Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 35 mm f/2 ZF/ZK/ZS/ZE
11. Summary
- superb build quality (made entirely of metal)
- consistently high image quality at the center, across all of the aperture range
- very good image quality at the corners
- low chromatic aberration at wide apertures
- low distortion
- well-controlled coma
- low astigmatism
- excellent light transmission across all of the spectrum range
- metal lens hood in a package
Cons
- high chromatic aberration on stopping down
- vignetting higher than other competitive lens
Zeiss Distagon T* 35 mm f/2.0 ZF is undoubtedly a great lens. We recommend it to every professional photographer who doesn’t worry about lack of autofocus. Actually it could be also commendable for every entry-level photographer. A standard prime with manual focus is perfect for learning and discovering the secrets of photography, it also induces beginning photographer to longer reflection and consideration before the picture is taken.
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The Zeiss 2/35 gives you an extremely sharp image at corners as well as at centre. What distinguishes this lens are definitely: light transmission, build quality and a very good correction of the most optical defects. Taking all this advantages into consideration, we must admit that the price of this lens is not so high.
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