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Film Lens Guide

350 manual-focus lenses across 12 mounts, with optical character, version differences and buying advice.

350Total Lenses
279Prime
25Zoom
26735mm Format
3Medium Format

Popular starting points

Best value 50mm: Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI-S, Pentax SMC 50mm f/1.7, Canon FD 50mm f/1.8
Portrait classics: Nikkor 105mm f/2.5, Canon FD 85mm f/1.8, Pentax 67 105mm f/2.4
Character lenses: Helios 44-2 (swirly bokeh), Super Takumar 50mm f/1.4 (vintage glow)
Leica alternatives: Voigtländer Nokton series offers Leica M mount at lower prices

Nikon F Mount

Nikkor manual focus lenses

Canon FD Mount

Canon's manual focus system

Pentax K Mount

SMC Pentax lenses

Leica M Mount

Rangefinder lenses

Olympus OM Mount

Zuiko lenses

Minolta MD Mount

Rokkor lenses

M42 Screw Mount

Universal vintage mount

Medium Format

Hasselblad, Mamiya, Pentax 67

Other Mounts

Contax, Zeiss, and more

Popular starting points

Nikon F Mount

Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AI-S

Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI-S

Nikkor 35mm f/2 AI-S

Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 AI-S

Nikkor 28mm f/2.8 AI-S

Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 AI-S

Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 AI-S

Nikkor 35mm f/1.4 AI-S

Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/2.8 AI-S

Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 ED AI-S

Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 AI-S

Nikkor 20mm f/2.8 AI-S

Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 AI-S

Nikkor 135mm f/2.8 AI-S

Nikkor 85mm f/2 AI-S

Nikkor 24mm f/2 AI-S

Nikkor 28mm f/2 AI-S

Nikkor 85mm f/1.8 (K, pre-AI)

Nikkor 105mm f/1.8 AI-S

Nikkor 135mm f/2 AI-S

Nikkor 200mm f/4 AI-S

Nikkor 300mm f/4.5 ED-IF AI-S

Noct-Nikkor 58mm f/1.2 AI-S

Nikkor 50mm f/2 AI

Nikkor 35mm f/2.8 AI-S

Nikkor 20mm f/3.5 AI-S

Nikkor 18mm f/3.5 AI-S

Nikkor 15mm f/3.5 AI-S

Micro-Nikkor 200mm f/4 AI-S

Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 AI

Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/4 AI-S

PC-Nikkor 28mm f/3.5

PC-Nikkor 35mm f/2.8

Reflex-Nikkor 500mm f/8

Nikkor 25-50mm f/4 AI-S

Nikkor 35-70mm f/3.5 AI-S

Nikkor 80-200mm f/4 AI-S

Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8 ED AI-S

Canon FD Mount

Canon FD 50mm f/1.4

Canon FD 35mm f/2

Canon FD 85mm f/1.8

Canon FD 135mm f/2.5 S.C.

Canon FD 50mm f/1.2 L

Canon FD 85mm f/1.2 L

Canon FD 50mm f/1.8

Canon FD 24mm f/1.4 L

Canon FD 24mm f/2

Canon FD 24mm f/2.8

Canon FD 28mm f/2

Canon FD 28mm f/2.8

Canon FD 20mm f/2.8

Canon FD 17mm f/4

Canon FD 14mm f/2.8 L

Canon FD 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye

Canon FD 35mm f/2.8

Canon FD 100mm f/2

Canon FD 100mm f/2.8

Canon FD 100mm f/4 Macro

Canon FD 50mm f/3.5 Macro

Canon FD 135mm f/2

Canon FD 135mm f/2.8

Canon FD 200mm f/2.8

Canon FD 200mm f/4

Canon FD 300mm f/2.8 L

Canon FD 300mm f/4 L

Canon FD 55mm f/1.2 S.S.C.

Canon FD 200mm f/1.8 L

Canon FD 35-70mm f/2.8-3.5

Canon FD 35-105mm f/3.5

Canon FD 80-200mm f/4 L

Canon TS 35mm f/2.8 S.S.C.

Canon FD 500mm f/4.5 L

Canon FD 35mm f/2 S.S.C. (Concave)

Pentax K Mount

SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.7

SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4

SMC Pentax-M 28mm f/2.8