Fast Lenses

[Mike Farley]

This might not be the fastest lens ever made, but it will probably be the most affordable.

http://www.sansmirror.com/newsviews/ano ... pears.html

For those willing to surrender a little bit of speed in return for a lower price, Voigtländer has three lenses in its f/0.95 Nokton range of which this 25 mm is one.

http://www.voigtlaender.de/cms/voigtlae ... 95_25.html

If you want to splash out in pursuit of a fast lens, there is always this. I am not sure if it is the case now, but at one stage Leica could not make enough to meet demand and there was a waiting list of at least 12 months.

http://uk.leica-camera.com/photography/ ... /5915.html

The title of fastest lens goes to this bit of nonsense, dating from the 1960s, when Zeiss was making a point. I doubt if you will ever see any images made with it as the "design" was optimised for the transmission of light and there was no consideration of optical correction.

http://petapixel.com/2013/08/06/carl-ze ... ever-made/

The fastest lenses which are actually usable that I know of are these f/0.7 jobbies, again from Zeiss. Only those with deep pockets need apply.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/08/06 ... -saving-up