Contax 85mm 1.4 Lens Specifications*
The Planar® T* 1.4/85 lens is one of the fastest lenses at present available for 35 mm SLR-cameras. Even with the aperture completely open, it offers good imaging performance and excellent sharpness. It is ideal for photos with shallow depth of field. Due to its natural perspective it seems to be made for individual elements in landscape photography, portrait, nature, travel and photojournalism and for available
As small and light as the normal 1.4/50 mm lens and similarly attractive in price, the Sonnar® T* 2.8/85 lens is the compact telephoto lens in the Contax® SLR-camera-system. Its sharpness and brilliance make photos with clear details possible, which are even convincing when reproduced in full page size. High optical performance in compact, light weight form - the Sonnar® T* 2.8/85 lens is recommended for travel photography, photojournalism and as a portrait lens.
| Lens Composition | 6 elements, 5 groups |
| Angular Field | 28 degrees 30’ |
| Minimum Focus | 1m (3.5 ft.) |
| Diaphragm action | MM fully automatic |
| F-stop scale | f1.4-2-2.8-4-5.6-8-11-16 |
| Filter Size | 67mm screw-in type |
| Lens hood | 67mm G-13 soft hood, screw-in type No 4 metal hood (with 67/86 ring), screw in type |
| Weight | 595 grams(1.3 lbs) |
| Lens size | 70x64mm(2-3/4x2-1/2 in) |
| Lens pouch | No 2 |
| Lens cap | 67mm K-61, snap type |
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*Please note that Contax is Kaput! Kyrocera pulled the plug on the Contax camera system in 2005. So buyer beware. You'll only have used parts to service the camera with, and good luck finding a certified Contax camera technician
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