Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm F/1.8

The Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm F/1.8 is a 50mm portrait lens designed for the M42 mount and released in 1970. Manufactured by Carl Zeiss, it offers a maximum aperture of f/1.8, covering a 50mm focal range, weighs 185, accepts 49 filters. Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm F/1.8 is one of 3 variants in its family on lens-database.com, with sibling versions across mounts including ROLLEI 35, ROLLEI QBM, making cross-mount comparison straightforward for buyers and researchers alike.

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

What is the Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm F/1.8?

The Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm F/1.8 is a 50mm portrait lens for the M42 mount with a maximum aperture of f/1.8. Full specifications and source attribution are available at lens-database.com.

What mount does the Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm F/1.8 use?

The Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm F/1.8 uses the M42 mount. Lens-database.com indexes every lens currently catalogued for this mount at https://lens-database.com/mount/m42.

What is the maximum aperture of the Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm F/1.8?

The Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm F/1.8 has a maximum aperture of f/1.8, 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 Planar 50mm F/1.8 released?

The Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm F/1.8 was released in 1970, placing it within the 1970s 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 Planar 50mm F/1.8?

Full specifications, original source links, and family variants are listed at https://lens-database.com/lens/92449-carl-zeiss-planar-50mm-f18. Data is aggregated from manufacturer sources and updated continuously.