AF 28mm f/2.8 Ok
(**+)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.6)
slow
(**)
good
(***-)
35
Nikkor AI-S 35mm f/1.4 Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  slightly warm quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.2)
  very good
(****)
27
Nikkor AF 35mm f/2 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.3)
slow
(**)
good
(***)
70
Nikkor AF 35mm f/2 (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.23)
slow
(**)
good
(***)
11
Nikkor AI-S 50mm f/1.4 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.27)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****+)
48
Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.4 good
(***)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.12)
slow
(**+)
good
(***)
81
Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8 good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.27)
slow
(**)
not so good
(**)
182
Nikkor AI-S 50mm f/1.4 (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
good - very good
(3.92)
slow
(**-)
good
(***)
9
Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.4 (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.94)
slow
(**-)
good
(***)
25
Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8 (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.95)
slow
(**)
not so good
(**-)
69

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AI-S 55mm f/2.8 Micro very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.64)
  very good
(****)
30
Nikkor AI-S 55mm f/2.8 Micro (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.34)
  very good
(****-)
6
Nikkor AF 60mm f/2.8 Micro very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.64)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
62
Nikkor AF 60mm f/2.8 Micro (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
excellent
(4.65)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
16
Nikkor AF 85mm f/1.4 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.78)
Ok
(***-)
very good
(****+)
56
Nikkor AF 85mm f/1.8 very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
excellent
(4.65)
slow
(**)
good
(***+)
112
Nikkor AF 85mm f/1.4 (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
excellent
(4.74)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
13
Nikkor AF 85mm f/1.8 (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***-)
very good
(4.35)
slow
(**-)
good
(***+)
22
Nikkor AI-S 105mm f/2.5 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.7)
  very good
(****+)
28
Nikkor AI-S 105mm f/1.8 very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.63)
  superb
(*****)
16

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AI-S 105mm f/2.8 Micro good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.43)
  very good
(****)
10
Nikkor AF 105mm f/2.8 Micro very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.75)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
70
Nikkor AF 105mm DC f/2 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly cool little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.53)
slow
(**)
superb
(*****)
26
Nikkor AI-S 105mm f/2.5 (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
excellent
(4.57)
  superb
(*****)
8
Nikkor AI-S 105mm f/1.8 (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm little flare
(****+)
very good
(4.43)
  superb
(*****)
5
Nikkor AF 105mm f/2.8 Micro (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.25)
very slow
(*)
superb
(*****)
5
Nikkor AF 105mm DC f/2 (APS-C DSLR) superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly cool little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.57)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
5
Nikkor AF-S 105mm f/2.8 ED VR macro (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.59)
Ok
(***+)
superb
(*****)
16
Nikkor AF 135mm DC f/2 good
(***+)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.04)
Ok
(***-)
superb
(*****)
8
Nikkor AF 135mm DC f/2 (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
excellent
(4.53)
Ok
(***-)
superb
(*****)
7

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AI-S 135mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly cool quite heavy
(**+)
good - very good
(3.69)
  very good
(****)
7
Nikkor AF 180mm ED f/2.8 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.67)
slow
(**)
very good
(****+)
74
Nikkor AF 180mm ED f/2 (APS-C DSLR).8 very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm some flare
(***)
very good
(4.27)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
12
Nikkor AI-S 200mm f/4 ED Micro good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****+)
very good
(4.32)
  superb
(*****)
10
Nikkor AF 200mm f/4 ED Micro very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.62)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
11
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4 IF-ED very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm little flare
(****+)
very good
(4.35)
fast
(****+)
very good
(****+)
20
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/2.8 IF-ED very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.7)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
25
Nikkor AI-S 300mm f/4.5 IF-ED good
(***+)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.21)
  superb
(*****)
12
Nikkor AF 300mm f/4 IF-ED very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.73)
very slow
(*)
superb
(*****)
44
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4 IF-ED (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.49)
Ok
(***)
very good
(****+)
13

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/2.8 IF-ED (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
excellent
(4.65)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
6
Nikkor AF-I 400mm f/2.8 IF-ED superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral no flare
(*****)
excellent
(4.8)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
9
Nikkor AF-S 500mm f/4 IF-ED superb
(*****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral no flare
(*****)
excellent
(5.0)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
8
Nikkor AF-S 12-24mm f/4 G IF-ED DX Ok
(**+)
good
(***+)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
critical
(*)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.29)
fast
(****)
very good
(****-)
40
Nikkor AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8 ED very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.42)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
75
Nikkor AF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 G IF-ED DX good
(***+)
very good
(****)
very good
(****-)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**+)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***-)
very good
(4.0)
fast
(****+)
very good
(****+)
52
Nikkor AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8 ED (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
significant
(***-)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.3)
fast
(****)
very good
(****+)
37
Nikkor AF 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ED Ok
(**+)
very good
(****-)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
critical
(*)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.5)
slow
(**)
good
(***-)
49
Nikkor AF-S 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 G ED-IF DX Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
critical
(*)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.42)
fast
(****-)
not so good
(**)
165
Nikkor AF 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ED (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**+)
very good
(****-)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.16)
slow
(**)
bad
(*)
11

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
critical
(*)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.64)
slow
(**+)
bad
(*)
17
Nikkor AF 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G IF-ED VR II poor
(*)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
critical
(*)
significant
(***-)
heavy
(**-)
heavy
(**)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
poor
(1.67)
Ok
(***)
not so good
(**)
44
Nikkor AF 20-35mm f/2.8 very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.14)
Ok
(***)
very good
(****+)
49
Nikkor AF 20-35mm f/2.8 (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.57)
Ok
(***-)
superb
(*****)
5
Nikkor AF 24-50mm f/3.3-4.5 good
(***-)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.7)
slow
(**-)
good
(***)
68
Nikkor AF 24-85mm f/2.8-4 poor
(*)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
heavy distortions
(**-)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.49)
slow
(**-)
good
(***-)
52
Nikkor AF-S 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 ED G Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**+)
good
(***+)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.93)
fast
(****-)
not so good
(**+)
57
Nikkor AF 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 D Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
significant
(***-)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.75)
slow
(**-)
good
(***)
123
Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 ED VR poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
poor
(*)
good
(***-)
heavy distortions
(**-)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral some flare
(***-)
sub-average
(2.32)
fast
(****)
good
(***-)
33
Nikkor AF 24-85mm f/2.8-4 (APS-C DSLR) good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
good
(***+)
very good
(****)
critical
(*)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
warm quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.33)
slow
(**+)
not so good
(**+)
38

