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Lens ratings are submitted by club members. Only lenses rated by at least by 5 different users are displayed. In the future the minimum number of votes needed will be increased. The types of ratings are as follows: by views, by number of owner reviews, by number of owners, by price.

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Lens NameOverall ratingNumber of votes
1)Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 55 mm f/ 1.4 4.72 24
2)MC Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50 mm f/ 1.8 4.68 75
3)Carl Zeiss Jena MC Sonnar 180 mm f/ 2.8 4.68 50
4)Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar (Prakticar) 80 mm f/ 1.8 MC 4.62 47
5)Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50 mm f/ 1.8 4.61 102
6) Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 135 mm f/ 4 (1) 4.61 85
7)Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50 mm f/ 2 4.61 31
8)Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35 mm f/ 2.8 4.6 43
9)Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50 mm f/ 2.8 semi-auto 4.59 65
10)Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58 mm f/ 2 4.52 113
11)Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar T 50 mm f/ 1.5 4.5 30
12)Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35 mm f/ 2.8 Silver 4.5 30
13)Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 75 mm f/ 1.5 4.45 59
14)Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 135 mm f/ 4 (2) 4.44 25
15)Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar T 50 mm f/ 2.8 4.43 64
16)Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 180 mm  f/ 2.8 4.38 60
17)Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar 80 mm f/ 2.8 4.34 50
18)Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Flektogon MC 35/2.4 4.32 97
19)Carl Zeiss Jens MC Flektogon 20 mm f/ 2.8 4.32 31
20)Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar 80 mm f/ 2.8 (silver) 4.31 22
21)Carl Zeiss Jena Q1 Flektogon 25 mm f/ 4 4.3 30
22)Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar 120 mm  f/ 2.8 4.28 25
23)Carl Zeiss Jena Triotar 135 mm f/ 4.0 4.25 40
24)Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 135 mm f/ 3.5 4.24 64
25)Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 50 mm f/ 4 4.07 42
26)Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 20 mm f/ 4 4.06 74
27)Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 40 mm f/ 4.5 4.04 25
28)Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Tessar 50 mm f/ 2.8 3.99 59
29)Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50 mm f/ 2.8 3.92 25
30)Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Tessar 50 mm f/ 2.8 3.77 34
31)Carl Zeiss Jena Tevidon 50 mm f/ 1.8 3.52 25
32)Carl Zeiss Jena Tevidon 25 mm f/ 1.4 3.2 35