use your

inner eye

Lenses by Carl Zeiss

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 For over 160 years, … … making your visions visible

As one of the world’s leading companies in the optical and

opto-electronic industry, with a workforce of more than 12,000
employees, Carl Zeiss is internationally regarded as the trendsetter
in each of its fields of expertise: in microelectronics and measur-
ing technology, medicine and ophthalmology, photography and
binoculars

More than 20 Nobel Laureates have used Carl Zeiss microscopes

for research in biology, medicine and pharmacology. Carl Zeiss
is equally influential in the field of genetic and viral research as
in nanotechnology. Carl Zeiss visualization systems for indus-
trial metrology and chemical analyses are used for monitoring
processes and provide precision measurements to a thousandth
of a millimeter.

Whether in the operating With its excellent binoculars and scopes, Carl Zeiss reveals
room, treating defective the secrets of our world, and of nature in particular, in close-
vision, or in microscopy up – in all their infinite fascination.
research, Carl Zeiss
technology helps to save lives,
cure diseases, and simply
make life more worth living.
Almost everyone comes in contact with innovative technologies
by Carl Zeiss in their everyday lives. They make the invisible visible,
allow us to experience our environment more intensively, to see
and show things with greater clarity and precision. Innovations
Whether cell phones, laptops
or USB sticks: every second by Carl Zeiss not only help to enhance the quality of our lives,
microchip is produced using but also to make our modern world a better place – today and
semi-conductor lenses from
in the future.
Carl Zeiss – the highest per-
forming lenses in the world.

Every day all over the world,

visitors to planetariums are
given breathtaking demon-
strations of just how far Carl
Zeiss’ eye can see. Carl Zeiss
projectors depict the universe
with maximum precision.

We make it visible.

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 Lenses by Carl Zeiss Use your inner eye

Every second, somewhere in the world, a customer chooses a

Carl Zeiss lens. Engineers, film producers and photographers
all know and appreciate the quality and performance of our
products.

ZEISS lenses are at home in the widest range of applications:

in industry, movie production, journalism and photographic
studios; in webcams on PCs and in cell phones. This amazing
spectrum of expertise and experience enables us to develop fu-
ture-oriented products that are precisely tailored to the needs of
everyone who uses them – for unbeatable results and unforget-
table experiences.

From movies to cell phone New impressions enrich our lives every day. Our inner eye
lenses: we are all daily connects perception and memory, idea and reality. Every pho-
witnesses to the exceptional
tographer, whether professional or amateur, creates a mental
performance of ZEISS lenses.
picture in his or her inner eye before pressing the release button
– by choosing subject, perspective, mood, light and atmosphere.
Technology is there to capture the photographer’s creation.
Real, emotional, and without compromise.

ZEISS lenses and cameras give the photographer control over

Carl Zeiss cine lenses have
helped many famous films every aspect of the composition. And yet they are easy and
such as “Lord of the Rings”, intuitive to use: with the user-friendly, precise focusing mecha-
“King Kong” and “Perfume”
nism and high quality metal mounts, the large, bright viewfinder
to create their fabulous
images, and have twice been image that provides every item of information, and with the fast,
awarded the “Technical quiet shutter. Reliable functions ensure that photographers are
Oscar”. able to fully concentrate on the picture and composition and
their creative powers. Snapshots document the spirit of the
moment, record facts, and provide certainty. People and subjects are
From space missions to quali-
captured in settings that are both moving and lasting.
ty assurance on the produc-
tion line: excellent, special
purpose lenses from Carl
Zeiss provide reliable, high-
quality image information.

Carl Zeiss Camera Lenses

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 Intuition is your trigger

It’s time for precision. For personalized photography. For intuitive

use and exceptional images. For creative composition and intrigu-
ing perspectives. Time for an SLR lens by Carl Zeiss.

SLR cameras display exactly what the lens records: the image sec-
tion, the depth of field and the effect of various perspectives. This
means that a picture can be structured with deliberate, planned
precision, but with the creative freedom to experiment. With
their bright, high-contrast viewfinder image, the exact, precise
focusing system, superbly balanced bokeh, all supported by extra-
ordinarily high-contrast color rendition and an outstanding 3D
effect in the image, SLR lenses by Carl Zeiss offer many creative
possibilities for personalized manual composition.

It is the subtlety, those fine points of detail, that distinguish a

good shot from an excellent one. Personalized photography is
the integration of your own personality and creativity into the
perfect picture, irrespective of the automatic mechanisms of your
camera. Professional photographers see and sense when the in-
ner eye and the lens connect, opening the door to a unique form
of artistic expression.