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AF-S 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 ED G (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**+)
good
(***)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**+)
average
(2.57)
fast
(****)
not so good
(**-)
13
Nikkor AF 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 D (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
average
(2.5)
slow
(**-)
good
(***-)
7
Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 ED VR (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
Ok
(**-)
Ok
(**+)
significant
(***-)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.27)
fast
(****)
good
(***)
26
Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm f/2.8 ED very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
no vignetting
(*****)
slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.34)
fast
(****+)
superb
(*****)
65
Nikkor AF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 D good
(***-)
good
(***+)
good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***-)
good
(3.44)
slow
(**-)
good
(***)
142
Nikkor AF 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
heavy distortions
(**+)
little distortions
(****-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
slightly warm some flare
(***-)
average
(2.85)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
46
Nikkor AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
heavy distortions
(**-)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.66)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
68
Nikkor AF 28-100mm f/3.5-5.6 G poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.86)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
9
Nikkor AF 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5 Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.24)
very slow
(*)
good
(***+)
44
Nikkor AF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IF poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**-)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.04)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
40

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm f/2.8 ED (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
warm quite heavy
(**-)
very good
(4.1)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
6
Nikkor AF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 D (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
little distortions
(****-)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.37)
slow
(**-)
not so good
(**+)
12
Nikkor AF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IF (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral some flare
(***-)
sub-average
(2.09)
slow
(**)
good
(***-)
9
Nikkor AF 35-70mm f/2.8 very good
(****-)
very good
(****)
very good
(****-)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****-)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.15)
slow
(**-)
very good
(****)
102
Nikkor AF 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***-)
good
(3.15)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
25
Nikkor AF 35-70mm f/2.8 (APS-C DSLR) good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
good
(***+)
very good
(****+)
little distortions
(****)
no distortions
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
no vignetting
(*****)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
good - very good
(3.93)
slow
(**-)
very good
(****)
14
Nikkor AI-S 50-300mm f/4.5 ED very good
(****)
very good
(****)
very good
(****)
very good
(****)
no distortions
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.34)
slow
(**)
superb
(*****)
6
Nikkor AF 70-210mm f/4 good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good - very good
(3.84)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
13
Nikkor AF 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6 ED Micro very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
no vignetting
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***+)
excellent
(4.57)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
22
Nikkor AF 70-210mm f/4-5.6 Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
significant
(***)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.9)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
55

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 G poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
significant
(***+)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral quite heavy
(**-)
poor
(1.76)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
25
Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 ED Ok
(**-)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
little distortions
(****-)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.52)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
71
Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 G ED VR very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.42)
fast
(****+)
superb
(*****)
43
Nikkor AF 70-210mm f/4-5.6 (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
significant
(***+)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.28)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
8
Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 G (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
heavy
(**+)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.09)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
17
Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 ED (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
little distortions
(****)
heavy distortions
(**)
no vignetting
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.04)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
7
Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 G ED VR (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
very good
(4.35)
extremely fast
(*****)
superb
(*****)
37
Nikkor AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
little distortions
(****-)
little distortions
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.97)
fast
(****-)
good
(***)
31
Nikkor AF 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
significant
(***-)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.2)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
23
Nikkor AF 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.33)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
7

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8 ED (Push) very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.44)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****+)
66
Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8 ED TC-14A very good
(****)
very good
(****)
very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.16)
Ok
(***-)
superb
(*****)
7
Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8 ED TC-201 good
(***)
good
(***)
good
(***)
good
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm some flare
(***)
good
(3.43)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
11
Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8 ED very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.36)
slow
(**)
very good
(****+)
132
Nikkor AF-S 80-200mm f/2.8 ED very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.44)
fast
(****)
superb
(*****)
89
Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/4.5-5.6 Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***-)
significant
(***-)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.56)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
16
Nikkor AF 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 D ED VR good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****-)
little distortions
(****)
no distortions
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.09)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
30
Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8 ED (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
little distortions
(****+)
no distortions
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral little flare
(****-)
excellent
(4.67)
slow
(**)
very good
(****+)
5
Nikkor AF-S 80-200mm f/2.8 ED (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
little distortions
(****+)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral some flare
(***+)
excellent
(4.59)
fast
(****)
superb
(*****)
7
Nikkor AF 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 D ED VR (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****)
Ok
(**+)
very good
(****-)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.78)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
8

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Olympus Digital Zuiko (4/3) 50mm f/2 ED macro very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.77)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
31
Olympus Digital Zuiko (4/3) 150mm f/2 ED very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm no flare
(*****)
excellent
(4.64)
Ok
(***)
very good
(****+)
7
Olympus Digital Zuiko (4/3) 7-14mm f/4 ED very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
little distortions
(****-)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
excellent
(4.54)
Ok
(***-)
superb
(*****)
10
Olympus Digital Zuiko (4/3) 11-22mm f/2.8-3.5 very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
little distortions
(****-)
no distortions
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral some flare
(***+)
excellent
(4.51)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
24
Olympus Digital Zuiko (4/3) 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 very good
(****-)
very good
(****)
good
(***+)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****-)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm little flare
(****-)
good - very good
(3.93)
Ok
(***-)
very good
(****)
68
Olympus Digital Zuiko (4/3) 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
Ok
(**-)
Ok
(**+)
heavy distortions
(**)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.37)
slow
(**-)
not so good
(**)
26
Olympus Digital Zuiko (4/3) 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Ok
(**+)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
little distortions
(****-)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.18)
slow
(**-)
good
(***-)
23
Olympus Digital Zuiko (4/3) 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 ED very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.78)
slow
(**)
very good
(****+)
36
Olympus Zuiko MC 16mm f/3.5 fisheye good
(***+)
very good
(****+)
    critical
(*)
  heavy
(**)
  neutral little flare
(****)
good - very good
(3.77)
  superb
(*****)
7
Olympus Zuiko MC 18mm f/3.5 good
(***+)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  heavy
(**+)
  neutral quite heavy
(**+)
very good
(4.09)
  superb
(*****)
11

