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Lenses for Events & Weddings

On the criteria events & weddings leans on — af_performance, Optical Performance, Bokeh, AF Noise, Color Rendition and Chromatic Aberration — here is how the reviewed lenses compare, with the sourced evidence behind each position. We don't crown a winner; we show the fit and let you decide.

Shopping to a budget? Lenses for events & weddings under $1,000 · under $2,000 · under $3,000.

Ranked on the evidence

  1. 1Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG DN Art II

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+65%68▲ / 10▼ of 89 · medium
    • Bokeh+81%23▲ / 1▼ of 27 · medium
    • AF Noise+62%10▲ / 2▼ of 13 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+78%8▲ / 1▼ of 9 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration+69%19▲ / 1▼ of 26 · medium
    "We're seeing sharper edges in the corners." — Thecamerastoretv Why This
    $1059 new →See used →
  2. 2Leica 50mm f2

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+72%87▲ / 8▼ of 109 · low
    • Bokeh+73%47▲ / 6▼ of 56 · low
    • AF Noise+50%1▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+77%27▲ / 0▼ of 35 · low
    • Chromatic Aberration+45%6▲ / 1▼ of 11 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    "the left hand side versus the Leica maintains its sharpness across the entire image again you can see how sharp the rocks are here on the left hand side and on the Panasonic you start seeing a slight blur because the cor…" — Alex Barrera Leica Summicron
    Check price at Adorama →from $299 used →
  3. 3Sigma 35mm F1.2 DG DN Art

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+63%60▲ / 8▼ of 82 · medium
    • Bokeh+77%32▲ / 2▼ of 39 · medium
    • AF Noise+86%12▲ / 0▼ of 14 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+72%13▲ / 0▼ of 18 · medium
    • Chromatic Aberration+17%9▲ / 6▼ of 18 · medium (contested)
    "though i've been really impressed with how well this lens performs when it comes to focusing right onto image quality now don't be shocked when i say that the optics in this lens are top quality because that's exactly wh…" — Brett Day
    Check price at Adorama →from $526 used →
  4. 4Nikon 16 50mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+62%64▲ / 9▼ of 89 · low
    • Bokeh+83%15▲ / 0▼ of 18 · low
    • AF Noise+14%3▲ / 2▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Color Rendition+100%2▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration+40%2▲ / 0▼ of 5 · low (thin evidence)
    "Um, and my unit is super sharp." — Grays Of Westminster
    $897 new →from $69 used →
  5. 5Sony 100mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+54%65▲ / 16▼ of 91 · low
    • Bokeh+56%24▲ / 4▼ of 36 · low
    • AF Noise+71%5▲ / 0▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+86%6▲ / 0▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration+37%12▲ / 5▼ of 19 · low (contested)
    "Now, I have a feeling it's going to be mega ultra sharp because it's tuned for macro photography, and so that might not be something you actually want in portraits." — Lee Zavitz Can You
    $1698 new →from $330 used →
  6. 6Sony FE 35mm F1.4 GM

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance and Bokeh.

    • Optical Performance+64%42▲ / 7▼ of 55 · low
    • Bokeh+58%16▲ / 2▼ of 24 · low
    • AF Noise+38%4▲ / 1▼ of 8 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Color Rendition+100%2▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration-14%3▲ / 4▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence)
    "i don't like to use this word a lot but it's flawless when it performs wide open flawless [Music] look this way [Music] now coming from using cinema lenses um i use a certain blend of modern vintage lenses that are quite…" — Moment
    $1498 new →from $875 used →
  7. 7Canon 70 200mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+59%70▲ / 10▼ of 101 · low
    • Bokeh+65%25▲ / 3▼ of 34 · low
    • AF Noise+50%8▲ / 2▼ of 12 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Color Rendition+75%13▲ / 1▼ of 16 · low
    • Chromatic Aberration-12%3▲ / 4▼ of 8 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    "my apsc camera which is an 18 megapixel Canon 60D which is quite a common image sensor for Canon cameras today it's pretty sharp but newer lenses do perform a little better let's look at the performance at 70 mm first wi…" — Christopher Frost
    Check price at Adorama →from $425 used →
  8. 8Olympus 75mm f1.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and AF Noise.

    • Optical Performance+44%23▲ / 7▼ of 36 · low
    • Bokeh+63%30▲ / 6▼ of 38 · low
    • AF Noise+100%6▲ / 0▼ of 6 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+33%5▲ / 2▼ of 9 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration+0%2▲ / 2▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    "image quality is absolutely bang-on and this is actually an I think if I remember correctly this is actually one of the sharpest olympus lenses on tests you know so as people have done that test on you know the whole ran…" — Jimmy Cheng Red35 Olympus
    Check price at Adorama →from $469 used →
  9. 9Sigma 28 45mm f1.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+38%54▲ / 21▼ of 86 · low
    • Bokeh+75%15▲ / 0▼ of 20 · low
    • AF Noise+42%7▲ / 2▼ of 12 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Color Rendition+71%5▲ / 0▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration+8%4▲ / 3▼ of 12 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    "see as it zooms out you know we're getting a significantly larger footprint here albeit this lens goes to 150 mm at of 2.8 so very different than the maximum length of uh 45 mm so as far as image quality goes though on t…" — Benj Haisch This Is
    Check price at Adorama →from $1000 used →
  10. 10Tamron 12 20mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance and Color Rendition.

