Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f/2.4 MC Lens Review

One of the most wanted Carl Zeiss lens generally.This is very good lens for macro photography too. It is render very sharp images like Sonnar 135 mm or Konica Hexanon normal and short-telephoto lens.

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Fact Sheet

Vendor name	Type	Product year
Carl Zeiss Jena	Flektogon
Focal Min(mm)	Focal Max(mm)	Focus Min(cm)
35	35	19
Aperture Max	Aperture Min.	Barrel length(mm)
2.4	22	61
Elements In Group	Diaphragm action	Weight (g)
6 IN 6	auto|manual	248
Filter Size (mm)	Push on diameter (mm)	Angular field
49	51	62

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User Comments

Some CZJ Flektogon 35mm f2.4 Flowers..... I Just Love this lens, it’s a wide or a macro! Better than my excellent 28-70 L.

 

walshy (Manual Focus Forum)

I have compared my 35/2.4 Flectogon with my 35/2.8 Zuiko and it seems to be a little more contrasty, is all. As expected, it has better corner sharpness from wide open to f5.6 than any of my Canon Eos zooms, about equal to my Canon 50mm f1.8 prime.

by (Graham Serretta)

I have used and ownn pretty much almost every variation of the CZJ lens and also most Takumars. IMHO image quality of the CZJ is pictorially better than the Takumars but the Takumars are indeed better build. And as the 35mm goes, the CZJ 35/2.4 is far better than any of the Takumars

All of the late MC versions of the 35/2.4 and 80/1.8 CZJ lens are prone to the aperture sticking at wide open. Otherwise the others are just fine. I think most experience regarding the bad build quality had to do with the fact that most of these old lens that are available had already gone through quite a lot of abuse by previous generation of owners.

by (Franka T. Lieu)

A 35mm F2.4 Zeiss MC Flektogon is one of the best lenses I have ever used (including Leica and Nikon's best). That lens doesn't flare even when the sun is in the picture, and focuses to a few inches in front of the front element. The color, contrast , and detail is exceptional, all the way out to the edges.

by (Andrew Schank)

Personally I love tele shooting and close-up photography, my Nikon D50 can't focus infinity with M42 lenses, so I can share only close focusing experience with this lens. I tested many normal lenses Tessar, Pancolar, Industar, Biotar etc and I have Kiron 105mm, Tamron SP 90 macro lenses so I have good compare basic how good this Flektogon in close-up photography. If you have no budget to buy dedicated macro lenses or you do close-up photography less frequently than others, Flektogon 35mm excellent choice as multipurpose lens. Under travel also give us good help, because I don't think so good idea to bring macro lenses, this lens good for general landscapes and close-ups too. Colors, contrast, sharpness and build quality just excellent.