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Design
• Apo Planar
®
with 11 lens
elements in 9 groups
• Lens with aspheric surface
• Lens made of special glass
with anomalous partial
dispersion
• “Floating elements“ design
Focal length 85 mm
Aperture range f/1.4 – f/16
Elements / groups 11 / 9
Focusing range m / inch 0.80 – ∞ / 31.50 – ∞
Field angle* (diag. / horiz. / vert.) 28° / 24° / 16°
Coverage** mm / inch
279 × 186 / 10.97 × 7.31
Compatible with
Canon or Nikon
SLR / DSLR cameras***
Bernd Vogel, ZEISS Otus 1.4/85
ZEISS Otus 1.4/85
The short tele lens
An absolute highlight for those
who appreciate the finer details –
in a lens that also offers you all
the creative freedoms you could
possibly desire. Look forward to
sublime performance in almost
every possible photographic
situation.
*Based on full-frame format. **At close range. ***Canon is a trademark or registered
trademark of Canon Inc. and / or other members of the Canon Group. Nikon is a regis-
tered trademark of Nikon Corporation.
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