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Olympus Zuiko MC 21mm f/2 good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    heavy distortions
(**+)
  heavy
(**)
  slightly warm some flare
(***)
good
(3.21)
  very good
(****+)
10
Olympus Zuiko MC 21mm f/3.5 very good
(****)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***-)
  heavy
(**-)
  warm quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.2)
  very good
(****+)
7
Olympus Zuiko MC 24mm f/2 good
(***)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****-)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  warm some flare
(***-)
good
(3.3)
  superb
(*****)
10
Olympus Zuiko MC 24mm f/2.8 Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
    little distortions
(****)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  slightly warm quite heavy
(**+)
average
(2.99)
  good
(***+)
15
Olympus Zuiko MC 28mm f/2 very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  slightly warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.99)
  very good
(****+)
6
Olympus Zuiko MC 28mm f/2.8 Ok
(**-)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  warm some flare
(***)
average
(2.78)
  very good
(****)
10
Olympus Zuiko MC 35mm f/2 good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.14)
  very good
(****+)
13
Olympus Zuiko MC 35mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
good - very good
(3.98)
  very good
(****)
7
Olympus Zuiko MC 35mm f/2.8 shift Ok
(**+)
good
(***+)
    little distortions
(****)
  significant (w/o)
(***-)
  warm heavy flare
(*)
average
(2.63)
  good
(***)
5
Olympus Zuiko MC 50mm f/1.4 Ok
(**+)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  slightly warm some flare
(***)
good
(3.44)
  very good
(****)
18

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Olympus Zuiko MC 50mm f/1.8 good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.76)
  good
(***+)
25
Olympus Zuiko MC 50mm f/2 macro good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm no flare
(*****)
very good
(4.23)
  superb
(*****)
12
Olympus Zuiko MC 50mm f/3.5 macro good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.05)
  very good
(****)
13
Olympus Zuiko MC 85mm f/2 Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
    little distortions
(****+)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm some flare
(***)
good
(3.38)
  very good
(****)
12
Olympus Zuiko MC 90mm f/2 macro good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.12)
  superb
(*****)
8
Olympus Zuiko MC 100mm f/2 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.34)
  superb
(*****)
13
Olympus Zuiko MC 100mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm some flare
(***+)
good - very good
(3.91)
  very good
(****+)
9
Olympus Zuiko MC 135mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****-)
good - very good
(3.95)
  very good
(****+)
5
Olympus Zuiko MC 135mm f/3.5 poor
(*)
good
(***+)
    little distortions
(****-)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.94)
  very good
(****)
5
Olympus Zuiko MC 180mm f/2 very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral no flare
(*****)
excellent
(4.86)
  very good
(****+)
5

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Olympus Zuiko MC 180mm f/2.8 good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
good - very good
(3.75)
  very good
(****)
6
Olympus Zuiko MC 200mm f/4 Ok
(**-)
good
(***-)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
average
(2.81)
  good
(***+)
9
Olympus Zuiko MC 300mm f/4.5 good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
good
(3.41)
  very good
(****+)
9
Olympus Zuiko MC 35-80mm f/2.8 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.62)
  superb
(*****)
11
Olympus Zuiko MC 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 poor
(*)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**-)
sub-average
(2.37)
  good
(***+)
8
Olympus Zuiko MC 75-150mm f/4 poor
(*)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
little distortions
(****)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.21)
  very good
(****)
5
Pentax SMC DA 14mm f/2.8 ED IF Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
    heavy distortions
(**)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  neutral some flare
(***-)
average
(2.84)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
19
Pentax SMC-A 15mm f/3.5 Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
    little distortions
(****)
  critical
(*)
  neutral heavy flare
(*)
good
(3.01)
  superb
(*****)
8
Pentax SMC-A/FA 20mm f/2.8 good
(***-)
very good
(****+)
    critical
(*)
  heavy
(**+)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.52)
slow
(**)
good
(***)
22
Pentax SMC-A/FA 20mm f/2.8 (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**+)
very good
(****)
    heavy distortions
(**+)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  neutral some flare
(***-)
good
(3.49)
slow
(**-)
good
(***)
5

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Pentax SMC-DA 21mm f/3.2 AL Limited (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***-)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.79)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****+)
5
Pentax SMC-FA* 24mm f/2 AL (IF) good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****-)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.23)
slow
(**-)
very good
(****+)
25
Pentax SMC-FA* 24mm f/2 AL (IF) (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
good
(***)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm little flare
(****-)
average
(2.84)
slow
(**-)
very good
(****)
5
Pentax SMC-FA 28mm f/2.8 AL good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.02)
slow
(**)
good
(***+)
21
Pentax SMC-FA 31mm f/1.8 Limited very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral no flare
(*****)
excellent
(4.62)
slow
(**)
superb
(*****)
9
Pentax SMC-FA 31mm f/1.8 Limited (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.67)
very slow
(*)
superb
(*****)
17
Pentax SMC-FA 35mm f/2 AL good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.29)
slow
(**)
good
(***-)
17
Pentax SMC-FA 35mm f/2 AL (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    significant
(***+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral quite heavy
(**+)
very good
(4.02)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
9
Pentax SMC DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly cool little flare
(****)
very good
(4.43)
slow
(**)
superb
(*****)
14
Pentax SMC-FA 43mm f/1.9 Limited Ok
(**)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****-)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
good - very good
(3.74)
very slow
(*)
superb
(*****)
29

