If you have to list the FD 80-200 then you also must list the Tokina RMC 80 - 200mm F4 with FD Mount. It was top of the Review list of 25 zoom lenses (see below - beating even the Canon FD above). I have it, it is gorgeous.

"" One rainy day a few years ago I went to the Public Library to look through Periodicals. Searching for print on Canon Manual focus Zoom lenses I came across a Consumer Reports magazine that had performed a test of the top 25 zoom lenses in the 70-210/80-200 f/4 range. I remember that the Tokina RMC 80-200 f/4 took first place.

Two through five were the MD 70-210 f/4, FD 80-200 f/4, Nikkor 80-200 f/4 and FD 70-210 f/4 but I forgot the finishing order. Vivitar's Series One 70-210 f/2.8-4 was around tenth. They were tested and rated on five areas; sharpness/center, sharpness/edge, contrast, distortion and vignetting.

Nikon's Nikkor 80-200 f/4 took first place in sharpness/center but the RMC 80-200 took first place in all other areas and overall. It must have been an ’83 or ’84 issue, I know it was before Canon had made their FD 80-200 f/4L, plus no auto focus yet.
http://ferling.net/Sears80-200f4.htm

@LPowell

Add Tokina AT-X Pro 12-24mm F4

I find it more versative, especially on m43
http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/tokina_12-24_4_n15/

And Canon FD 80-200mm F4 L

This tele zoom is really remarkable lens.


Also add that Samyang 35mm F1.4 breathing is quite big

@nomad You can easily remove the click stops from Minolta MC/MD lenses to get continuous aperture. Most have small screws in the back that release the aperture ring; lift it and the small ball bearing that implements the click stops can be removed. My 50/1.7 had one screw that held the small ball bearing and it was easy to convert to continuous aperture... Al

@nomad
For video shooting, there were quite a few vintage manual focus prime lenses made by the major camera manufacturers:

Nikon F mount
Canon FD mount
Pentax K mount
Minolta MD/MC mount
Olympus OM mount
Konica AR mount

While most of these lenses have non-rotating outer lens barrels, they almost always extend while focusing. That discrepancy, combined with the compact size of most 24-50mm primes, can make it a tight fit to attach these lenses to 15mm rail-mounted matte box and follow focus units.

In addition, I've had a couple of secondary issues with vintage primes. The first is I've noticed that focus breathing varies widely and is rarely documented. The second is with susceptibility to flare. Most vintage primes used spherical lens element designs that predated modern aspherical flare-reduction technology. With the fastest vintage primes, I found that lens flare often produced milky, reduced contrast when used at wide apertures.

The Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 lacks a manual aperture ring, making it cumbersome to use on a Lumix DSLR.

Tokina AT-X 116 Pro 11-16mm f2.8

* Manual aperture ring: No - aperture cannot be set on Lumix DSLRs
* Direct-coupled focus ring: Yes
* Proper focus ring rotation: Yes
* Non-rotating outer barrel: Yes
* Non-extending outer barrel: Yes
* Constant field of view: ??
* Constant f-stop aperture: Yes
* Rotational zoom ring: Yes

Panasonic/Leica 25mm f1.4 Four Thirds

http://www.photozone.de/olympus--four-thirds-lens-tests/509-leica25f14
http://www.popphoto.com/gear/2008/12/lens-test-panasonic-leica-d-summilux-25mm-f14-af

* Manual aperture ring: Yes
* Direct-coupled focus ring: No
* Proper focus ring rotation: Yes
* Non-rotating outer barrel: Yes
* Non-extending outer barrel: Yes
* Constant field of view: Yes


Samyang/Rokinon 35mm f1.4 Aspherical

http://www.photozone.de/canon_eos_ff/657-samyang35f14eosff
http://www.lenstip.com/index.php?test=obiektywu&test_ob=297

* Manual aperture ring: Yes
* Direct-coupled focus ring: Yes
* Proper focus ring rotation: Yes
* Non-rotating outer barrel: Yes
* Non-extending outer barrel: Yes
* Constant field of view: No


