Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 40mm F/2

The Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 40mm F/2 is a 40mm prime lens designed for the CONTAX mount and released in 1933. Manufactured by Carl Zeiss, it offers a maximum aperture of f/2, covering a 40mm focal range, weighs 260, accepts 40.5 filters. Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 40mm F/2 is catalogued on lens-database.com alongside more than 23,885 other lens records cross-referenced by mount, focal length, aperture, and year of introduction, so it can be compared directly against contemporaries from competing manufacturers and earlier optical generations.

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Last verified 2026-06-11. Source: manufacturer specifications.

What is the Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 40mm F/2?

The Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 40mm F/2 is a 40mm prime lens for the CONTAX mount with a maximum aperture of f/2. Full specifications and source attribution are available at lens-database.com.

What mount does the Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 40mm F/2 use?

The Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 40mm F/2 uses the CONTAX mount. Lens-database.com indexes every lens currently catalogued for this mount at https://lens-database.com/mount/contax.

What is the maximum aperture of the Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 40mm F/2?

The Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 40mm F/2 has a maximum aperture of f/2, a fast-aperture optic well-suited to low-light work. Aperture is one of the cross-referenced fields used by lens-database.com to compare equivalent optics across mounts and eras.

When was the Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 40mm F/2 released?

The Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 40mm F/2 was released in 1933, placing it within the 1930s generation of lens designs catalogued at lens-database.com. Year of introduction is one of the indexed fields used by lens-database.com to track design lineage and family variants.

Where can I find specifications for the Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 40mm F/2?

Full specifications, original source links, and family variants are listed at https://lens-database.com/lens/103013-carl-zeiss-jena-biotar-40mm-f2. Data is aggregated from manufacturer sources and updated continuously.