Minolta MD infrared lenses.
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Use an adapter to mount these lenses to many mirrorless cameras.
Data credit: these ratings come from the remarkable research at irlensdb.com, a community-built resource that has tested and documented more infrared lenses than any other reference online. I have stripped the retailer links and reformatted the data, but the hard work of collecting it belongs to them.
Ratings describe how a lens behaves on an infrared-converted camera. A maybe lens is usually fine wide open and shows a hot spot as you stop down, so check the notes before you write one off.
Lenses (5)
Minolta AF 24-120mm ƒ/3.5-4.5
Good- Focal
- 24-120mm
- Aperture
- ƒ/3.5-4.5
- Filter
- ⌀62mm
Patrick McLean
Soligor Wide-Auto 35mm ƒ/2.8
Good- Focal
- 35mm
- Aperture
- ƒ/2.8
- Filter
- ⌀52mm
Tested by Rob
Minolta MD 35mm ƒ/2.8
Good- Focal
- 35mm
- Aperture
- ƒ/2.8
Tested with an 850nm filter and a 665nm filter. No hotspots seen at any aperture. Stephen Sloan
Minolta Rokkor-X 45mm ƒ/2
Good- Focal
- 45mm
- Aperture
- ƒ/2
- Filter
- ⌀49mm
- Weight
- 125 g
Minolta Rokkor-X 45mm f/2 for Infrared Photography (video) Minolta MD 45mm ƒ/2 Edward Noble
Soligor Tele-Auto 135mm ƒ/2.8
Good- Focal
- 135mm
- Aperture
- ƒ/2.8
- Filter
- ⌀55mm
Tested by Rob
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These ratings are compiled from the community-maintained Infrared Lens Database, with contributor credits kept in the notes. Ratings are submitted by photographers using different conversions, so results vary by wavelength, aperture and individual lens copy — treat them as a strong starting point, not a guarantee. Retailer links from the source have been removed. If you have tested a lens, contribute your result back to the original database so everyone benefits.