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Pentax SMC-FA 43mm f/1.9 Limited (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**+)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm little flare
(****-)
good - very good
(3.9)
very slow
(*)
superb
(*****)
11
Pentax SMC-FA 50mm f/1.4 Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
good - very good
(3.87)
slow
(**-)
good
(***+)
61
Pentax SMC-FA 50mm f/1.7 good
(***)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.13)
slow
(**-)
good
(***+)
48
Pentax SMC-A 50mm f/2 poor
(*)
good
(***)
    little distortions
(****-)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  warm quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.26)
  good
(***)
23
Pentax SMC-FA/F 50mm f/2.8 macro very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.89)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
17
Pentax SMC-FA 50mm f/1.4 (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.33)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
16
Pentax SMC-D FA 50mm f/2.8 macro very good
(****-)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***+)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  neutral little flare
(****)
good - very good
(3.86)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
5
Pentax SMC-D FA 50mm f/2.8 macro (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
excellent
(4.61)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
6
Pentax SMC-FA 77m f/1.8 Limited good
(***+)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.2)
slow
(**)
very good
(****+)
17
Pentax SMC-FA 77m f/1.8 Limited (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.18)
very slow
(*)
superb
(*****)
12

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Pentax SMC-FA* 85mm f/1.4 (IF) good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.44)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
27
Pentax SMC-FA* 85mm f/1.4 (IF) (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.28)
slow
(**)
superb
(*****)
9
Pentax SMC-FA/F 100mm f/2.8 macro very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.85)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****+)
28
Pentax SMC-FA 100mm f/3.5 macro Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
good - very good
(3.73)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
6
Pentax SMC-FA/F 100mm f/2.8 macro (APS-C DSLR) good
(***+)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.29)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
7
Pentax SMC-D FA 100mm f/2.8 macro (APS-C DSLR) good
(***+)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.61)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
13
Pentax SMC-FA 135mm f/2.8 (IF) good
(***)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.35)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
19
Pentax SMC-FA* 200mm f/2.8 ED (IF) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.75)
Ok
(***)
superb
(*****)
12
Pentax SMC-A* 200mm f/4 ED macro very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral no flare
(*****)
excellent
(4.85)
very slow
(*)
superb
(*****)
9
Pentax SMC-FA* 300mm f/4.5 ED (IF) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.7)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****+)
17

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Pentax SMC-FA* 300mm f/4.5 ED (IF) (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.93)
slow
(**)
superb
(*****)
11
Pentax SMC-FA* 400mm f/5.6 ED (IF) Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm some flare
(***+)
good
(3.06)
slow
(**-)
very good
(****)
7
Pentax SMC-DA 12-24mm f/4 ED AL [IF] good
(***-)
very good
(****)
good
(***-)
very good
(****)
significant
(***)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
slightly cool some flare
(***)
good
(3.47)
Ok
(***-)
very good
(****)
8
Pentax SMC DA 16-45mm f/4 ED AL good
(***-)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**+)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.64)
slow
(**)
good
(***-)
37
Pentax SMC-F 17-28mm f/3.5-4.5 Fisheye Ok
(**-)
very good
(****-)
poor
(*)
very good
(****)
critical
(*)
critical
(*)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral some flare
(***)
average
(2.93)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
6
Pentax SMC P-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
heavy distortions
(**-)
little distortions
(****)
critical
(*)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
poor
(1.87)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
45
Pentax SMC-FA 20-35mm f/4 AL Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
good
(***-)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**)
little distortions
(****-)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm some flare
(***)
good
(3.18)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
15
Pentax SMC-FA 24-90mm f/3.5-4.5 AL good
(***-)
very good
(****)
Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral some flare
(***+)
good - very good
(3.51)
slow
(**)
not so good
(**)
26
Pentax SMC-FA 24-90mm f/3.5-4.5 AL (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
good
(***-)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral some flare
(***)
good
(3.08)
slow
(**+)
not so good
(**)
5
Pentax SMC-FA* 28-70mm f/2.8 AL good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral little flare
(****)
good - very good
(3.94)
slow
(**)
good
(***-)
15

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Pentax SMC-FA 28-70mm f/4 AL Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***)
average
(2.85)
slow
(**-)
not so good
(**)
71
Pentax SMC-FA 28-80mm f/3.5-4.7 Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***)
sub-average
(2.49)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
18
Pentax SMC-FA 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
heavy distortions
(**)
little distortions
(****-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral some flare
(***)
sub-average
(2.31)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
18
Pentax SMC-FA 28-105mm f/4-5.6 Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***)
average
(2.95)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
25
Pentax SMC-FA 28-105mm f/3.2-4.5 AL Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**+)
good
(***+)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral little flare
(****-)
good
(3.22)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
18
Pentax SMC-FA 28-70mm f/4 AL (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm quite heavy
(**+)
poor
(1.93)
slow
(**)
bad
(*)
5
Pentax SMC P-DA 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***)
good
(3.04)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
14
Pentax SMC-FA 70-200mm f/4-5.6 Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***-)
significant
(***-)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
neutral some flare
(***)
average
(2.72)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
19
Pentax SMC-FA* 80-200mm f/2.8 ED (IF) very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.2)
slow
(**-)
very good
(****)
14
Pentax SMC-FA 80-320mm f/4.5-5.6 Ok
(**)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
little distortions
(****-)
heavy distortions
(**-)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.26)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
24