    • Optical Performance+53%49▲ / 11▼ of 72 · low
    • Bokeh+38%9▲ / 4▼ of 13 · low (thin evidence)
    • AF Noise+50%3▲ / 1▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+86%6▲ / 0▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration+25%5▲ / 3▼ of 8 · low (thin evidence)
    "I took this single exposure at 14 mm pushing into those pandanus trees and wow, I'm so impressed with the sharpness with this lens." — Adrian Alford Photography Tamron
    $1699 new →See used →
  11. 11Fujifilm 16 55mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Color Rendition.

    • Optical Performance+36%84▲ / 34▼ of 137 · low
    • Bokeh+57%10▲ / 2▼ of 14 · low (thin evidence)
    • AF Noise+33%4▲ / 2▼ of 6 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+100%4▲ / 0▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration+0%3▲ / 3▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    "on a 24 map Fuji xt20 inner camera Corrections are turned on at 16 a MM and f2.8 the lens is brilliantly sharp in the middle of the image with great contrast over in the corners we see very good sharpness although notice…" — Christopher Frost Fuji Xf
    Check price at Adorama →from $639 used →
  12. 12Olympus 45mm f1.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+33%3▲ / 1▼ of 6 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Bokeh+100%4▲ / 0▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence)
    • AF Noise+0%1▲ / 1▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+50%1▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    "the main topics of lens quality, such as resolution, bokeh, chromatic aberration, autofocus speed, etc, but the means of discussion will be practical, and detail." — Admiringlight Blog Olympus M
    $480 new →from $165 used →
  13. 13Nikon 35mm f1.4

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+50%2▲ / 0▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Bokeh+100%1▲ / 0▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    • AF Noise+0%0▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    "Continue: Image Quality Pages: 1 2 3 Tags: 35mm , 35mm f/1.4 , lens." — Admiringlight Blog Mini
    Check price at Adorama →from $199 used →
  14. 14Sony 16 25mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Color Rendition and Bokeh.

    • Optical Performance+31%36▲ / 17▼ of 62 · low
    • Bokeh+43%7▲ / 1▼ of 14 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • AF Noise+40%2▲ / 0▼ of 5 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+100%1▲ / 0▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration+11%2▲ / 1▼ of 9 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    "small full-frame camera it's about as good as it gets for an ultra wide I've said this before in previous videos it's getting hard to review these lenses from Sony Tamron Sigma because they're just getting so good that e…" — Arthur R
    Check price at Adorama →from $950 used →
  15. 15Sigma 85mm f1.2

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+55%22▲ / 5▼ of 31 · low
    • Bokeh+60%13▲ / 1▼ of 20 · low
    • AF Noise+0%1▲ / 1▼ of 6 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+67%2▲ / 0▼ of 3 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration+0%2▲ / 2▼ of 12 · low (thin evidence)
    "While we haven’t put the lens through a full battery of tests to determine every aspect of its image quality, it’s hard to find much fault with the samples we’ve taken." — Dpreview Gps Media Is
    Check price at Adorama →See used →
  16. 16Sony 50mm f1.2

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+56%11▲ / 1▼ of 18 · low
    • Bokeh+67%8▲ / 0▼ of 12 · low (thin evidence)
    • AF Noise+50%3▲ / 1▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration+0%0▲ / 0▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence)
    "In such situations, the remedy is to switch to either MF or DMF.Close examination of images shot on the 61MP A7R IV reveals remarkable detail resolution in the centre of the field at f/1.2." — Amateurphotographer Com
    $2298 new →from $1394 used →
  17. 17Canon 35mm f1.4

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+44%68▲ / 20▼ of 109 · low
    • Bokeh+46%22▲ / 6▼ of 35 · low
    • AF Noise+9%9▲ / 7▼ of 23 · low (contested)
    • Color Rendition+55%14▲ / 3▼ of 20 · low
    • Chromatic Aberration+25%5▲ / 2▼ of 12 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    "what it looked like originally that's what it looks like after and then here is another view where it was a slightly longer exposure 5 Seconds f3.5 ISO 100 and we are getting nice sharp edges around the Contour of this v…" — Anthony Gugliotta Canons Sharpest
    Check price at Adorama →from $269 used →
  18. 18OM SYSTEM 12 40mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance and Color Rendition.

    • Optical Performance+55%13▲ / 2▼ of 20 · low
    • Bokeh+25%2▲ / 1▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Color Rendition+100%1▲ / 0▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration+0%0▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    "it in the lens um but uh yeah great lens so let's have a quick look at some of these images now if we look at the comparison between wide angle and telephoto so that's at a 12 mil end and that's at the obviously the uh t…" — Avp Studios Om System
    Check price at Adorama →from $673 used →
  19. 19Olympus 60mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance and Bokeh.