Samyang/Rokinon 85mm f1.4 Aspherical

http://www.photozone.de/canon_eos_ff/483-samyang_85_14_5d
http://www.lenstip.com/index.html?test=obiektywu&test_ob=166

* Manual aperture ring: Yes
* Direct-coupled focus ring: Yes
* Proper focus ring rotation: Yes
* Non-rotating outer barrel: Yes
* Non-extending outer barrel: Yes
* Constant field of view: Yes


Tokina AT-X 235 Pro 20-35mm f2.8

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tokina/20-35mm-f28.htm
http://www.photographyreview.com/cat/lenses/35mm-zoom/tokina/at-x-235-af-pro-20-35mm-f-2-8/prd_84293_3128crx.aspx

* Manual aperture ring: Yes
* Direct-coupled focus ring: Yes
* Proper focus ring rotation: Yes
* Non-rotating outer barrel: Yes
* Non-extending outer barrel: Yes
* Constant field of view: Yes
* Constant f-stop aperture: Yes
* Rotational zoom ring: Yes


Tokina AT-X 270 Pro 28-70mm f2.8

http://nikonglass.blogspot.com/2009/11/tokina-at-x-pro-28-70mm-f26-28.html
http://www.photozone.de/canon-eos/276-tokina-af-28-70mm-f28-26-at-x-pro-ii-lab-test-report--review

* Manual aperture ring: Yes
* Direct-coupled focus ring: Yes
* Proper focus ring rotation: Yes
* Non-rotating outer barrel: Yes
* Non-extending outer barrel: Yes
* Constant field of view: No
* Constant f-stop aperture: Yes
* Rotational zoom ring: Yes


Tokina ATX-Pro 28-80mm f2.8

http://lensbuyersguide.com/en/lens/show/Tokina/AF28-80mm_f2.8_AT-X_PRO

Manual aperture ring: Yes
Direct-coupled focus ring: Yes
Proper focus ring rotation: Yes
Non-rotating outer barrel: Yes
Non-extending outer barrel: Yes
Constant field of view: 80 Yes, (Closer to 28 breathing is noticeable)
Constant f-stop aperture: Yes
Rotational zoom ring: Yes


Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 HSM (non-DG)

http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=102
http://www.photographyreview.com/cat/lenses/35mm-zoom/sigma/70-200mm-f-2-8-apo-ex-hsm/prd_83598_3128crx.aspx

* Manual aperture ring: Yes (non-DG only)
* Direct-coupled focus ring: No
* Proper focus ring rotation: Lumix direction only
* Non-rotating outer barrel: Yes
* Non-extending outer barrel: Yes
* Constant field of view: Mostly
* Constant f-stop aperture: Yes
* Rotational zoom ring: Yes


Sigma 100-300mm f4 HSM

http://www.photozone.de/nikon--nikkor-aps-c-lens-tests/369-sigma-af-100-300mm-f4-nikon
http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/336

* Manual aperture ring: Yes
* Direct-coupled focus ring: No
* Proper focus ring rotation: Lumix direction only
* Non-rotating outer barrel: Yes
* Non-extending outer barrel: Yes
* Constant field of view: ??
* Constant f-stop aperture: Yes
* Rotational zoom ring: Yes


Sigma 20mm f1.8

http://www.photozone.de/canon-eos/297-sigma-af-20mm-f18-ex-test-report--review
http://erphotoreview.com/wordpress/?p=1045

* Manual aperture ring: Yes
* Direct-coupled focus ring: Yes
* Proper focus ring rotation: Lumix direction only
* Non-rotating outer barrel: Yes
* Non-extending outer barrel: Yes
* Constant field of view: Yes


Sigma 24mm f1.8

http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/206
http://erphotoreview.com/wordpress/?p=944

