ZEISS Loxia 35mm F2 Lens for Sony E

ZEISS Loxia 35mm F2: compact manual-focus full-frame lens for Sony E-mount

The ZEISS Loxia 35mm F2 is a compact manual-focus full-frame lens for Sony E-mount. A lens with such a large field angle that it can capture as much of the photographer's surroundings as possible in a single shot - this is the origin of the name Biogon®. Available from ZEISS at Camerahaus.

Who Is This Made For?

The Loxia 35mm F2 is for photographers who focus by hand and want the highest image quality their camera can record.

The lens design

A lens with such a large field angle that it can capture as much of the photographer's surroundings as possible in a single shot - this is the origin of the name Biogon®. The largely symmetrical Biogon optical design enables the use of very compact, moderate to extremely wide-angle lenses, including with rangefinder and mirrorless system cameras. The lenses feature exceptionally good distortion correction, chromatic properties and image field flattening.

35 mm, f/2

Focal length 35 mm with an aperture range of f/2 - f/22; 9 / 6 lens elements / groups; angle of view 63° diagonally.

Precise Manual Focus

Manually focusing a lens means controlling the image result from your fingertips. A good ergonomic design makes all the difference. ZEISS lenses stand out with their large rotation angle which enables precise focusing. Changes are immediately visible in the viewfinder. The high-quality focusing mechanism moves smoothly without play, thus also supporting the intuitive interaction with the focal plane.

DeClick Feature

One completely new feature of the Loxia lens is that you can 'declick' the aperture's locking mechanism using a tool (supplied) and an adjustment screw on the bayonet surface. This means that for video applications, you can smoothly eliminate any unwanted differences in brightness as you pan the camera. This feature can also be used with other video systems whose size makes them suitable for adaption.

Virtually Distortion-Free Optics

Dramatic perspectives and a view from extraordinary image angles - ZEISS lenses open up new composition possibilities. Distortion would disrupt the composition because straight lines, whose image does not go through the image center, would be reproduced with a curved shape. This annoying effect is accordingly and largely compensated through elaborate optical designs at all focal lengths.

Close focus

Focusing range 0.30 m (11.81") - ∞, for a maximum image ratio of 1:5.8.

Size, weight and filters

Weight 340 g (0.75 lbs). Length 59 mm (2.33") without caps, maximum diameter 43 mm (1.69"). Filter thread M52 x 0.75.