    • Optical Performance+59%31▲ / 7▼ of 41 · low
    • Bokeh+41%10▲ / 3▼ of 17 · low
    • Color Rendition+50%1▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Chromatic Aberration+0%1▲ / 1▼ of 3 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    "excels it's a really nice optic if you can get it to focus I found the center to be sharp and the lens is capable of producing some really great images it's not a sharp at the edges but the depth of field is so narrow th…" — Darren Miles Olympus
    Check price at Adorama →from $163 used →
  20. 20Sigma 56mm f1.4

    Strongest reviewer support on AF Noise and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+44%5▲ / 1▼ of 9 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Bokeh+29%2▲ / 0▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence)
    • AF Noise+100%2▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration+0%0▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    "Continue: Image Quality Pages: 1 2 3 Tags: 56mm , f/1.4 , lens , mirrorless." — Admiringlight Blog
    $454 new →from $237 used →
  21. 21Nikon 28mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+37%47▲ / 15▼ of 87 · low
    • Bokeh+64%8▲ / 1▼ of 11 · low (thin evidence)
    • AF Noise+57%5▲ / 1▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+45%6▲ / 1▼ of 11 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration-60%0▲ / 6▼ of 10 · low (thin evidence)
    "it's totally fine I could talk about the image quality from an objective standpoint and I could tell you again it's fine it's a 28 mm lens so there's some vignetting there's some Barrel Distortion it's fine it doesn't I …" — Chris Tellez
    Check price at Adorama →from $68 used →
  22. 22Canon 40mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+38%40▲ / 15▼ of 65 · low (contested)
    • Bokeh+42%16▲ / 5▼ of 26 · low (contested)
    • AF Noise-6%4▲ / 5▼ of 17 · low (contested)
    • Color Rendition+43%3▲ / 0▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration+33%1▲ / 0▼ of 3 · low (thin evidence)
    "actually do let's move to the image quality tests first one sharpness in the middle of the image at the widest aperture we see good sharpness an excellent result comes if we stop down just a bit to F 3.5 let's now go bac…" — Aperture Atlas Is It
    Check price at Adorama →from $69 used →
  23. 23Sigma 16 28mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance and AF Noise.

    • Optical Performance+79%11▲ / 0▼ of 14 · low (thin evidence)
    • Bokeh+0%2▲ / 2▼ of 9 · low (thin evidence)
    • AF Noise+67%2▲ / 0▼ of 3 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration+0%0▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    "quality across the frame and throughout the range even at f2.8." — Cameralabs
    Check price at Adorama →from $708 used →
  24. 24Sigma 19mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Color Rendition and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+25%24▲ / 12▼ of 48 · low (contested)
    • Bokeh+23%7▲ / 4▼ of 13 · low (thin evidence)
    • AF Noise+18%6▲ / 4▼ of 11 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Color Rendition+67%2▲ / 0▼ of 3 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration+33%2▲ / 1▼ of 3 · low (thin evidence)
    "I wish there were some full size samples to evaluate sharpness of the lens." — Admiringlight Blog
    Check price at Adorama →from $59 used →
  25. 25Fujifilm 27mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+29%2▲ / 0▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Bokeh+100%1▲ / 0▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    • AF Noise-100%0▲ / 1▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+50%1▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration+0%0▲ / 0▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    "Continue: Image Quality Tags: 27mm , fujifilm , fujinon , lens , pancake , review Comments 13 responses to “Review:." — Admiringlight Blog
    Check price at Adorama →from $295 used →
  26. 26Sony 35mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance and Bokeh.

    • Optical Performance+40%15▲ / 5▼ of 25 · low
    • Bokeh+30%6▲ / 3▼ of 10 · low (thin evidence)
    • AF Noise-20%1▲ / 2▼ of 5 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Color Rendition+57%4▲ / 0▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration+25%2▲ / 1▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    "my latest video and it stayed with me throughout the entire recording which that video was like 30 minutes of continuous recording as far as sharpness i was expecting it to be much worse wide open at f 2.8 in the center …" — Arthur R The Samyang
    Check price at Adorama →from $262 used →
  27. 27Sigma 14 24mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance and Bokeh.

    • Optical Performance+50%52▲ / 14▼ of 76 · low
    • Bokeh+50%2▲ / 0▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • AF Noise-25%2▲ / 4▼ of 8 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+70%8▲ / 1▼ of 10 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration-50%0▲ / 2▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence)
    "ridiculously sharp with excellent contrast and the corners well outstanding this is incredibly impressive to really appreciate what we're dealing with here by way of comparison here's the closest equivalent lens that I'v…" — Christopher Frost
    Check price at Adorama →from $459 used →
  28. 28Canon 50mm f2.5

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Color Rendition.

    • Optical Performance+21%11▲ / 7▼ of 19 · low
    • Bokeh+86%6▲ / 0▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence)
    • AF Noise-20%2▲ / 3▼ of 5 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+100%2▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration-100%0▲ / 1▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    "rather high on contrasting edges stop down just a little to f2.8 and that's reduced and at F4 we get a clean image with perfect sharpness anyway let's open the aperture back up to f2.5 and look over into the corners ouch…" — Christopher Frost
    Check price at Adorama →from $99 used →
  29. 29Fujifilm 23mm f1.4

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+47%9▲ / 2▼ of 15 · low
    • Bokeh+50%2▲ / 0▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • AF Noise+0%2▲ / 2▼ of 6 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Color Rendition+0%0▲ / 0▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    "expect in low to medium contrast areas and when using the lens on an older X-Series body." — Admiringlight Blog
    Check price at Adorama →from $196 used →
  30. 30Sony 50mm f1.4

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+48%18▲ / 2▼ of 33 · low
    • Bokeh+53%12▲ / 3▼ of 17 · low
    • AF Noise-12%2▲ / 3▼ of 8 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Chromatic Aberration+0%1▲ / 1▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence)
    "It’s very sharp in the center and produces one of the best full-frame corners I've seen." — Cameralabs
    $1398 new →from $299 used →
  31. 31Canon 32mm f1.4

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+33%1▲ / 0▼ of 3 · low (thin evidence)
    • Bokeh+40%2▲ / 0▼ of 5 · low (thin evidence)
    • AF Noise+33%1▲ / 0▼ of 3 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Chromatic Aberration+0%0▲ / 0▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    "prime is a great general-purpose lens that’s sharp even at larger apertures, and also ideal for portraits, low light or still-life." — Cameralabs
    Check price at Adorama →from $488 used →
  32. 32Sigma 17 40mm f1.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance and Bokeh.