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Pentax SMC-FA/F 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Ok
(**)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
little distortions
(****-)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
warm quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.16)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
22
Sigma AF 14mm f/3.5 poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
    heavy distortions
(**+)
  heavy
(**+)
  neutral heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.75)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
16
Sigma AF 14mm f/2.8 EX (HSM) poor
(*)
good
(***)
    critical
(*)
  heavy
(**)
  slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.9)
Ok
(***+)
very good
(****)
27
Sigma AF 18mm f/3.5 poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
    heavy distortions
(**-)
  critical
(*)
  neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.24)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
14
Sigma AF 20mm f/1.8 EX (HSM) poor
(*)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.08)
slow
(**)
good
(***+)
44
Sigma AF 20mm f/1.8 EX (HSM) (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
good
(***)
    heavy distortions
(**+)
  significant (w/o)
(***-)
  neutral heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.07)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
17
Sigma AF 24mm f/1.8 EX (HSM) Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  warm quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.12)
slow
(**)
good
(***)
19
Sigma AF 24mm f/2.8 macro good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    heavy distortions
(**+)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.39)
slow
(**-)
good
(***-)
60
Sigma AF 24mm f/1.8 EX (HSM) (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
very good
(****-)
    heavy distortions
(**)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  warm heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.18)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
10
Sigma AF 28mm f/1.8 I II poor
(*)
good
(***)
    significant
(***)
  heavy
(**)
  slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.89)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
18

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Sigma AF 28mm f/1.8 EX Ok
(**+)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.57)
slow
(**+)
good
(***)
16
Sigma AF 28mm f/1.8 EX (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
good
(***)
    little distortions
(****)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.16)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
6
Sigma AF 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***)
  significant (w/o)
(***-)
  slightly warm some flare
(***-)
good
(3.06)
Ok
(***)
good
(***+)
49
Sigma AF 50mm f/2.8 macro Ok
(**)
good
(***)
    little distortions
(****-)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.09)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
6
Sigma AF 50mm f/2.8 macro EX good
(***)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.17)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
34
Sigma AF 50mm f/2.8 macro EX (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.26)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
10
Sigma AF 50mm f/2.8 EX DG macro (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm heavy flare
(*)
good - very good
(3.78)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
15
Sigma AF 90mm f/2.8 macro good
(***)
very good
(****-)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.82)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
20
Sigma AF 105mm f/2.8 macro EX good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
excellent
(4.54)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
79
Sigma AF 105mm f/2.8 macro EX (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  warm some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.64)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
8

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Sigma AF 105mm f/2.8 EX DG macro (APS-C DSLR) good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.55)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
15
Sigma AF 150mm f/2.8 EX DG (HSM) APO macro very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.46)
slow
(**-)
very good
(****+)
8
Sigma AF 150mm f/2.8 EX DG (HSM) APO macro (APS-C) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm some flare
(***)
very good
(4.24)
slow
(**)
very good
(****+)
24
Sigma AF 180mm f/3.5 EX macro (HSM) very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.39)
slow
(**-)
very good
(****)
26
Sigma AF 180mm f/3.5 EX macro (HSM) (APS-C DSLR) good
(***+)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.62)
very slow
(*)
superb
(*****)
6
Sigma AF 300mm f/2.8 APO good
(***)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.59)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
7
Sigma AF 300mm f/4 APO macro (HSM) good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.11)
slow
(**)
very good
(****-)
20
Sigma AF 300mm f/2.8 APO EX (HSM) very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  warm some flare
(***)
very good
(4.01)
fast
(****-)
very good
(****+)
11
Sigma AF 400mm f/5.6 APO poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
    significant
(***)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  warm heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.69)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
13
Sigma AF 400mm f/5.6 APO macro good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  slightly warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.56)
slow
(**-)
good
(***)
18

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Sigma AF 400mm f/5.6 APO macro HSM good
(***)
very good
(****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.74)
slow
(**+)
good
(***+)
10
Sigma AF 400mm f/5.6 APO macro HSM (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.74)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****)
5
Sigma AF 500mm f/4.5 APO EX (HSM) very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.45)
extremely fast
(*****)
very good
(****+)
8
Sigma AF 500mm f/4.5 APO EX (HSM) (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm some flare
(***)
very good
(4.08)
Ok
(***-)
superb
(*****)
5
Sigma AF 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC (HSM) Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
critical
(*)
significant
(***)
critical
(*)
significant (w/o)
(***)
warm quite heavy
(**-)
sub-average
(2.17)
Ok
(***-)
very good
(****-)
67
Sigma AF 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG (HSM) poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
Ok
(**-)
good
(***-)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
heavy
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.92)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
17
Sigma AF 15-30mm f/3.5-4.5 EX DG DF poor
(*)
good
(***)
Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
significant
(***-)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.11)
very slow
(*)
good
(***+)
49
Sigma AF 15-30mm f/3.5-4.5 EX DG DF (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**-)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
critical
(*)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.38)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
22
Sigma AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 EX (HSM) poor
(*)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
heavy distortions
(**-)
significant
(***+)
heavy
(**+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
warm heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.65)
slow
(**-)
good
(***-)
51
Sigma AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 EX DG Aspherical (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
cool quite heavy
(**)
very poor
(1.19)
slow
(**)
not so good
(**)
6

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Sigma AF 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
heavy distortions
(**)
little distortions
(****)
heavy
(**+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.59)
slow
(**-)
good
(***-)
71
Sigma AF 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Aspherical poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy
(**-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
warm heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.9)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
41
Sigma AF 18-50mm f/3.5-5.6 DC poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
significant
(***-)
critical
(*)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.95)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
30
Sigma AF 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC Ok
(**-)
good
(***+)
Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
heavy distortions
(**)
little distortions
(****)
heavy
(**)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.56)
slow
(**)
good
(***)
79
Sigma AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC DG poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy
(**-)
heavy
(**)
warm heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.7)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
40
Sigma AF 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC Asph. IF poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
critical
(*)
heavy
(**+)
warm heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.95)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
64
Sigma AF 20-40mm f/2.8 EX DG DF good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***+)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
no vignetting
(*****)
warm some flare
(***-)
good
(3.45)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
27
Sigma AF 20-40mm f/2.8 EX DG DF (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
very good
(****+)
Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**-)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm heavy flare
(*)
average
(2.83)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****+)
6
Sigma AF 21-35mm f/3.5-4.2 good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**+)
very good
(****-)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.1)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
14
Sigma AF 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DF Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
significant
(***)
heavy distortions
(**)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**-)
average
(2.55)
slow
(**-)
good
(***)
61

