Carl Zeiss Sonnar T2/85 ZM is a Fixed aperture Manual Focus (MF)
Telephoto Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Leica M mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Carl Zeiss Sonnar T2/85 ZM lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Carl Zeiss Sonnar T2/85 ZM is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Average |
| Sports | Good |
| Portrait | Excellent |
| Travel | Fair |
| Street | Average |
| Wedding | Very Good |
| Walk Around | Fair |
| Vlogging | Average |
| Landscape | Fair |
| Macro | Poor |
Reasons to Buy Carl Zeiss Sonnar T 285 ZM Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Carl Zeiss Sonnar T 285 ZM 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 |
| Fast Aperture |
| Covers Full-Frame Sensor |
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| No Weather Sealing |
| No Autofocus |
Lens Mount
Carl Zeiss Sonnar T2/85 ZM is compatible with cameras that have Leica M lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Leica M lenses are Leica M11, Leica M10 and Leica M Typ 262.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Carl Zeiss Sonnar T2/85 ZM has a maximum diameter of 70mm and total length of 100mm. It weighs 500g / 17.6 oz.
Carl Zeiss Sonnar T2/85 ZM has a filter thread of 58mm.
Focal Range
Carl Zeiss Sonnar T2/85 ZM has a fixed focal length of 85mm.
Optical Image Stabilization
Carl Zeiss Sonnar T2/85 ZM 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 Sonnar T2/85 ZM has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.1x and has a minimum focusing distance of 1m. 0.1x means that the max magnification ratio is very low and not suitable even for modest close-up shots.
Aperture
Carl Zeiss Sonnar T2/85 ZM has a max aperture of F2.0 and a minimum aperture of F16.0.
Optical Formula
Carl Zeiss Sonnar T2/85 ZM's optical formula consists of 6 elements in 6 groups .
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