CONTAX/YASHICA Mount

The lens-database.com catalog contains 749 CONTAX/YASHICA lenses on the CONTAX/YASHICA mount, indexed across 6 distinct manufacturers. Each entry is cross-referenced by focal length, maximum aperture, year of introduction, and source attribution. Records cover multiple optical generations. This page enumerates the 50 most notable CONTAX/YASHICA lenses for this mount ranked by maximum aperture, with full per-lens detail one click away.

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Page last verified 2026-06-11. Maintained by Jaime Ferrando Huertas. Source attribution per lens is shown on each individual detail page.

What is the CONTAX/YASHICA mount?

CONTAX/YASHICA is a lens mount system indexed by lens-database.com, with 749 compatible lenses on record from 6 different manufacturers. Mount records are cross-referenced with focal length, aperture, and release year.

How many lenses are available for the CONTAX/YASHICA mount?

Lens-database.com indexes 749 lenses for the CONTAX/YASHICA mount as of 2026-06-11. The catalog updates continuously and includes both first- and third-party optics.

Which manufacturers make CONTAX/YASHICA lenses?

6 manufacturers are catalogued for the CONTAX/YASHICA mount, including Carl Zeiss, Kinoshita, Tokina, YUS, Yashica, ZEISS.

Top 50 CONTAX/YASHICA mount lenses (by aperture)

LensMountFocal lengthMax apertureYear
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 55mm F/1.2 "Planar 100 Jahre"CONTAX/YASHICA55mmf/1.21996
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 55mm F/1.2 C/YCONTAX/YASHICA55mmf/1.2
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm F/1.2 "CONTAX 50 Years"CONTAX/YASHICA85mmf/1.21982
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm F/1.2 "CONTAX 60 Years"CONTAX/YASHICA85mmf/1.21992
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm F/1.2 C/YCONTAX/YASHICA85mmf/1.2
Kinoshita KISTAR 55mm F/1.2CONTAX/YASHICA55mmf/1.22015
Kinoshita Optical Kistar 55mm F/1.2CONTAX/YASHICA55mmf/1.2
Yashica ML 55mm F/1.2CONTAX/YASHICA55mmf/1.21976
Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 25mm F/1.4CONTAX/YASHICA25mmf/1.4
Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 35mm F/1.4CONTAX/YASHICA35mmf/1.41975
Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 35mm F/1.4 C/YCONTAX/YASHICA35mmf/1.4
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm F/1.4CONTAX/YASHICA50mmf/1.41975
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm F/1.4 C/YCONTAX/YASHICA50mmf/1.4
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm F/1.4 Gold "CONTAX 50 Years"CONTAX/YASHICA50mmf/1.41982
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm F/1.4CONTAX/YASHICA85mmf/1.41975
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm F/1.4 C/YCONTAX/YASHICA85mmf/1.4
Kinoshita Optical Kistar 35mm F/1.4CONTAX/YASHICA35mmf/1.4
Kinoshita Optical Kistar 85mm F/1.4CONTAX/YASHICA85mmf/1.4
Yashica ML 50mm F/1.4CONTAX/YASHICA50mmf/1.41974
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm F/1.7CONTAX/YASHICA50mmf/1.71979
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm F/1.7 C/YCONTAX/YASHICA50mmf/1.7
Kalimar 50mm F/1.7CONTAX/YASHICA50mmf/1.7
Makinon 50mm F/1.7CONTAX/YASHICA50mmf/1.7
Sakar MC 50mm F/1.7CONTAX/YASHICA50mmf/1.7
Spiratone 85mm F/1.7CONTAX/YASHICA85mmf/1.7
Yashica ML 50mm F/1.7CONTAX/YASHICA50mmf/1.71974
Zykkor 50mm F/1.7CONTAX/YASHICA50mmf/1.7
Sigma 28mm F/1.8CONTAX/YASHICA28mmf/1.8
Sigma MF High-Speed Wide 28mm F/1.8 ASPH II ZENCONTAX/YASHICA28mmf/1.8
Sigma MF High-Speed Wide 28mm F/1.8 ASPH Multi-Coated ZENCONTAX/YASHICA28mmf/1.8
Sigmatel 135mm F/1.8CONTAX/YASHICA135mmf/1.8
Spiratone 135mm F/1.8CONTAX/YASHICA135mmf/1.8
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 35mm F/1.9CONTAX/YASHICA35mmf/1.9
Vivitar Series 1 28mm F/1.9CONTAX/YASHICA28mmf/1.9
Vivitar Series 1 Auto Wide Angle 28mm F/1.9 VMCCONTAX/YASHICA28mmf/1.9
Yashica DSB 50mm F/1.9CONTAX/YASHICA50mmf/1.9
Yashica ML 50mm F/1.9CONTAX/YASHICA50mmf/1.91985
Yashica ML 50mm F/1.9 CCONTAX/YASHICA50mmf/1.91988
Carl Zeiss Aposonnar 200mm F/2 C/YCONTAX/YASHICA200mmf/2
Carl Zeiss Aposonnar T* 200mm F/2CONTAX/YASHICA200mmf/2
Carl Zeiss C/Y Aposonnar T* 200mm F/2CONTAX/YASHICA200mmf/21992
Carl Zeiss C/Y Distagon T* 28mm F/2CONTAX/YASHICA28mmf/21975
Carl Zeiss C/Y Planar T* 100mm F/2CONTAX/YASHICA100mmf/21980
Carl Zeiss C/Y Planar T* 135mm F/2CONTAX/YASHICA135mmf/21975
Carl Zeiss C/Y Planar T* 135mm F/2 "CONTAX 60 Years"CONTAX/YASHICA135mmf/21992
Carl Zeiss C/Y Planar T* 135mm F/2 CONTAX 60 Years MMCONTAX/YASHICA135mmf/21992
Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm F/2CONTAX/YASHICA28mmf/21974
Carl Zeiss Planar 100mm F/2 C/YCONTAX/YASHICA100mmf/2
Carl Zeiss Planar 135mm F/2 C/YCONTAX/YASHICA135mmf/2
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 100mm F/2CONTAX/YASHICA100mmf/21980