    • Optical Performance+46%68▲ / 18▼ of 108 · low
    • Bokeh+25%19▲ / 8▼ of 44 · low (contested)
    • AF Noise+43%9▲ / 3▼ of 14 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+33%4▲ / 1▼ of 9 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration-41%1▲ / 10▼ of 22 · low (contested)
    "As I gradually close the aperture, there's a fractional boost in crispness, but I'd say it's already looking pretty good wide open in the middle of the frame." — Gordon Laing
    $919 new →from $728 used →
  33. 33Sony 16mm f1.8

    Strongest reviewer support on AF Noise and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+22%5▲ / 3▼ of 9 · low (thin evidence)
    • Bokeh+0%2▲ / 2▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence)
    • AF Noise+100%1▲ / 0▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration+33%1▲ / 0▼ of 3 · low (thin evidence)
    "Optical Performance Sharpness is exceptionally sharp at f/1.8, with slight softening in corners that requires pixel-level inspection." — Autumnschrock Com Blog
    Check price at Adorama →from $209 used →
  34. 34Sigma 23mm f1.4

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance and Bokeh.

    • Optical Performance+38%50▲ / 18▼ of 84 · low
    • Bokeh+17%19▲ / 13▼ of 35 · low
    • AF Noise+29%4▲ / 2▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Color Rendition+30%5▲ / 2▼ of 10 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Chromatic Aberration-10%6▲ / 8▼ of 20 · low (contested)
    "far as image quality goes this thing is fantastic I did test this out uh for the Sony e-mount version a little bit ago when it first came out and found that and actually almost fully covers a full frame sensor as well so…" — Benj Haisch
    $609 new →from $342 used →
  35. 35Canon 45mm f1.2

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+25%78▲ / 43▼ of 139 · low
    • Bokeh+60%30▲ / 5▼ of 42 · low
    • AF Noise-9%7▲ / 9▼ of 23 · low (contested)
    • Color Rendition+45%7▲ / 2▼ of 11 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration-53%2▲ / 18▼ of 30 · low
    "Now there's quite a bit of cat's eye effect in this lens, but for the price you'd expect it and I actually prefer it to like normal sharp lenses that don't have it." — Cbr By Amir
    $429 new →from $396 used →
  36. 36Canon 24mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance and Bokeh.

    • Optical Performance+23%46▲ / 26▼ of 87 · low
    • Bokeh+20%10▲ / 6▼ of 20 · low (contested)
    • AF Noise+8%7▲ / 6▼ of 13 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Color Rendition+25%2▲ / 1▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Chromatic Aberration+33%1▲ / 0▼ of 3 · low (thin evidence)
    "the sharpness test with the lens adapted on a Canon M50 I photographed this image with Targets this is the center and this is the corner of the image I put both on one screen so that we can see how the lens is performing…" — Aperture Atlas
    $169 new →from $94 used →
  37. 37Leica 50mm f1.4

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+25%35▲ / 18▼ of 68 · low (contested)
    • Bokeh+31%26▲ / 12▼ of 45 · low
    • AF Noise+0%0▲ / 0▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+6%7▲ / 6▼ of 16 · low (contested)
    • Chromatic Aberration+33%1▲ / 0▼ of 3 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    "course to a beautiful bouquet and sharpness is the aperture so what this lens has are 9 aperture blades that only former really around circle when stopped completely down to f-16 at moderate apertures would you get our s…" — Analog Insights Leica Summilux
    Check price at Adorama →from $903 used →
  38. 38Sigma 35mm f1.4

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+28%42▲ / 22▼ of 72 · low (contested)
    • Bokeh+29%16▲ / 7▼ of 31 · low
    • AF Noise+36%6▲ / 2▼ of 11 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Color Rendition+12%4▲ / 3▼ of 8 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Chromatic Aberration-22%4▲ / 8▼ of 18 · low (contested)
    "to f1.4 after all most people will be buying this lens to shoot at f1.4 the lens is very sharp indeed in the middle of the image with no visible purple finging there's plenty of contrast giving a nice clear image in the …" — Christopher Frost
    $989 new →from $245 used →
  39. 39Canon 100mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance and Color Rendition.

    • Optical Performance+30%27▲ / 11▼ of 53 · low
    • Bokeh+24%10▲ / 4▼ of 25 · low (contested)
    • AF Noise+0%3▲ / 3▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Color Rendition+50%4▲ / 1▼ of 6 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Chromatic Aberration-25%0▲ / 1▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    "[Music] howdy everyone now a little while ago I made a review of Canon's 100 mm f2.8 USM macro lens and you can watch that full review by clicking on the link below or the link in the description I tested it on my apsc c…" — Christopher Frost
    Check price at Adorama →from $209 used →
  40. 40Leica 100mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance and Color Rendition.

    • Optical Performance+40%46▲ / 15▼ of 77 · low
    • Bokeh+11%16▲ / 12▼ of 36 · low (contested)
    • AF Noise-50%0▲ / 2▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+62%9▲ / 1▼ of 13 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration+18%3▲ / 1▼ of 11 · low (thin evidence)
    "8 as I close the aperture there is some benefit to the ultimate sharpness and lifting vignetting in the corners but I was impressed by the quality f2.8 from the closest focusing distance here now for some more shots at t…" — Gordon Laing Lumix S
    Check price at Adorama →from $925 used →
  41. 41Nikon 105mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh.