Carl Zeiss SLR Lenses

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 Precision … … makes all the d ifference

Mechanical durability
With excellence you can feel and quality that will last,
ZEISS lenses are perfect for decades of intensive use.
• all-metal mounts
• practical focusing and aperture setting ring in metal
• sturdy front bayonet and filter thread

Precise focusing
Operating a lens manually means controlling the picture with
your fingertips. Ergonomics are everything.
• large rotary angle for pinpoint focusing
• high quality, smooth focusing mechanism without play
• immediate display of changes in the viewfinder
• precise engraving in meters and feet

Optimum results
ZEISS lenses are famous for the exceptional quality of the
pictures they provide. No matter how demanding the subject,
perspectives, colors, and lighting situations are reproduced
perfectly – over the entire full-frame image field. Compatible camera interface
• T* anti-reflex coating by Carl Zeiss The SLR lenses are suitable for analog and digital SLR
• stray light reduction for rich colors cameras and optimized for full-format. They are available for
• minimized reflection and color fringes five connection types.
• optimum distortion correction • ZE: Lenses with EF bayonet and electronic aperture coupling
• standardized color characteristics over all focal lengths as well as CPU coupling for Canon SLR cameras.
• ZF.2: Lenses with F bayonet and mechanical aperture coup-
Ideal aperture ling as well as CPU coupling for Nikon, Fujifilm or Kodak
The finely matched properties of the aperture ensures that SLR cameras.
the ­ effects of out-of-focus areas of the picture are attractively • ZF: Lenses with F bayonet and mechanical aperture coupling
­balanced (bokeh). for Nikon, Fujifilm or Kodak SLR cameras.
• 9 blades create an almost circular aperture • ZK: Lenses with K bayonet and mechanical aperture coup-
• adjustable in 1/ 2 f-stop intervals (for ZE depending on ling for Pentax or Samsung SLR cameras.
camera) • ZS: Lenses with M42 screw thread for adapters of different
• aperture ring with easy-to-detect lock-in positions and SLR camera systems.
precise photometric grading
For further information on compatibility, go to
www.zeiss.com/photo

Carl Zeiss SLR Lenses

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 Michael Wartmann Gabi Budulig
“The architecture of the Westin “Macro photography opens
Grand Hotel foyer in Berlin up foreign worlds; abstraction
has a very interesting, sym- is created through the omis-
metric perspective, which is sion of image components
interrupted by the staircase in anchored in visual habits. And
the basement. Thanks to the suddenly, something unique,
Distagon T* 2,8 / 21 ZF, I could unusual and exciting is created
photograph the foyer at large. from everyday subjects. What
Despite the wide image circle appears as a creature from an-
of 90°, the lens also captured other world is an orchid found
all details of the image bor- on many window sills. With
ders as for example the wing the Makro-Planar T* 2 /100 ZF,
below which is displayed very I can dive into these worlds. In
sharp and precise.“ my studio I make them visible
for the viewer with mono-
Westin Grand Hotel, Berlin SLR camera with F bayonet and Distagon T* 2,8 / 21 ZF chrome backgrounds and se-
lective illumination.The brillian­
ce of this lens enables to show
each of the tiny details.”
What photographers say

Frank Love
“On this occasion I remember
how nice the light was and
telling my friend Dan to hold
still for a moment. I already
had the lens set at T1.4 and
had an idea for the shut-
terspeed from the previous
shots, so I focused on his eyes
and snapped the shot. Lenses
by Carl Zeiss are an influence
on me because I have to take
precise care when taking each
photograph. These aren’t au-
tomatic lenses, they don’t find
things for me, and that’s what
My friend Dan SLR camera with F bayonet and Planar T* 1,4 / 50 ZF I love about them.” Orchid Phalaenopsis SLR camera with F bayonet and Makro-Planar T* 2 /100 ZF

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 Fascination starts
in your mind

Many people prefer the road less taken. They would rather follow
their passion, and trust their inner eye. They see the unusual and
do the unexpected. The Zeiss Ikon impresses with its creative
strength, the freedom and intimacy of rangefinder photography.
It really pushes the optical and mechanical boundaries of a
rangefinder camera. Photographers see more than what the
lens captures: they have the entire surroundings in view and can
therefore respond spontaneously.

The Zeiss Ikon is so compact, discreet and uncomplicated

that it captures situations, especially people centered scenes,
with particular authenticity. ZM lenses by Carl Zeiss echo this
strength, and create first-class results of exceptional clarity and
with optimum aberration correction. The camera and the lenses
combine classic design with simple operation. They enable the
photographer to control a maximum of aspects when compos-
ing a picture. Every picture reflects the fascination of an entirely
personal perspective.

