Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T2/100 is a Fixed aperture Manual Focus (MF)
Macro Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Pentax KAF mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T2/100 lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T2/100 is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Average |
| Sports | Average |
| Portrait | Good |
| Travel | Fair |
| Street | Fair |
| Wedding | Good |
| Walk Around | Fair |
| Vlogging | Fair |
| Landscape | Fair |
| Macro | Good |
Reasons to Buy Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T 2100 Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T 2100 lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Aperture Ring |
| Distance Scale |
| DoF(Depth of Field) Scale |
| Hood supplied |
| Fast Aperture |
| Covers Full-Frame Sensor |
| 9 Diaphragm Blades |
| High Max Magnification ratio of 0.5x |
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| No Weather Sealing |
| No Autofocus |
Lens Mount
Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T2/100 is compatible with cameras that have Pentax KAF lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Pentax KAF lenses are Pentax KF, Pentax K-3 III and Pentax K-1 II.
Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T2/100 is also available in Canon EF and Nikon F (FX) mounts.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T2/100 has a maximum diameter of 76mm and total length of 113mm. It weighs 680g / 24.0 oz.
Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T2/100 has a filter thread of 67mm.
Focal Range
Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T2/100 has a fixed focal lenght of 100mm. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.5x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 150mm.
Optical Image Stabilization
Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T2/100 doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T2/100 has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.5x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.44m. For a non-macro lens, the 0.5x is considered a high magnification and will come handy for close-up shots.
Aperture
Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T2/100 has a max aperture of F2.0 and a minimum aperture of F22.0.
Optical Formula
Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T2/100's optical formula consists of 9 elements in 8 groups .
Lens Hood
Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T2/100 comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Popular Comparisons of Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T2/100
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