    • Optical Performance-8%2▲ / 3▼ of 13 · low (thin evidence)
    • Bokeh+100%1▲ / 0▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    • AF Noise-60%0▲ / 3▼ of 5 · low (thin evidence)
    "105mm f/2.8 VR S The display is bright, though not particularly high in resolution, though that’s fine." — Admiringlight Blog
    Check price at Adorama →from $129 used →
  42. 42Sony 12 24mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance and AF Noise.

    • Optical Performance+40%65▲ / 23▼ of 105 · low
    • Bokeh-18%3▲ / 5▼ of 11 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • AF Noise+50%2▲ / 0▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+50%1▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Chromatic Aberration-20%1▲ / 2▼ of 5 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    "[Music] hi i'm dustin abbott and i'm here today to give you my definitive review of the sony fe 12 to 24 millimeter f 2.8 g master lens now this is kind of the big dog of sony's ultra wide angle and obviously it goes wid…" — Dustin Abbott
    $3248 new →from $2060 used →
  43. 43Sigma 60mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and AF Noise.

    • Optical Performance+20%3▲ / 1▼ of 10 · low (thin evidence)
    • Bokeh+50%1▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • AF Noise+50%1▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Chromatic Aberration-67%0▲ / 2▼ of 3 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    "Since I have one friend who doubted me when I said i thought my 60mm Sigma was sharper than my 45mm Olympus (same." — Admiringlight Blog
    Check price at Adorama →from $99 used →
  44. 44Sony 85mm f1.4

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance and Color Rendition.

    • Optical Performance+31%49▲ / 24▼ of 81 · low
    • Bokeh+13%18▲ / 13▼ of 39 · low
    • AF Noise-25%3▲ / 5▼ of 8 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+33%4▲ / 2▼ of 6 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration+17%8▲ / 5▼ of 18 · low (contested)
    "there was never a point where I thought this is too much cat's eye or too like it just didn't look harsh or anything like that and with a lens that is just as sharp as this thing is sometimes you can get some weird stuff…" — Benj Haisch
    $1498 new →from $290 used →
  45. 45Canon 85mm f2

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance and Bokeh.

    • Optical Performance+27%11▲ / 4▼ of 26 · low
    • Bokeh+25%1▲ / 0▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • AF Noise-20%1▲ / 2▼ of 5 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Chromatic Aberration+25%1▲ / 0▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence)
    "On the EOS R6, I was able to get another stop or so, with consistently sharp shots at around a half." — Admiringlight Blog
    $639 new →from $249 used →
  46. 46Sony 28mm f2

    Strongest reviewer support on Color Rendition and Chromatic Aberration.

    • Optical Performance+14%9▲ / 6▼ of 22 · low
    • Bokeh-67%0▲ / 2▼ of 3 · low (thin evidence)
    • AF Noise+0%1▲ / 1▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Color Rendition+100%1▲ / 0▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration+100%1▲ / 0▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    "Through the lens: optical quality As usual, I’ll start by talking about sharpness." — Mirrorlessons
    Check price at Adorama →from $139 used →
  47. 47Sigma 20 60mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance and Bokeh.

    • Optical Performance+40%68▲ / 23▼ of 113 · low
    • Bokeh+14%10▲ / 7▼ of 22 · low (contested)
    • AF Noise+25%2▲ / 0▼ of 8 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition-25%1▲ / 2▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Chromatic Aberration-20%1▲ / 4▼ of 15 · low
    "Wide angle is all the way to 20 mm and for architecture that was probably one of my favorite things about this lens." — Adorama
    Check price at Adorama →See used →
  48. 48Fujifilm 16mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance and Bokeh.

    • Optical Performance+24%33▲ / 14▼ of 78 · low (contested)
    • Bokeh+17%6▲ / 4▼ of 12 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • AF Noise-20%1▲ / 2▼ of 5 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Color Rendition+20%5▲ / 3▼ of 10 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    "surprised with this lens is sharp as sorry sharp af rather i was very surprised with the sharpness and the clarity of this lens uh i'll include some photos here but one photo that really surprised me was this photo here …" — Andreo Photo Fujifilm
    $449 new →from $240 used →
  49. 49Sigma 45mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance and AF Noise.

    • Optical Performance+25%28▲ / 15▼ of 51 · low
    • Bokeh+15%9▲ / 6▼ of 20 · low (contested)
    • AF Noise+33%5▲ / 2▼ of 9 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Color Rendition+17%3▲ / 2▼ of 6 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Chromatic Aberration-50%0▲ / 1▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    "was clearly a major priority for Sigma here and I couldn't rate at any higher it's simply something else when a lens has built this nicely you just want to use it all the time well that's all very nice but more important…" — Christopher Frost
    Check price at Adorama →from $248 used →
  50. 50Nikon 24mm f1.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Chromatic Aberration.

    • Optical Performance+0%1▲ / 1▼ of 5 · low (thin evidence)
    • Bokeh+0%0▲ / 0▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    • AF Noise-33%1▲ / 2▼ of 3 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+0%0▲ / 0▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration+100%1▲ / 0▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    "Focus Focus accuracy and repeatability is critical to consistently produce sharp shots especially with large aperture lenses." — Cameralabs
    Check price at Adorama →from $196 used →
  51. 51Nikon 50mm f1.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Color Rendition and Bokeh.

