ZEISS ZE Otus Apo Distagon 55mm F/1.4

The ZEISS ZE Otus Apo Distagon 55mm F/1.4 is a 55mm portrait lens designed for the CANON EF mount. Manufactured by ZEISS, it offers a maximum aperture of f/1.4, covering a 55mm focal range, weighs 1030, accepts 77 filters. ZEISS ZE Otus Apo Distagon 55mm F/1.4 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 2026-04-27. Source: manufacturer specifications.

Mount
CANON EF
Focal Length
55mm
Max Aperture
F/1.4
Type
Portrait
Brand
ZEISS

What is the ZEISS ZE Otus Apo Distagon 55mm F/1.4?

The ZEISS ZE Otus Apo Distagon 55mm F/1.4 is a 55mm portrait lens for the CANON EF mount with a maximum aperture of f/1.4. Full specifications and source attribution are available at lens-database.com.

What mount does the ZEISS ZE Otus Apo Distagon 55mm F/1.4 use?

The ZEISS ZE Otus Apo Distagon 55mm F/1.4 uses the CANON EF mount. Lens-database.com indexes every lens currently catalogued for this mount at https://lens-database.com/mount/canon-ef.

What is the maximum aperture of the ZEISS ZE Otus Apo Distagon 55mm F/1.4?

The ZEISS ZE Otus Apo Distagon 55mm F/1.4 has a maximum aperture of f/1.4, placing it in the ultra-fast lens category. Aperture is one of the cross-referenced fields used by lens-database.com to compare equivalent optics across mounts and eras.

Where can I find specifications for the ZEISS ZE Otus Apo Distagon 55mm F/1.4?

Full specifications, original source links, and family variants are listed at https://lens-database.com/lens/312222-zeiss-ze-otus-apo-distagon-55mm-f14. Data is aggregated from manufacturer sources and updated continuously.

ZEISS Otus Apo Distagon 55mm F/1.4 is a standard/portrait prime lens for Canon EF with a fixed fast f/1.4 aperture, intended for low-light and shallow depth-of-field use.

Last verified: 2026-04-27