ZEISS Loxia 85mm F2.4 Lens for Sony E

ZEISS Loxia 85mm F2.4: compact manual-focus full-frame lens for Sony E-mount

The ZEISS Loxia 85mm F2.4 is a compact manual-focus full-frame lens for Sony E-mount. A lens with relatively few glass-air surfaces, it was developed by Dr. Ludwig Bertele at ZEISS in 1930. At the time it was one of the fastest high-speed lenses for 35 mm photography, with apertures as large as 1:1.5 and high contrast thanks to effective stray light reduction. Available from ZEISS at Camerahaus.

Who Is This Made For?

The Loxia 85mm F2.4 is for photographers who focus by hand and want the highest image quality their camera can record.

The lens design

A lens with relatively few glass-air surfaces, it was developed by Dr. Ludwig Bertele at ZEISS in 1930. At the time it was one of the fastest high-speed lenses for 35 mm photography, with apertures as large as 1:1.5 and high contrast thanks to effective stray light reduction. Its high speed and high contrast helped give the lens its name, which is derived from the word "sun," the symbol of maximum brightness.

85 mm, f/2.4

Focal length 85 mm with an aperture range of f/2.4 - f/22; 7 / 7 lens elements / groups; angle of view 29° 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 0.80 m (31.49") - ∞, for a maximum image ratio of 1:7.2.

Size, weight and filters

Weight 594 g (1.31 lbs). Length 95 mm (3.73") without caps, maximum diameter 43 mm (1.69"). Filter thread M52 x 0.75.