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Sigma AF 24-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical HF Ok
(**)
Ok
(**+)
Ok
(**-)
Ok
(**+)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.29)
slow
(**)
not so good
(**)
11
Sigma AF 24-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
heavy distortions
(**-)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.59)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
34
Sigma AF 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DF (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**+)
good
(***+)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
significant
(***-)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.67)
slow
(**)
good
(***+)
22
Sigma AF 24-135mm f/2.8-4.5 Aspherical IF poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**+)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.59)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
11
Sigma AF 24-135mm f/2.8-4.5 Aspherical IF (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.12)
slow
(**)
good
(***-)
19
Sigma AF 28-70mm f/2.8 EX DF Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.97)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
47
Sigma AF 28-70mm f/2.8 EX Ok
(**+)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**+)
good
(***+)
significant
(***)
significant
(***-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.17)
slow
(**-)
good
(***)
113
Sigma AF 28-70mm f/2.8 good
(***)
very good
(****-)
good
(***)
good
(***+)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.4)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
99
Sigma AF 28-135mm f/3.8-5.6 Aspherical macro poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**+)
heavy
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
slightly cool quite heavy
(**)
poor
(1.57)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
30
Sigma AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical macro poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
heavy distortions
(**+)
little distortions
(****-)
heavy
(**+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.97)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
43

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Sigma AF 28-105mm f/2.8-4 Aspherical poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral quite heavy
(**-)
poor
(1.88)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
87
Sigma AF 28-105mm f/3.8-5.6 UC III poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**-)
critical
(*)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.03)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
13
Sigma AF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 DL poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.96)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
28
Sigma AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Asph. DL poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy
(**)
heavy
(**+)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.09)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
22
Sigma AF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 DL (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
heavy distortions
(**-)
heavy distortions
(**-)
critical
(*)
critical
(*)
cool heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.29)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
7
Sigma AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Asph. DL (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
significant
(***-)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.04)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
9
Sigma AF 50-500mm f/4-6.3 APO EX (HSM) Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
significant
(***+)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
warm some flare
(***-)
average
(2.58)
slow
(**)
good
(***+)
32
Sigma AF 50-500mm f/4-6.3 APO EX (HSM) (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
little distortions
(****-)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.78)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****-)
18
Sigma AF 55-200mm f/4-5.6 DC poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
warm quite heavy
(**)
poor
(1.53)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
14
Sigma AF 70-210mm f/2.8 APO good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.71)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
51

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Sigma AF 70-200mm f/2.8 APO EX (HSM) good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***+)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.09)
Ok
(***+)
very good
(****)
126
Sigma AF 70-210mm f/3.5-4.5 APO macro Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
little distortions
(****-)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.25)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
35
Sigma AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO macro Ok
(**-)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
significant
(***+)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**-)
sub-average
(2.41)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
90
Sigma AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO macro Super poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.52)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
39
Sigma AF 70-200mm f/2.8 APO EX (HSM) (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
superb
(*****)
good
(***)
very good
(****+)
no distortions
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.92)
fast
(****)
very good
(****)
35
Sigma AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO macro (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
significant
(***-)
significant
(***-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
heavy
(**+)
slightly cool heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.44)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
12
Sigma AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO macro Super (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
poor
(1.93)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
19
Sigma AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO macro super II poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
significant
(***+)
significant
(***-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
warm quite heavy
(**-)
very poor
(1.23)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
10
Sigma AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO macro super II (APS-C) poor
(*)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.29)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
21
Sigma AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DL macro super II poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
little distortions
(****-)
little distortions
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**-)
poor
(1.79)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
9

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Sigma AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DL macro super II (APS-C) poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
significant
(***+)
significant
(***+)
heavy
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**-)
poor
(1.64)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
7
Sigma AF 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 EX OS APO Ok
(**+)
good
(***)
Ok
(**+)
good
(***)
no distortions
(*****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm some flare
(***+)
good
(3.02)
slow
(**-)
very good
(****)
5
Sigma AF 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 EX OS APO (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
no distortions
(*****)
little distortions
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.57)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
12
Sigma AF 100-300mm f/4 APO EX (HSM) very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
good
(***+)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
no distortions
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.27)
fast
(****-)
very good
(****+)
42
Sigma AF 100-300mm f/4 APO EX (HSM) (APS-C DSLR) good
(***+)
very good
(****+)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
no vignetting
(*****)
slightly warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.74)
fast
(****-)
very good
(****)
42
Sigma AF 120-300mm f/2.8 APO EX (HSM) very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
slightly warm little flare
(****)
very good
(4.34)
fast
(****)
very good
(****+)
14
Sigma AF 120-300mm f/2.8 APO EX (HSM) (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm some flare
(***)
good
(3.49)
fast
(****-)
very good
(****+)
8
Sigma AF 135-400mm f/4.5-5.6 APO Aspherical good
(***)
very good
(****)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
little distortions
(****)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
slightly warm some flare
(***-)
good
(3.08)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
45
Sigma AF 135-400mm f/4.5-5.6 APO Aspherical (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
significant
(***+)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
warm quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.71)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
8
Sigma AF 170-500mm f/5-6.7 APO Aspherical Ok
(**-)
Ok
(**+)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
slightly cool quite heavy
(**)
poor
(1.93)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
39

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Sigma AF (4/3) 55-200mm f/4-5.6 DC Ok
(**-)
Ok
(**)
Ok
(**-)
good
(***-)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm quite heavy
(**+)
sub-average
(2.31)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
6
Tamron AF 14mm f/2.8 SP Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
    critical
(*)
  heavy
(**+)
  neutral heavy flare
(*)
average
(2.84)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****)
10
Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 SP macro good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
very good
(4.48)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
90
Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 SP Di macro very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***+)
excellent
(4.59)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
22
Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 SP macro (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.78)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
8
Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 SP Di macro (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.48)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
24
Tamron AF 180mm f/3.5 SP Di macro (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
excellent
(4.65)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
8
Tamron AF 300mm f/2.8 SP LD good
(***)
very good
(****)
    significant
(***)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.81)
Ok
(***-)
very good
(****)
9
Tamron AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 SP Di Ok
(**+)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**+)
very good
(****-)
heavy distortions
(**)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.8)
slow
(**-)
not so good
(**+)
16
Tamron AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 SP Di (APS-C DSLR) good
(***-)
very good
(****)
good
(***-)
very good
(****)
significant
(***-)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.26)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
30

