N°8665607 · Family detail
CarlWide·CONTAX/YASHICA mount·1974
Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 18mm F/4 AE/MM
Specifications01
MountCONTAX/YASHICA
Focal length18mm
Max aperturef/4
TypeWide · Prime
Release year1974
Weight350 g
Min focus distance0.3 m
Aperture blades6
Optical elements10
Groups9
AutofocusNo
StabilizationNo
Sensor coverageFull Frame
EraFilm era
Production statusDiscontinued
Summary02
18mm f/4 Distagon T* wide-angle prime for Contax/Yashica mounts, intended for wide landscape and architecture work where depth of field and edge-to-edge sharpness at smaller apertures are important.
AI-assisted summary — verify against linked sourcesWhere can this lens be adapted?
The Contax / Yashica mount has a flange distance of 45.5 mm. A plain adapter fits a camera whose flange distance is at least 1.46 mm shorter. How lens adapters work
- Sony EAdapter · 27.5 mm
- Canon RFAdapter · 25.5 mm
- Nikon ZAdapter · 29.5 mm
- Fujifilm XAdapter · 27.8 mm
- L-MountAdapter · 25.5 mm
- Micro Four ThirdsAdapter · 26.25 mm
- Fujifilm G (GFX)Adapter · 18.8 mm
Covers full-frame: it can vignette on a medium format sensor.
- Canon EF-MAdapter · 27.5 mm
- Canon EFAdapter · 1.5 mm
A rear element that sticks out can hit the camera mirror.
No plain adapter reaches infinity focus on: Nikon F.
Other Mounts03
No alternate mounts are indexed for this family yet.