Zeiss Ikon System

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 New perspectives … … sharpen your senses

Bright, large viewfinder

The viewfinder image is particularly bright and wide, and
includes all the information the photographer needs: the rec-
ommended and set shutter time and the respective viewfinder
frame with the focal length (28, 35, 50 and 85 mm). Special
anti-reflective coatings result in a particularly brilliant viewfinder
image and triangulation field without stray light.

Precision rangefinder
The Zeiss Ikon has the widest rangefinder base on the mar-
ket. Thanks to an entirely new design, the viewfinder display
is extremely large and remains in the middle of the rangefinder
when focusing.

Excellent image quality

All ZM lenses by Carl Zeiss have the T* anti-reflex coating and
an optical design that produces brilliant pictures, even in unfa-
vorable lighting conditions. The pictures are free from distor-
tion and aberrations.

Ideal aperture properties

The lens aperture with 10 blades has easy-to-feel, lock-in
Convenient exposure metering positions in precise 1/3 f-stop intervals. The almost circular ap-
The lighting situation is measured by centered-weighted TTL erture helps to create a particularly harmonious effect in the
exposure metering. The shutter speed is selected automatically out-of-focus areas of the picture (bokeh).
and displayed in the viewfinder display; it can be corrected
using the dial on the top of the camera. Smooth, precise focusing
A separate button is available to transfer the exposure metering The user-friendly focusing ring on ZEISS lenses with an ergo-
value for several successive shots. If the speed is chosen manu- nomic finger rest is perfect for fast, precise focusing.
ally, both the selected and the recommended shutter speeds
are displayed. Robust design
The mount and control elements of all ZM lenses are made of
Intuitive operation metal and are designed for decades of intensive use.
The operating concept inspires creative photography and facili-
tates the spontaneous implementation of imaginative ideas. It
permits very fast, simple settings, and prevents disruptions and
interruptions during photography.

Zeiss Ikon System

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 Sven Zellner Michael Ankenbrand
“This motive emerged dur- “Several of the most impres-
ing my stay in Mongolia. At sive photos of recent decades
that moment, I was able to were created by limiting tech-
photograph freehand into the nology to a minimum. This is
sunset with a shutter speed of the only way to capture the
¼ second. In this case, it was magic of the moment without
an advantage that the Zeiss annoying illumination devices,
Ikon Camera does not have a allowing full concentration
very strong movement during on the subject, in this case a
the shutter release. Therefore, little boy. Nothing interrupts
the pictures are not blurry and the contact between the
all details even the ones in the model and the photographer.
shade are clearly visible.” However, working with avail-
able light at open aperture
requires precise focusing on
Mongolia Zeiss Ikon camera with Biogon T* 2 / 35 ZM the most important points
in the image in a matter of
seconds. The bright trian-
gulation rangefinder on the
What photographers say
Zeiss Ikon is a valuable as-
sistant for this situation. The
selected depth of field of the
fast C Sonnar T* 1,5 / 50 ZM
allows the eyes of the child
to dominate the picture while
the entire surroundings swim
Colin Jones in a soft blur, thus enabling
“I try to take pictures with the the crisply focused image ele-
feeling it’s what your eyes ments to appear even more
would see if you were stand- brilliant.”
ing there. Recording the
nuances of a scene is not
always easy but I rely on the
Planar T* 2 / 50 ZM to cap-
ture even the faintest of de-
tails. It’s my lens of choice for
photographing the little seen
parts of China with its superb
image clarity that after years
of use genuinely still manages
to surprise me.”

Backstreets Analog rangefinder camera and Planar T* 2 / 50 ZM Child with soft toy Zeiss Ikon camera with C Sonnar T* 1,5 / 50 ZM

Zeiss Ikon System

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 Professional cleaning Eye to eye
and maintenance with Carl Zeiss

In order to guarantee the high quality and precision of our lenses, Our qualified specialist dealers are your contact for any questions
they undergo a number of extensive cleaning processes using you may have in regard to maintenance and care, service and
special fluids throughout production. And so that you can care warranty issues. To find your local Carl Zeiss dealer, please go to
for your valuable equipment whether you are at home or out and the list provided on our website.
about, we offer our accuratley designed cleaning products. Our
Lens Cleaning Kit comes not only with the cleaning fluid, but also Internet www.zeiss.com/photo
with a dust brush, microfiber cloth, 10 pre-moistened wipes and E-Mail [email protected]
a set of instructions for professional lens care. The components Telephone +49 (0) 73 64-20-61 75
are all kept conveniently close at hand in a high quality, fabric belt
pouch. The cleaning fluid, microfiber cloths and wet wipes are
also available separately.

Cleaning optics the proper way: Carl Zeiss Lens Cleaning Kit Carl Zeiss Headquarters in Oberkochen, Germany

Carl Zeiss Lens Cleaning Kit www.zeiss.com/photo

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