Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 40mm F/4 CFE

The Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 40mm F/4 CFE is a 40mm tilt-shift lens designed for the HASSELBLAD V mount and released in 1998. Manufactured by Carl Zeiss, it offers a maximum aperture of f/4, covering a 40mm focal range, weighs 890. Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 40mm F/4 CFE 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 Distagon T* 40mm F/4 CFE?

The Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 40mm F/4 CFE is a 40mm tilt-shift lens for the HASSELBLAD V mount with a maximum aperture of f/4. Full specifications and source attribution are available at lens-database.com.

What mount does the Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 40mm F/4 CFE use?

The Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 40mm F/4 CFE uses the HASSELBLAD V mount. Lens-database.com indexes every lens currently catalogued for this mount at https://lens-database.com/mount/hasselblad-v.

What is the maximum aperture of the Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 40mm F/4 CFE?

The Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 40mm F/4 CFE has a maximum aperture of f/4, a moderate-aperture design. 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 Distagon T* 40mm F/4 CFE released?

The Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 40mm F/4 CFE was released in 1998, placing it within the 1990s 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 Distagon T* 40mm F/4 CFE?

Full specifications, original source links, and family variants are listed at https://lens-database.com/lens/110019-carl-zeiss-distagon-t-40mm-f4-cfe. Data is aggregated from manufacturer sources and updated continuously.