    • Optical Performance+14%45▲ / 31▼ of 102 · low (contested)
    • Bokeh+16%16▲ / 10▼ of 37 · low (contested)
    • AF Noise+0%3▲ / 3▼ of 9 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+56%12▲ / 2▼ of 18 · low
    • Chromatic Aberration-50%3▲ / 13▼ of 20 · low
    "terms of the quality images you can get from it the reason I bought this lens in the first place is because I was going on a trip to New Zealand and I intended to do a lot of video in low light and at nighttime and at th…" — Adrian Alford Photography
    Check price at Adorama →from $44 used →
  52. 52Zeiss 35mm f1.4

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Color Rendition.

    • Optical Performance-4%31▲ / 34▼ of 72 · low (contested)
    • Bokeh+58%17▲ / 3▼ of 24 · low
    • AF Noise-100%0▲ / 2▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+35%10▲ / 4▼ of 17 · low
    • Chromatic Aberration+14%3▲ / 2▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    "move on and look at image quality as I mentioned before there are lots of reports on the internet about this lens having quality control issues and Sample variations I can only afford to hire one copy of the lens for tes…" — Christopher Frost
    Check price at Adorama →from $759 used →
  53. 53Pentax 135mm f2.5

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and Color Rendition.

    • Optical Performance+8%42▲ / 35▼ of 83 · low
    • Bokeh+36%18▲ / 8▼ of 28 · low
    • AF Noise-50%0▲ / 1▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Color Rendition+69%13▲ / 2▼ of 16 · low (contested)
    • Chromatic Aberration-50%1▲ / 3▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence)
    "so by the time this lens was manufactured Pentax had a long history in producing Optics but what about this particular lens the lens has good sharpness even short wide open at f2.5 stopping down increases contrast and by…" — Fist Full Of Lenses
    Check price at Adorama →from $118 used →
  54. 54Canon 16mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh.

    • Optical Performance+0%30▲ / 30▼ of 75 · low
    • Bokeh+43%4▲ / 1▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • AF Noise-17%3▲ / 6▼ of 18 · low (contested)
    • Chromatic Aberration-29%1▲ / 3▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence)
    "lens it looks like it's not going to be pretty in the corners we're just gonna say that so a real quick quirk to note about this lens that a lot of people have noticed is that um first of all obviously it's a new lens so…" — Brent Hall
    $319 new →from $199 used →
  55. 55Sony 70 200mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+30%12▲ / 4▼ of 27 · low (contested)
    • Bokeh+0%3▲ / 3▼ of 6 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Chromatic Aberration-25%0▲ / 1▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    "on the Sony A9 If you haven’t read my reviews before, I do not generally perform resolution tests or make charts to track quality measures. ." — Admiringlight Blog
    $3098 new →from $715 used →
  56. 56Nikon 50mm f2

    Strongest reviewer support on Color Rendition and Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+22%37▲ / 21▼ of 72 · low
    • Bokeh+22%18▲ / 10▼ of 36 · low (contested)
    • AF Noise-100%0▲ / 1▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+61%13▲ / 2▼ of 18 · low
    • Chromatic Aberration-20%2▲ / 3▼ of 5 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    "system isn't the quickest in the world now onto image quality I'm testing the lens on a fullframe camera my 45 megap Nikon z7 and inner camera Corrections are turned on for these tests at f2.8 the lens's sharpness is exc…" — Christopher Frost
    Check price at Adorama →from $35 used →
  57. 57Sigma 30mm f1.4

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh.

    • Optical Performance-6%18▲ / 21▼ of 51 · low (contested)
    • Bokeh+50%9▲ / 2▼ of 14 · low (thin evidence)
    • AF Noise-20%1▲ / 2▼ of 5 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Chromatic Aberration-43%1▲ / 4▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence)
    "Continue: Image Quality Pages: 1 2." — Admiringlight Blog
    $344 new →from $129 used →
  58. 58Sony 50mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance and Bokeh.

    • Optical Performance+22%38▲ / 22▼ of 74 · low
    • Bokeh+9%7▲ / 5▼ of 23 · low (contested)
    • AF Noise-17%2▲ / 3▼ of 6 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Color Rendition-33%2▲ / 4▼ of 6 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration-25%3▲ / 6▼ of 12 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    "and that's fine but the thing is that when I pull up a zoom lens to my eye for whatever reason I assume that it's going to be at the wide end of the spectrum the sigma is that if you pull it up and it's to 28 mm and if I…" — Benj Haisch This F28
    Check price at Adorama →from $68 used →
  59. 59Nikon 85mm f1.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+30%5▲ / 2▼ of 10 · low (thin evidence)
    • Bokeh+0%1▲ / 1▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • AF Noise-29%1▲ / 3▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Color Rendition+0%0▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration-50%0▲ / 2▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence)
    "Focus this lens being a prime lens has almost no Distortion forr users will notice slight V getting at f1.8 and F2 but DX users won't notice it at all like I said at the beginning of this video this lens is the sharpest …" — Alex Lynch
    Check price at Adorama →from $122 used →
  60. 60Canon 28 70mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh and AF Noise.

    • Optical Performance+0%5▲ / 5▼ of 12 · low (thin evidence)
    • Bokeh+15%4▲ / 2▼ of 13 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • AF Noise+25%2▲ / 1▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition-50%0▲ / 1▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration-50%0▲ / 2▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence)
    "Ok now for a distant quality test, starting at 28mm f2.8, and due to my limited time with the lens so far, I’ve had to." — Cameralabs
    Check price at Adorama →from $160 used →
  61. 61Nikon 35mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance and Color Rendition.