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Tamron AF 17-50mm f/2.8 SP LD XR Di II good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**)
little distortions
(****-)
heavy
(**+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.49)
slow
(**)
not so good
(**)
86
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD Asph. IF macro poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**-)
heavy
(**-)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.16)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
22
Tamron AF 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
heavy distortions
(**-)
significant
(***-)
heavy
(**)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.43)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
9
Tamron AF 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
heavy distortions
(**-)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
slightly cool heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.47)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
7
Tamron AF 20-40mm f/2.7-3.5 SP Aspherical IF good
(***-)
very good
(****)
good
(***-)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm heavy flare
(*)
average
(2.85)
slow
(**-)
good
(***+)
31
Tamron AF 24-135mm f/3.5-5.6 SP Aspherical IF poor
(*)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
good
(***)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.6)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
53
Tamron AF 24-70mm f/3.3-5.6 Aspherical poor
(*)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
good
(***-)
significant
(***-)
little distortions
(****)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.18)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
16
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/4-5.6 Aspherical poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
significant
(***-)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.08)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
40
Tamron AF 28-105mm f/4-5.6 IF poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
heavy distortions
(**-)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.05)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
15
Tamron AF 28-105mm f/2.8 SP LD Aspherical IF Ok
(**+)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**+)
average
(2.9)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
44

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 LD IF poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.06)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
65
Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 LD IF poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**-)
critical
(*)
heavy
(**)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.93)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
25
Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 SLDA IF II poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**)
heavy
(**+)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.94)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
18
Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 XR macro poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy distortions
(**+)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.7)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
18
Tamron AF 28-75mm f/2.8 SP XR Di good
(***-)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm some flare
(***)
good
(3.22)
slow
(**)
good
(***-)
125
Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 LD IF (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***)
critical
(*)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.78)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
6
Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR LD macro (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly cool quite heavy
(**)
very poor
(1.44)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
5
Tamron AF 28-75mm f/2.8 SP XR Di (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
good
(***-)
very good
(****)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
warm some flare
(***)
good
(3.32)
slow
(**-)
not so good
(**)
56
Tamron AF 35-105mm f/2.8 SP IF Ok
(**+)
good
(***)
Ok
(**+)
very good
(****)
critical
(*)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
warm heavy flare
(*)
average
(2.73)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
5
Tamron AF 70-210mm f/2.8 SP LD very good
(****-)
very good
(****)
good
(***+)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.26)
Ok
(***-)
very good
(****)
23

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 LD Ok
(**-)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
sub-average
(2.43)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
22
Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 LD macro poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.81)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
23
Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 LD macro (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.55)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
18
Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 LD Di macro (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**+)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
good
(***)
little distortions
(****-)
significant
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
warm heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.25)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
5
Tamron AF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 Ok
(**-)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.8)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**-)
19
Tamron AF 80-200mm f/4.5-5.6 poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
significant
(***)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**+)
poor
(1.88)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
9
Tamron AF 200-400mm f/5.6 LD IF Ok
(**)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
significant
(***+)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
average
(2.61)
very slow
(*)
good
(***-)
31
Tamron AF 200-400mm f/5.6 LD IF (APS-C DSLR) good
(***)
very good
(****-)
Ok
(**)
good
(***-)
little distortions
(****)
significant
(***-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.98)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
8
Tamron AF 200-500mm f/5-6.3 SP D (APS-C DSLR)i good
(***)
very good
(****)
Ok
(**+)
good
(***+)
no distortions
(*****)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.8)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
12
Tokina AF 17mm f/3.5 AT-X good
(***)
very good
(****)
    heavy distortions
(**-)
  significant (w/o)
(***)
  neutral some flare
(***-)
good
(3.49)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
20

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Tokina AF 17mm f/3.5 AT-X Pro Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
    heavy distortions
(**)
  significant (w/o)
(***+)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.97)
slow
(**-)
very good
(****)
25
Tokina AF 100mm f/2.8 AT-X macro good
(***-)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.0)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
13
Tokina AF 100mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro D macro (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.46)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
7
Tokina AF 300mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.64)
fast
(****-)
superb
(*****)
14
Tokina AF 300mm f/4 AT-X poor
(*)
good
(***)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.95)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
12
Tokina AF 300mm f/2.8 AT-X I II good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****+)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.56)
slow
(**)
superb
(*****)
13
Tokina AF 300mm f/4 AT-X (APS-C DSLR) very good
(****-)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****-)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm some flare
(***+)
very good
(4.02)
very slow
(*)
superb
(*****)
5
Tokina AF 400mm f/5.6 AT-X Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  warm some flare
(***+)
good
(3.1)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
28
Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4 AT-X Pro DX (IF) good
(***-)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
good
(3.01)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
75
Tokina AF 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 poor
(*)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
good
(***)
critical
(*)
significant
(***)
heavy
(**)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
average
(2.52)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**+)
34

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Tokina AF 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
critical
(*)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
slightly cool heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.7)
slow
(**-)
not so good
(**)
8
Tokina AF 20-35mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro good
(***+)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.99)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****+)
55
Tokina AF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 I good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
heavy distortions
(**+)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good - very good
(3.64)
slow
(**+)
good
(***)
16
Tokina AF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 II good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
heavy distortions
(**-)
significant
(***)
significant (w/o)
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***-)
good
(3.35)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
34
Tokina AF 20-35mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**-)
poor
(1.83)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****+)
6
Tokina AF 24-40mm f/2.8 AT-X Ok
(**)
good
(***)
Ok
(**)
good
(***)
heavy distortions
(**)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.14)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****-)
6
Tokina AF 24-200mm f/3.5-5.6 AT-X Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**+)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy distortions
(**+)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***)
slightly warm quite heavy
(**-)
sub-average
(2.01)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****-)
51
Tokina AF 24-200mm f/3.5-5.6 AT-X (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**+)
heavy
(**+)
significant (w/o)
(***)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.85)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
16
Tokina AF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 Ok
(**-)
good
(***)
Ok
(**-)
good
(***-)
heavy distortions
(**+)
significant
(***+)
significant (w/o)
(***-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.65)
very slow
(*)
good
(***+)
39
Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.8 AT-X good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.78)
slow
(**-)
very good
(****)
33

