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35/1.4 Distagon Main Page
Key points on the physical build:
- The 35/1.4 Distagon is the largest and heaviest of the Zeiss ZE line, at 916 grams with lens hood and caps. By comparison, the 21/2.8 Distagon is about 798 grams, and Canon's 35/1.4 is about 647 grams. Perhaps Zeiss oversized the 35/1.4 in part to achieve higher overall image quality.
- At almost 5" (120mm) long, the 35/1.4 Distagon is a very large lens.
- Close focusing to 1:5 means allows for creative versatility.
- With 11 elements in 9 groups, the design appears to be very well corrected.
- Zeiss is calling out bokeh (blur effect) as "extraordinary", which is definitely the case.
- The claim of "wide rotation angle" also known as focus throw is a welcome aspect for pinpoint focus. It is notably better than with the 35mm f/2 Distagon.
- The 72mm filter size matches up with the 85/1.4 Planar, and it's a common size for Canon and Nikon.
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