Camera Lenses
Autofocus primes at $80 that shame the kit lens and nip at $600 native glass.
Sheet 17 · Camera LensesUpdated 2026-07-18
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TTArtisanAF 27mm f/2.8TOP VALUE |
27 mm | f/2.8 | STM | Sony E / Fuji X / Nikon Z | 88 | $79.00$0.90/pt | 100 | Check price → |
TTArtisanAF 50mm f/1.8 NEO |
50 mm | f/1.8 | STM | Sony E | 87 | $89.00$1.02/pt | 88 | Check price → |
7ArtisansAF 50mm f/1.8 |
50 mm | f/1.8 | STM | Sony E | 85 | $98.00$1.15/pt | 78 | Check price → |
TTArtisanAF 56mm f/1.8 |
56 mm | f/1.8 | STM | Sony E / Fuji X / Nikon Z | 86 | $149.00$1.73/pt | 52 | Check price → |
ViltroxAF 56mm f/1.4 |
56 mm | f/1.4 | STM | Sony E / Fuji X / Nikon Z | 91 | $159.00$1.75/pt | 51 | Check price → |
ViltroxAF 25mm f/1.7 Air |
25 mm | f/1.7 | STM | Sony E / Fuji X / Nikon Z | 89 | $159.00$1.79/pt | 50 | Check price → |
ViltroxAF 20mm f/2.8 FE |
20 mm | f/2.8 | STM | Sony E / Nikon Z (full frame) | 87 | $158.00$1.82/pt | 49 | Check price → |
ViltroxAF 35mm f/1.7 Air |
35 mm | f/1.7 | STM | Sony E / Fuji X / Nikon Z | 89 | $169.00$1.90/pt | 47 | Check price → |
ViltroxAF 40mm f/2.5 Air |
40 mm | f/2.5 | STM | Sony E / Nikon Z (full frame) | 86 | $179.00$2.08/pt | 43 | Check price → |
ViltroxAF 85mm f/1.8 FE II |
85 mm | f/1.8 | STM | Sony E / Nikon Z (full frame) | 90 | $349.00$3.88/pt | 23 | Check price → |
SiruiAurora 85mm f/1.4 |
85 mm | f/1.4 | STM | Sony E / Nikon Z (full frame) | 88 | $499.00$5.67/pt | 16 | Check price → |
ViltroxAF 135mm f/1.8 LAB |
135 mm | f/1.8 | VCM | Sony E / Nikon Z (full frame) | 94 | $899.00$9.56/pt | 9 | Check price → |
Sheet note: Chinese autofocus primes have quietly turned the $600 native lens into a hard sell.
MMX score: editorial bench, 0 to 100, per channel. Value index: points per dollar, scaled so the channel's best ratio = 100.
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