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.6-2.8 AT-X Pro good
(***-)
very good
(****-)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.66)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
69
Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.6-2.8 AT-X Pro II good
(***-)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***-)
good - very good
(3.73)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
145
Tokina AF 28-80mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.32)
slow
(**+)
very good
(****+)
63
Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro SV Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
Ok
(**+)
very good
(****)
significant
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.61)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
25
Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.6-2.8 AT-X Pro II (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
very good
(****-)
poor
(*)
very good
(****-)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral quite heavy
(**-)
good
(3.09)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****+)
7
Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro SV (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
good
(***-)
poor
(*)
good
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.75)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
11
Tokina AF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 Ok
(**-)
Ok
(**)
Ok
(**)
good
(***-)
significant
(***-)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****+)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.36)
very slow
(*)
not so good
(**)
9
Tokina AF 80-200mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.0)
slow
(**)
very good
(****+)
60
Tokina AF 80-200mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro + 2xTC Ok
(**+)
Ok
(**+)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
significant
(***)
significant
(***)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
significant (w/o)
(***)
slightly warm heavy flare
(*)
sub-average
(2.16)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****-)
6
Tokina AF 80-200mm f/2.8 AT-X good
(***)
very good
(****)
good
(***+)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****+)
little distortions
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
slightly warm little flare
(****-)
good - very good
(3.92)
slow
(**)
very good
(****)
17

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Tokina AF 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 AT-X Ok
(**)
good
(***)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**)
average
(2.61)
very slow
(*)
good
(***+)
38
Tokina AF 80-200mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**+)
very good
(****)
poor
(*)
good
(***)
no distortions
(*****)
little distortions
(****+)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
slightly warm some flare
(***)
good
(3.17)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****+)
5
Tokina AF 80-200mm f/2.8 AT-X (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
good
(***+)
poor
(*)
good
(***)
no distortions
(*****)
no distortions
(*****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.09)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****)
6
Tokina AF 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 AT-X (APS-C DSLR) poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
significant
(***+)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
significant (w/o)
(***+)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.81)
very slow
(*)
good
(***)
7
Tokina AF 100-300mm f/4 AT-X I II very good
(****-)
very good
(****+)
good
(***+)
very good
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
neutral some flare
(***)
very good
(4.15)
slow
(**-)
very good
(****)
22
Tokina AF 100-300mm f/4 AT-X I II (APS-C DSLR) good
(***-)
very good
(****)
poor
(*)
good
(***)
little distortions
(****)
little distortions
(****)
no vignetting
(*****)
no vignetting
(*****)
neutral quite heavy
(**+)
good
(3.45)
very slow
(*)
very good
(****+)
8
Vivitar AF 100mm f/3.5 macro good
(***)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly warm some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.67)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
26
Vivitar AF 100mm f/3.5 macro (APS-C DSLR) Ok
(**)
very good
(****)
    little distortions
(****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  slightly cool quite heavy
(**)
good
(3.34)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
6
Vivitar AF 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
critical
(*)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy
(**)
significant (w/o)
(***)
neutral heavy flare
(*)
poor
(1.54)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
32
Vivitar AF 70-210mm f/2.8-4 poor
(*)
Ok
(**)
poor
(*)
Ok
(**-)
heavy distortions
(**)
heavy distortions
(**+)
heavy
(**+)
heavy
(**)
warm heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(1.08)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
17

NAME Performance WIDE
(wide open)
Performance WIDE
(stopped down)
Performance LONG
(wide open)
Performance LONG
(stopped down)
Distortions WIDE Distortions LONG Vignetting WIDE Vignetting LONG Color Balance Flare Optical Verdict (max. 5 pts) AF Speed Build Quality Number of Inputs
Vivitar AF 100-400mm f/4.5-6.7 poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
poor
(*)
critical
(*)
critical
(*)
heavy
(**-)
critical
(*)
warm heavy flare
(*)
very poor
(0.28)
very slow
(*)
bad
(*)
5
Voigtlander Heliar 15mm f/4.5 good
(***)
very good
(****)
    heavy distortions
(**)
  critical
(*)
  slightly cool some flare
(***)
good
(3.15)
  very good
(****)
27
Voigtlander Skopar 21mm f/4 good
(***-)
very good
(****+)
    significant
(***+)
  heavy
(**)
  neutral some flare
(***)
good - very good
(3.74)
  very good
(****)
5
Voigtlander Skopar 25mm f/4 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    little distortions
(****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****-)
  neutral little flare
(****-)
very good
(4.44)
  very good
(****-)
20
Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f/1.7 very good
(****)
very good
(****+)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****+)
excellent
(4.77)
  very good
(****-)
21
Voigtlander Skopar 35mm f/2.5 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly cool little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.51)
  very good
(****-)
12
Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.5 good
(***+)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  little vignetting (w/o)
(****)
  slightly cool little flare
(****)
very good
(4.19)
  very good
(****)
11
Voigtlander Heliar 75mm f/2.5 very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral no flare
(*****)
excellent
(4.77)
  very good
(****-)
11
Voigtlander Lanthar 90mm f/3.5 APO very good
(****)
superb
(*****)
    no distortions
(*****)
  no vignetting
(*****)
  neutral little flare
(****)
excellent
(4.77)
  very good
(****-)
5
Voigtländer Heliar 12mm f/5.6 Asph. Ok
(**+)
very good
(****)
    heavy distortions
(**)
  critical
(*)
  warm some flare
(***-)
average
(2.83)
  very good
(****)
8

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