    • Optical Performance+5%31▲ / 27▼ of 80 · low (contested)
    • Bokeh-5%7▲ / 8▼ of 22 · low (contested)
    • AF Noise-58%2▲ / 9▼ of 12 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+4%12▲ / 11▼ of 24 · low
    • Chromatic Aberration+0%5▲ / 5▼ of 15 · low (contested)
    "really tend to rely on but I do like the aesthetic effect that they give so a very nicely made lens for sure so this is a very sharp lens all the way from wide open at F 2.8 and it renders details very crisply and very c…" — Zenography
    Check price at Adorama →from $79 used →
  62. 62Olympus 7 14mm f2.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+54%7▲ / 0▼ of 13 · low (thin evidence)
    • Bokeh+0%0▲ / 0▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition-100%0▲ / 1▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration-67%0▲ / 2▼ of 3 · low (thin evidence)
    "7-14 is still a bit sharper throughout the range." — Admiringlight Blog
    Check price at Adorama →from $769 used →
  63. 63Panasonic 70 200mm f2.8

    Mixed reviewer sentiment across the criteria — see the evidence below.

    • Optical Performance-5%6▲ / 7▼ of 19 · low
    • AF Noise+0%0▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration-67%0▲ / 4▼ of 6 · low (thin evidence)
    " >  Lens Test Results Test results In-depth comparisons Sharpness Chromatic aberration Geometric distortion Vignetting Transmission Conclusion The Panasonic Lumix S Pro 70-200mm F2.8." — Dxomark Panasonic Lumix S
    $2498 new →from $1592 used →
  64. 64Canon 50mm f1.8

    Strongest reviewer support on Bokeh.

    • Optical Performance-20%26▲ / 43▼ of 83 · low (contested)
    • Bokeh+9%15▲ / 12▼ of 32 · low (contested)
    • AF Noise-75%0▲ / 9▼ of 12 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+0%2▲ / 2▼ of 10 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Chromatic Aberration-9%2▲ / 3▼ of 11 · low (thin evidence)
    "today I will show you some results that may surprise you I compared the sharpness of two 50 mm prime lenses made by Canon they are very popular the first one is the Canon EF 50 mm f1.8 STM a cheap lens that costs around …" — Aperture Atlas
    $169 new →from $45 used →
  65. 65Sigma 16mm f1.4

    Strongest reviewer support on Optical Performance.

    • Optical Performance+27%5▲ / 2▼ of 11 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Bokeh-33%1▲ / 3▼ of 6 · low (thin evidence)
    • AF Noise-100%0▲ / 1▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition-50%0▲ / 1▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Chromatic Aberration-33%0▲ / 1▼ of 3 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    "For the best results, I'd probably still use the center focusing point and stop down a bit.The Sigma 16mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporary's absolute strongest point is the image quality." — Thephoblographer Com
    Check price at Adorama →from $239 used →
  66. 66Nikon 35mm f1.8

    Mixed reviewer sentiment across the criteria — see the evidence below.

    • Optical Performance+0%1▲ / 1▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Bokeh-100%0▲ / 1▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    • AF Noise+0%0▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    • Color Rendition+0%0▲ / 0▼ of 3 · low (thin evidence)
    • Chromatic Aberration-50%0▲ / 1▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    "At f/1.8, the lens delivers good sharpness for portraits and available light work." — Dpreview Com Reviews
    Check price at Adorama →from $99 used →