* Manual aperture ring: Yes
* Direct-coupled focus ring: Yes
* Proper focus ring rotation: Lumix direction only
* Non-rotating outer barrel: Yes
* Non-extending outer barrel: Extends by 5mm
* Constant field of view: No


Sigma 28mm f1.8

http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/214
http://www.lenstip.com/index.php?test=obiektywu&test_ob=234

* Manual aperture ring: Yes
* Direct-coupled focus ring: Yes
* Proper focus ring rotation: Lumix direction only
* Non-rotating outer barrel: Yes
* Non-extending outer barrel: Extends by 5mm
* Constant field of view: No


Sigma 30mm f1.4 HSM

http://www.photozone.de/canon-eos/298-sigma-af-30mm-f14-ex-hsm-dc-test-report--review
http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/176

* Manual aperture ring: No - aperture set in camera on 4/3rds version only
* Direct-coupled focus ring: No
* Proper focus ring rotation: Lumix direction only
* Non-rotating outer barrel: Yes
* Non-extending outer barrel: Yes
* Constant field of view: Yes


Sigma 50mm f1.4 HSM

http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/sigma_50_1p4_c16/
http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/1202/cat/30

* Manual aperture ring: No - aperture set in camera on 4/3rds version only
* Direct-coupled focus ring: No
* Proper focus ring rotation: Lumix direction only
* Non-rotating outer barrel: Yes
* Non-extending outer barrel: Yes
* Constant field of view: ??


Nikkor AF-S 17-35mm f2.8 D

http://www.photozone.de/nikon--nikkor-aps-c-lens-tests/230-nikkor-af-s-17-35mm-f28-d-if-ed-review--lab-test-report

* Manual aperture ring: Yes
* Direct-coupled focus ring: No
* Proper focus ring rotation: Nikon direction only
* Non-rotating outer barrel: Yes
* Non-extending outer barrel: Yes
* Constant field of view: Yes
* Constant f-stop aperture: Yes
* Rotational zoom ring: Yes

Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm f2.8 D

http://www.photozone.de/nikon--nikkor-aps-c-lens-tests/239-nikkor-af-s-28-70mm-f28-d-if-ed-review--test-report

* Manual aperture ring: Yes
* Direct-coupled focus ring: No
* Proper focus ring rotation: Nikon direction only
* Non-rotating outer barrel: Yes
* Non-extending outer barrel: No
* Constant field of view: ??
* Constant f-stop aperture: Yes
* Rotational zoom ring: Yes

Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8 D

http://www.photozone.de/nikon--nikkor-aps-c-lens-tests/252-nikkor-af-80-200mm-f28d-ed-review--test-report

* Manual aperture ring: Yes
* Direct-coupled focus ring: Yes
* Proper focus ring rotation: Nikon direction only
* Non-rotating outer barrel: No
* Non-extending outer barrel: Yes
* Constant field of view: ??
* Constant f-stop aperture: Yes
* Rotational zoom ring: Yes

Here is a list of video-friendly Nikkor AF-D primes from 85mm up to 300mm. In addition to possessing excellent optics, these lenses all employ internal focus designs with outer lens barrels that neither extend nor rotate. Unfortunately, this is not the case with Nikon AF-D lenses wider than 85mm - their lens barrels all extend when focusing on close objects. The lenses below all share similar video properties:

Nikkor AF 85mm f/1.8 D
Nikkor AF 85mm f/1.4 D
Nikkor AF 105mm f/2 D Defocus Control
Nikkor AF 135mm f/2 D Defocus Control
Nikkor AF 180mm f/2.8 IF-ED
Micro-Nikkor AF 200mm f/4 D ED
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4 D IF-ED

Lens reviews here:
http://www.photozone.de/nikon--nikkor-aps-c-lens-tests

* Manual aperture ring: Yes
* Direct-coupled focus ring: Yes
* Proper focus ring rotation: Nikon direction only
* Non-rotating outer barrel: Yes
* Non-extending outer barrel: Yes
* Constant field of view: yes