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Some of the most appreciated lenses in F mount are produced by Cosina under the licence of Carl Zeiss. Despite the lack of autofocus, Zeiss lenses offers an unique image quality, having the power to resolve the most performant sensors from Nikon DX and FX cameras. Many people appreciate the build quality, the smooth function of the focus ring, the highly appraised image quality and the unique 3D look…

Zeiss glass is not so affordable, for most users showing a prohibitive price. But many photographers try to add some Zeiss lenses in their bag, to cover at least their most used focal range.

At this time Zeiss lenses are chipped to meter with all Nikon modern DSLR’s so the best option is to purchase these new ZF.2 products.

The primes produced by Zeiss are covering a broad focal range, starting with UWA at 18mm and ending in tele area at 100mm, having three major designs that is determinant for the photographic applications: Distagon, Planar and Makro-Planar.

If you want to invest in Zeiss glass, it is better to search carefully what is the lens that best meet your needs. A good source of information is Lloyd Chambers Blog that offers some paid content but also some free content.

One interesting resource is found on Zeiss website, a page where one can pick a lense according the field of view offered by each particular lens. You can explore this by clicking  here or on the next thumbnail:

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