Side by side

Cameraaf_performanceOptical PerformanceBokehAF NoiseColor RenditionChromatic Aberration
1. Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG DN Art II—+65%+81%+62%+78%+69%
2. Leica 50mm f2—+72%+73%+50%+77%+45%
3. Sigma 35mm F1.2 DG DN Art—+63%+77%+86%+72%+17%
4. Nikon 16 50mm f2.8—+62%+83%+14%+100%+40%
5. Sony 100mm f2.8—+54%+56%+71%+86%+37%
6. Sony FE 35mm F1.4 GM—+64%+58%+38%+100%-14%
7. Canon 70 200mm f2.8—+59%+65%+50%+75%-12%
8. Olympus 75mm f1.8—+44%+63%+100%+33%+0%
9. Sigma 28 45mm f1.8—+38%+75%+42%+71%+8%
10. Tamron 12 20mm f2.8—+53%+38%+50%+86%+25%
11. Fujifilm 16 55mm f2.8—+36%+57%+33%+100%+0%
12. Olympus 45mm f1.8—+33%+100%+0%+50%—
13. Nikon 35mm f1.4—+50%+100%+0%——
14. Sony 16 25mm f2.8—+31%+43%+40%+100%+11%
15. Sigma 85mm f1.2—+55%+60%+0%+67%+0%
16. Sony 50mm f1.2—+56%+67%+50%—+0%
17. Canon 35mm f1.4—+44%+46%+9%+55%+25%
18. OM SYSTEM 12 40mm f2.8—+55%+25%—+100%+0%
19. Olympus 60mm f2.8—+59%+41%—+50%+0%
20. Sigma 56mm f1.4—+44%+29%+100%—+0%
21. Nikon 28mm f2.8—+37%+64%+57%+45%-60%
22. Canon 40mm f2.8—+38%+42%-6%+43%+33%
23. Sigma 16 28mm f2.8—+79%+0%+67%—+0%
24. Sigma 19mm f2.8—+25%+23%+18%+67%+33%
25. Fujifilm 27mm f2.8—+29%+100%-100%+50%+0%
26. Sony 35mm f2.8—+40%+30%-20%+57%+25%
27. Sigma 14 24mm f2.8—+50%+50%-25%+70%-50%
28. Canon 50mm f2.5—+21%+86%-20%+100%-100%
29. Fujifilm 23mm f1.4—+47%+50%+0%+0%—
30. Sony 50mm f1.4—+48%+53%-12%—+0%
31. Canon 32mm f1.4—+33%+40%+33%—+0%
32. Sigma 17 40mm f1.8—+46%+25%+43%+33%-41%
33. Sony 16mm f1.8—+22%+0%+100%—+33%
34. Sigma 23mm f1.4—+38%+17%+29%+30%-10%
35. Canon 45mm f1.2—+25%+60%-9%+45%-53%
36. Canon 24mm f2.8—+23%+20%+8%+25%+33%
37. Leica 50mm f1.4—+25%+31%+0%+6%+33%
38. Sigma 35mm f1.4—+28%+29%+36%+12%-22%
39. Canon 100mm f2.8—+30%+24%+0%+50%-25%
40. Leica 100mm f2.8—+40%+11%-50%+62%+18%
41. Nikon 105mm f2.8—-8%+100%-60%——
42. Sony 12 24mm f2.8—+40%-18%+50%+50%-20%
43. Sigma 60mm f2.8—+20%+50%+50%—-67%
44. Sony 85mm f1.4—+31%+13%-25%+33%+17%
45. Canon 85mm f2—+27%+25%-20%—+25%
46. Sony 28mm f2—+14%-67%+0%+100%+100%
47. Sigma 20 60mm f2.8—+40%+14%+25%-25%-20%
48. Fujifilm 16mm f2.8—+24%+17%-20%+20%—
49. Sigma 45mm f2.8—+25%+15%+33%+17%-50%
50. Nikon 24mm f1.8—+0%+0%-33%+0%+100%
51. Nikon 50mm f1.8—+14%+16%+0%+56%-50%
52. Zeiss 35mm f1.4—-4%+58%-100%+35%+14%
53. Pentax 135mm f2.5—+8%+36%-50%+69%-50%
54. Canon 16mm f2.8—+0%+43%-17%—-29%
55. Sony 70 200mm f2.8—+30%+0%——-25%
56. Nikon 50mm f2—+22%+22%-100%+61%-20%
57. Sigma 30mm f1.4—-6%+50%-20%—-43%
58. Sony 50mm f2.8—+22%+9%-17%-33%-25%
59. Nikon 85mm f1.8—+30%+0%-29%+0%-50%
60. Canon 28 70mm f2.8—+0%+15%+25%-50%-50%
61. Nikon 35mm f2.8—+5%-5%-58%+4%+0%
62. Olympus 7 14mm f2.8—+54%+0%—-100%-67%
63. Panasonic 70 200mm f2.8—-5%—+0%—-67%
64. Canon 50mm f1.8—-20%+9%-75%+0%-9%
65. Sigma 16mm f1.4—+27%-33%-100%-50%-33%
66. Nikon 35mm f1.8—+0%-100%+0%+0%-50%

Net reviewer sentiment per criterion (share positive minus share negative). A blank means no reviewer evidence on that axis for that camera — a gap, not a zero.

Not ranked — outside the criteria

  • Canon 100 400mm f5.6 — require max_aperture <= 2.8: got 5.6
  • Canon 11 24mm f4 — require max_aperture <= 2.8: got 4
  • Canon 15 45mm f3.5 — require max_aperture <= 2.8: got 3.5
  • Canon 18 200mm f3.5 — require max_aperture <= 2.8: got 3.5
  • Canon 200 400mm f4 — require max_aperture <= 2.8: got 4
  • Canon 28 105mm f3.5 — require max_aperture <= 2.8: got 3.5
  • Canon 28mm f3.5 — require max_aperture <= 2.8: got 3.5
  • Fujifilm 400mm f4.5 — require max_aperture <= 2.8: got 4.5
  • Nikon 200mm f4 — require max_aperture <= 2.8: got 4
  • Nikon 800mm f5.6 — require max_aperture <= 2.8: got 5.6
  • Panasonic 70 200mm f4 — require max_aperture <= 2.8: got 4
  • Sigma 16 300mm f3.5 — require max_aperture <= 2.8: got 3.5
  • Sony 100 400mm f4.5 — require max_aperture <= 2.8: got 4.5
  • Sony 16 70mm f4 — require max_aperture <= 2.8: got 4
  • Sony 20 70mm f4 — require max_aperture <= 2.8: got 4
  • Sony 28 70mm f3.5 — require max_aperture <= 2.8: got 3.5
  • Sony 70 350mm f4.5 — require max_aperture <= 2.8: got 4.5
  • Sony 8 14mm f3.5 — require max_aperture <= 2.8: got 3.5

Pending — a spec we're still sourcing

These earned a review card but are held out until we confirm a spec the criteria gate on. That is a data gap on our side, not a mark against the camera.

  • Nikon z 20 — max_aperture: max_aperture not present on card
  • Panasonic lumix s 35mm — max_aperture: max_aperture not present on card
  • Rokinon 35mm — max_aperture: max_aperture not present on card

Every position above traces to the reviewer claims on each product's card. We don't write opinions — we synthesize theirs, and we present fit rather than a verdict.