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- 60-600mm f/5-6.3 S
- Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 APO EX DG OS HSM Lens Specifications
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- 150-600mm f/5-6.3 S
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- 150-600mm f/5-6.3 G2
- 180mm f/3.5
- 200-500mm f/5-6.3
- Tokina Lenses
- Tamron DX Lenses
- AT-X 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 AF DX Fish-Eye
- Tokina ATX-i 11-16mm f/2.8 CF Lens Specifications
- Tokina AT-X 11-16mm f/2.8 Pro DX Lens Specifications
- Tokina AT-X 11-20mm f/2.8 Pro DX Lens Specifications
- Tokina AT-X 12-24mm f/4 Pro DX II Lens Specifications
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- Tokina AT-X 12-28mm f/4 Pro DX Lens Specifications
- Tokina AT-X 14-20mm f/2 Pro DX Lens Specifications
- Tokina AT-X 16-50mm f/2.8 Pro DX Lens Specifications
- Tokina AT-X 16.5-135mm f/3.5-5.6 DX Lens Specifications
- Tokina AT-X 35mm f/2.8 Pro DX Macro Lens Specifications
- Tamron DX Lenses
- Tokina AT-X 16-28mm f/2.8 Pro FX Lens Specifications
- Tokina 16-28mm f/2.8 Opera Lens Specifications
- Tokina Firin 17-35mm f/4 Pro FX Lens Specifications
- Tokina 17-35mm f/4 atx-i Lens Specifications
- Tokina AT-X 24-70mm f/2.8 Pro FX Lens Specifications
- Tokina 50mm f/1.4 Opera Lens Specifications
- 70-200mm f/4
- Tokina AT-X 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 AF D Lens Specifications
- Tokina AT-X 100mm f/2.8 Pro D Macro Lens Specifications
- Tokina ATX-i 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens Specifications
- Kenko 400mm f/8 N II Lens Specifications
- Tamron DX Lenses
- Voigtlander Lenses
- Voigtlander 20mm f/3.5 Skopar SLII Lens Specifications
- Voigtlander 28mm f/2.8 Skopar SL II S Lens Specifications
- Voigtlander 28mm f/2.8 Skopar SL II Lens Specifications
- Voigtlander 40mm f/2 Skopar SL-II Lens Specifications
- Voigtlander 40mm f/2 Skopar SL-II S Lens Specifications
- Voigtlander 58mm f/1.4 Nokton SL-II Lens Specifications
- Voigtlander 58mm f/1.4 Nokton SL-II S Lens Specifications
- Voigtlander 90mm f/2.8 APO-Skopar SL-IIs Lens Specifications
- Voigtlander 90mm f/3.5 Lanthar SL-II Lens Specifications
- Zeiss Lenses
- Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 Distagon T Lens Specifications
- Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 Milvus Lens Specifications
- Zeiss 18mm f/2.8 Milvus Lens Specifications
- Zeiss 18mm f/3.5 Distagon T Lens Specifications
- Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Milvus Distagon T Lens Specifications
- Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Distagon T Lens Specifications
- Zeiss 25mm f/1.4 Milvus Distagon Lens Specifications
- Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon T Lens Specifications
- Zeiss 25mm f/2.8 Distagon T Lens Specifications
- 28mm f/1.4 Otus
- Zeiss 28mm f/2 Distagon T Lens Specifications
- Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon T Lens Specifications
- Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Milvus ZF.2 Lens Specifications
- Zeiss 35mm f/2 Milvus Distagon Lens Specifications
- Zeiss 35mm f/2 Distagon T Lens Specifications
- Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 Planar T Lens Specifications
- Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 Milvus Distagon Lens Specifications
- 55mm f/1.4 Otus
- Zeiss 50mm f/2 Makro-Planar T Lens Specifications
- Zeiss 50mm f/2 Milvus Makro-Planar Lens Specifications
- Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 Planar T Lens Specifications
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- 85mm f/1.4 Otus
- 100mm f/1.4 Otus
- Zeiss 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar T Lens Specifications
- Zeiss 100mm f/2 Milvus Makro-Planar T Lens Specifications
- Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO Sonnar T Lens Specifications
- Zeiss 135mm f/2 Milvus Lens Specifications
- Other Lenses
- Irix Lenses for Nikon DSLRs
- Kerlee 35mm f/1.2 Lens Specifications
- Laowa (Venus Optics) for Nikon DSLRs
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- Mitakon Lenses for Nikon DSLRs
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