Lens tests
33 Normal lenses tested on Sony A7.
Not much else here yet, just some useful links:
Canon FD
- Photography in Malaysia – Canon FD Resources
Comprehensive data and pictures of Canon FL, FD and FDn cameras and lenses - Canon Classics
User reviews of Canon rangefinder, FL, FD and FDn cameras and lenses, including third-party lenses - Canon Camera Museum – Lens Hall
A list of all Canon lenses (and cameras) with basic specs and original pricing information. - Canon FL
A short one-page visual overview of the Canon FL lens system
Nikon F
- Photography in Malaysia
Comprehensive resources on Nikon lenses and bodies - Rolands Nikon Pages
Nikon lens specifications, versions, serial number ranges - Nikkor – The Thousand and One Nights
Official Nikon site with in-depth historical articles on dozens of Nikkor lenses - Bjørn Rørslett’s Lens Evaluations
Short reviews of various classic and modern Nikkors - Nikon F Collection and Typology
Images and specs of several versions of some Nikkor lenses
Olympus OM
- Photography in Malaysia – Zuiko Lenses
Comprehensive resources on Olympus OM Zuiko lenses - Unofficial Olympus OM Sales Information File – Lens Group
Specs of OM Zuiko Lenses - Gary Reese Olympus Lens tests
Many OM lenses scored throughout their aperture range - olypedia.de (in German)
Wiki-style reference on Olympus cameras and lenses
Minolta MD
- minolta.eazypix.de
Minolta lens and camera specs, timelines, some lenses tested - artaphot.ch (in German)
Minolta lens specs and reviews, comparison tests - rokkorfiles.com
Historical overview and some lenses reviewed (on film) - Minolta Lens Chronology
Year-by-year textual overview of Minolta lenses
Konica AR
- buhla.de
Comprehensive overview of Konica AR lenses – specs, versions, history - The Konica AR System
Lots of information on Konica lenses and bodies.
Soviet-era lenses and cameras
- sovietcams.com
Comprehensive information about Soviet-era rangefinder lenses and all types of cameras - photohistory.ru (in Russian)
Specs and information about all types of Soviet-era lenses and cameras - radojuva.com.ua (in Russian)
Reviews of most Soviet-era and also Japanese (especially Nikon) and German lenses - ussrlens.com (in Russian)
Reviews and historical overviews of many Soviet-era lenses and cameras - zenitcamera.com (in Russian)
Specs and several historical articles on lenses and cameras produced by the KMZ factory
Photographic lens history and design
- History of photographic lens design – wikipedia
Exactly what the title says - Overview of ZEISS Camera Lenses technical articles
Post on the Zeiss blog linking to a few in-depth technical/historical articles - Lensrentals blog
This blog has a series of articles on the development of lenses: