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**Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 2.8/135**

Sharpness	10.0
Aberrations	9.0
Bokeh	10.0
Handling	8.0
Value	10.0

Reviews	Views	Date of last review
3	26,489	Tue September 6, 2016

Recommended By	Average Price	Average User Rating
100% of reviewers	$173.33	9.67

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Description:	Lens Composition: 5 elements in 4 groups Angular Field: 18 degrees Minimum Focus: 1.6m/5.5ft Stop Scale: f/2.8-f/22 Filter Size: 55mm Lens Hood: Built-in Weight: 585g/1.3lbs Dimensions: 78x131mm/3.1x5.2" If you're curious about "sonnar" lenses this web page is a comprehensive discussion (mostly in Italian but the diagrams are clear).
Mount Type:	Non-Pentax Mount
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celim

New Member

Registered: March, 2016

Posts: 3

Lens Review Date: September 6, 2016

I can recommend this lens: Yes | Price: $140.00 | Rating: 10

Pros:	sharp, microcontrast, bokeh
Cons:	c/y bayonet, full manual
Sharpness: 10 Aberrations: 9 Bokeh: 10 Handling: 8 Value: 10

I´d bought it after reading this test:
http://forum.mflenses.com/twelve-2-8-135mm-lenses-compared-on-5dmkii-t39463.html
It is very sharp and it has better bokeh than my Pentacon 135/2,8 with 15 blades apreture. But ther were one problem! I´d to buy Leitax adapter and it´s rather expensive with add sending and custom.

seppstefano

Junior Member

Registered: January, 2012

Posts: 36

Lens Review Date: August 2, 2013

I can recommend this lens: Yes | Price: $200.00 | Rating: 10

Pros:	Sharp, colors
Cons:

Whenever I start shooting with this lens I wonder why I'm not using as often as I could or should.

Great color rendering, sharp, good built-in hood, perfectly usable at 2.8 on my K30.

Would be awesome with a shorter minimum focus distance.

Stefano

Piotr

Pentaxian

Registered: January, 2007

Location: Warsaw

Posts: 338

Lens Review Date: December 3, 2012

I can recommend this lens: Yes | Price: $180.00 | Rating: 9

Pros:	sharp, beautiful bokeh
Cons:	it is Contax/Yashica mount

There was the time when I had four 135mm lenses: Contax Sonnar 135/2.8, Leica 135/2.8, Pentax K 135/2.5 and Meyer 135/2.8. I compared them and decided to stay with Sonnar, which was the better in any aspect from all other. This lens has beautiful, creamy bokeh. It is sharp enough at f2.8 and very sharp at f4. Color and contrast rendition is exceptional. Lens has build-in hood - nice feature. Overall very good 135mm lens. Only drawback for Pentax user is conversion from Contax to K mount.

It is great portrait lens

sharp and with creamy bokeh

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Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 2.8/135

**Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 2.8/135**