Lens Database





This is a table of the fastest lens known (from any manufacturer) in the most common focal lengths in a variety of mounts. Please use the Contact form if you have any updates

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Mount\/
Sub 20mm 24mm 28mm 35mm 50mm 55mm 58mm 85mm 100mm 105mm 135mm 180mm 200mm
Canon RF f/3.5 Canon (19mm) f/3.5 Canon (25mm) f/2.8 Canon f/1.5 Canon f/0.95 Canon - - f/1.5 Canon f/2 Canon - f/3.5 Canon f/3.5 Canon
Canon R f/2.5 Canon - - f/1.2 Canon f/1.8 Canon f/2 Canon f/2.5 Canon f/3.5 Canon
Canon FL - f/3.5 Canon f/3.5 Canon f/1.2 Canon f/1.2 Canon f/1.2 Canon f/1.8 Canon f/3.5 Canon - f/2.5 Canon - f/4 Canon
Canon FD f/1.4 Canon f/2 Canon f/2Canon f/1.2 Canon f/1.2 Canon - f/1.2 Canon f/2 Canon - f/2 Canon - f/2.8 Canon
Canon EF f/1.4 Canon f/1.8 Canon f/1.4 Canon f/1.0 Canon -- f/1.2 Canon f/2 Canon - f/2 Canon - f/1.8 Canon
Contax/Yashica f/1.4 Zeiss f/1.2 Zeiss f/2 Zeiss
Contax G f/8 Zeiss (16mm) f/2.8 Zeiss (21mm) f/2.8 Zeiss f/2 Zeiss f/2 Zeiss (45mm) f/2.8 Zeiss (90mm)
Exacta/Topcon f/1.2 Taika (Tamron?) f/2.8 Topcon
Four/Thirds
Micro Four/Thirds f/1.7 Panasonic (20mm) f/0.95 Voightlander (25mm)
Konica AR f/1.2 Konica 57mm
Konica F f/1.4 Konica
Leica M f/2 Voightlander f/1.2 Voigtl�nder f/1.0 Leica
Leica R
L39 Leica screw RF f/3.5 Canon 25mm f/2.8 Canon f/1.5 Canon f/1.1 Zunow or Nikon - - f/1.5 Nikon f/2 Canon f/2.5 Nikon f/3.5 Canon f/2.5 Nikon f/3.5 Canon
M42 Universal Screw f/2.8 various f/2.5 f1.9 Vivitar f/2.8 various f/1.2 Various f/1.2 Various f/1.5 Helios f/2.3 Pan-Tachar f/2.8 Pentax f/1.5 Vivitar - f/3.5 various
Minolta MC/MD f/1.8 Minolta f/1.4 Minolta f/1.2 Minolta
Minolta/Sony AF f/1.4 Zeiss f/1.4 Zeiss f/1.8 Zeiss
Miranda Bayonet f/2.8 Miranda (25mm) f/2.8 Miranda f/2.8 Miranda f/1.4 Miranda f/2.8 Miranda f/2.8 Miranda f/3.5 Miranda
Nikon F f/2 Nikon f/2 Nikon f/1.4 Nikon f/1.2 Nikon f/1.2 Nikon f/1.2 Nikon f/1.4 Nikon - f/1.8 Nikon f/2 Nikon f/2.8 Nikon -
Nikon F-AF f/2.8 Nikon f/1.4 Nikon f/2 Nikon f/1.4 Nikon - - f/1.4 Nikon - f/2 Nikon f/2 Nikon f/2.8 Nikon
Nikon RF f/4 Nikon 25mm - f/1.8 Nikon f/1.1 Nikon or Zunow - - f/1.5 Nikon - f/2.5 Nikon f/3.5 Nikon f/3.5 Nikon -
Olympus OM f/2 Olympus f/2 Olympus f/2 Olympus f/1.2 Olympus f/1.2 Olympus - f/2 Olympus f/1.8 Sigma
Olympus Pen F f/3.5 Olympus (20mm) f/2.8 Olypmus (25mm) f/1.2 Olympus (42mm) f/1.5 Olypmus (60mm) f/3.5 Olympus f/4 Olympus (150mm) f/5 Olympus (250mm)
Olympus AF f/1.8 Olympus
Pentax Auto 110 f/2.8 Pentax (18mm) f/2.8 Pentax f/2.8 Pentax f/2.8 Pentax (70mm)
Pentax K f/2.8 Pentax f/2 Pentax f/1.4 Pentax f/1.2 Asahi f/1.8 Pentax - f/1.4 Pentax f/2.8 Pentax f/2.8 Pentax f/1.8 Pentax - f/2.8 Pentax
Pentax K AF f/2 Pentax f/2.8 Pentax f/2 Pentax f/1.4 Pentax - - f/1.4 Pentax f/2.8 Pentax - f/2.8 Pentax - f/2.8 Pentax
Petri Breech-Lock f/3.5 Petri f/2.8 Petri f/1.8 Petri
Sigma SA f/1.8 Sigma f/1.8 Sigma f/1.4 Sigma (30mm) 50mm
Sony E (NEX) f/2.8 Sony (16mm)
Yashica AF f/1.8 Yashica
Soligor T4/TX f/2.8 Soligor F/2.8 Soligor f/2.8 Soligor f/2.8 Soligor f/2 Soligor
Tamron Adaptall 2 17mm f/2.5 Tamron f/2.5 Tamron - - - f/2.5 Tamron 90mm f/2.5 Tamron
Tamron T-Thread f/1.2 Tamron f/1.8 Sigma