Zeiss ZE/ZF.2 Distagon T* 35mm f/1.4 : Specifications and Opinions

Zeiss ZE/ZF.2 Distagon T* 35mm f/1.4

The Zeiss ZE/ZF.2 Distagon T* 35mm f/1.4 is a wide-angle lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2010 to 2017 (discontinued). The focus is done by Manual Focus, it does not have image stabilization. The average price was 1627 €;

16 users have given it an average vote of 9.3 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Canon EF: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Canon EF.

Nikon F: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Nikon.

Specifications
Focal lenght	35 mm
Angle of view	63.5°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/1.4
Aperture blades	9
Lenses/Groups	11 elements in 9 groups
Min. focus distance	0.30 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.20x
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Manual Focus
Internal Focus	No
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	72 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	No
Weight	830 g
Dimensions	78 x 120 mm
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Jörg Beschmann

sent on 27 Settembre 2020

Pros: Value when bought used. Bulid quality.

Cons: It's definintely not a point and shoot lense!

Opinion: The lense is not an easy to use. One have to figure out the right application. The background blur is visible from 0,30 to 1,50m. After 1,50m the out of fokus areas are sharp, too. It's possible to reduce the mininum focus distance with the Nikon Auto Extension Tube PK-11. Other Auto Extension Tubes do not work for me, when I'm using my Sony A7II. The lense shows purple fringing in some contrasty situations. When I use my D810, setting the focus is an issue. Nikon's magnifying Eyepies DK-17M should be helpful. The Multi-field exposure metering on D810 does not work very well with this lens. Switch to center weight exposure metering. Currently it's the less expensive Zeiss 35mm f1.4. The lenses build for Rollei medium format cameras and Contax SLR are more expensive then this one. At the moment I cannot say much more, cause I have not an exposure about I can say, this is it. It seems that the perfect use are low light situations. My recommendation is when you like Zeiss look to compare it against the Zeiss ZE/ZF.2 Distagon T* 35mm f/2. It might be for many of us the better lense ;-)

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Pepe23

sent on 18 Dicembre 2023

Pros: Very high quality of the product and its rendering in images

Cons: Nobody

Opinion: This is a lens for real photography, a jewel, a real pearl for those who love to condense reality with shots. Photographing with this Zeiss, and not all Zeiss are like that, means becoming a craftsman as soon as you hold the lens; In fact, you have full control of the image you are "preparing". With this Zeiss you can only play clean, you can't cheat. The manual focus and the astonishing rendering, given by the lens, of the world around us implies great attention on every level of the thinkable in making composition. The depth of the shadows is disarming, the contrast always measured, never vulgar, never coarse, elevated in the metaphysical sense of the term, the lights looking like the gaze of a generous and benevolent god, delicate and evocative. This is a pure, non-egoic, fresh lens, with a rich but detached character capable of translating reality into images as it presents itself through the eye to man. Post-production can become unnecessary. This is the lens of no return, it is the qualitative leap from which there is no escape. Seeing is believing. Andrea

Momiziano

sent on 10 Luglio 2018

Pros: It's fascinating

Cons: Weight and size. Poor value hold.

Opinion: In the lab, he's not the best of 35/1.4, not even lower-ranking ones. Chromatic aberration, a little flare and TA vignetting, important weight, high price (in acceptable used). But it's very charming especially at TA. It is also thanks to this lens that I realized that behind the optical engineering of some rank companies there are alchemies that add something that goes beyond the numbers, create atmosphere. I recommend it.

Fabio1951

sent on 10 Febbraio 2016

Pros: impeccable construction, as zeiss tradition; exceptional optical quality

Cons: weight, size, price

Opinion: I have this light now for a year, having preferred the Zeiss f: 2 after a field test, and use with Nikon Df and 810. It has many drawbacks, such as weight, excessive dimensions, price, a curvature of field appreciable Aperture 1,4 and 2; but, being careful in focheggiatura, gives absolutely fantastic images, far more attractive than allow others 35mm; not so much for the sharpness (still excellent throughout the golf f: 2.8 and up), but because of the color rendering, the ability to enter into the shadows, following the dispute which assures the filming scenes for the pleasure the focus. It also gives an absolute pleasure when handling it and use it. Of course it is not very suitable when you need a particular speed of action, because with reflex today the focus manually is not easy. In my opinion a way that gives a lot of satisfaction. For the diaphragms 1,4 and 2, in which the sharpness at the center is high however, also it allows a considerable creativityA just taking advantage of the field curvature is suffering.

Pkkleopard

sent on 02 Giugno 2015

Pros: Construction, Defocused, Magic brings

Cons: Weight, dimensions, Vignette to TA

Opinion: It 's my first lens Zeiss after long possessed and tried every Nikon lens catalog, besides my fourth 35mm f / 1.4 G after Nikon, Sigma and Samyang Art. I will not repeat the happiness at finding herself in his hands a lens finally built to last, which does not give the impression of having to break at any moment, that is worth all the money it costs every cent, which once mounted on the machine not staccheresti more. But its merits obviously come out when you start to photograph them: though less etched TA of the other three mentioned above by f2 on I did not find differences in sharpness even with the much praised Sigma Art that should be the best of the 4. There a huge difference as regards the overall performance of the scene, with shadows much more open and slightly higher contrast to other (always talking about RAW file). Returning to the chapter TA that is ultimately the reason why you buy a lens like this I find it magical albeit not incisissimo and veryvignetting is perhaps the first time that I do not put the tick to the correction lens and almost not touch sliders on LR. The weight and size can be a counter, but given the level constructive accettabili.rnPurtroppo are addictive and once tried Zeiss everything else is true plasticaccia: be careful ...

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Zeiss ZE/ZF.2 Distagon T* 35mm f/1.4 : Specifications and Opinions

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