Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Sonnar 135mm f/3.5

This camera glass has a good build quality and was manufactured in the German Democratic Republic. It has a maximum aperture of f/3.5 and is made up of 4 lens elements. The lens coating helps to reduce glare and improve image quality. The Sonnar design helps to produce a pleasing bokeh, which is the out-of-focus area in a photo. This photographic lens is a good alternative to other 135mm lenses available. It is a manual focus lens, which means that you will need to adjust the focus yourself. The resolution of this lens is good, which means that it can capture a lot of detail in your photos.

Optical design

Has 6 aperture blades, this number of blades are commonly used. Having rounded blades provides out of focus circle shape closer to a circle. Average brightness in this league

Physical characteristics

Weights 430 grams so plan ahead, carry only if really necessary. 90 mm long, requires consideration if you want to carry in the camera bag. With a lens filter diameter of 49 mm commonly filter size, provides a range of filter options.