Overview

The Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 2/35 is a manual-focus prime lens praised for excellent sharpness, especially in the center, with very good corner performance by f/4. It delivers superb contrast and color rendition, and pleasant bokeh with slightly visible edges. Weaknesses include heavy vignetting wide open on full-frame and slight barrel distortion. Build quality is high with a perfectly damped focus ring. It suits photographers who appreciate deliberate, manual focusing and value optical character over autofocus convenience.