Light, unassuming and reserved. The moderate wide angle and the creative possibilities of manual focus make the ZEISS Loxia 35mm f2 a perfect storyteller. The extended field of view is great for showing a subject in their environment or establishing connections between people, like in reportage or street photography. That’s what makes it such an important focal length for the genre in compact 35mm cameras. The small size and weight of this camera system allows for a great deal of independence and discretion when it comes to capturing your subjects. And precise, manual focus gives you all the creative possibilities you need to tell the story in your own personal way.

Bright f2 Aperture

The Carl Zeiss Loxia 35mm f2 prime lens is compact and lightweight, making it a great tool for street photography and much more. Its bright f2.0 maximum aperture offers beautiful depth of field and great lowlight performance. This is extremely beneficial when working outdoors as the lighting conditions can change so quickly.

De-Click Feature

One completely new feature of the Loxia lens is that you can ‘de-click’ the aperture’s locking mechanism. This means that for video applications, you can smoothly adjust exposure during a shot, eliminating any obvious differences between aperture stops. This seamless transition greatly increases the production value of your video while also making post processing much easier.

Precise Manual Focus

As far as manual focusing goes, good ergonomic design makes all the difference. ZEISS lenses stand out with their large rotation angle, enabling precise focusing. The high-quality focusing mechanism moves smoothly without play, supporting the intuitive interaction with the focal plane. The precise distance engraving and depth of focus scale provide additional help for manually focusing.

Virtually Distortion-Free Optics

Dramatic perspectives and a view from extraordinary image angles, the Zeiss Loxia 35mm lens opens up new compositional possibilities. Distortion is accordingly and largely compensated for through an elaborate optical design at all focal lengths, keeping your lines clean and straight across the image.

High-Grade Full-Metal Casing

Tangible quality that holds its value is what qualifies ZEISS lenses for decades of hard use. A precision-engineered full-metal casing, grippy metal focus and aperture rings made, and a tough front bayonet and filter screw guarantee stunning photographic results. A special sealing ring on the bayonet also protects the interface between the camera and the lens.

Immensely Compatible

Optimised for full frame sensors, ZEISS Loxia lenses are suitable for use with Sony Alpha E-mount mirrorless camera. With the Loxia lenses, aperture is controlled manually. This is what allows the integration of the so-called DeClick feature. The cameras feature the corresponding automatic exposure control (A) and manual exposure control (M).