Carl Zeiss Distagon 25mm F/4

Wide-angle prime lens • Film era • Discontinued • Collectible

  • Announced:
  • · 1972
  • Production type:
  • · Small-batch production
  • Availability:
  •  Sold out
  • Country of design:
  • · FRG (Federal Republic of Germany)
  • Original name:
  • · Carl Zeiss Distagon 4/25
  • Class:
  • · Slow full-frame wide-angle prime lens
  • System:
  • · Icarex (1966)

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
25mm
F/4
7 elements
M42 [45.5mm]
81.7° (35mm full frame)
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Automatic
Aperture control:
Aperture ring (Manual settings only)
5 (five)
Focusing:
0.20m
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Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing ring
Physical characteristics:
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Accessories:
Bayonet-type 50
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Not available

Source of data

  • Own research.

From the editor

The lens was manufactured by Carl Zeiss at the Optische Werke Voigtländer only for Zeiss Ikon Icarex 35/35S SLR cameras with M42 Thread Mount (TM) and Zeiss Ikon SL706 camera with TM. According to some sources, only 20 copies were made.

The lens uses filters in bayonet mount fitting B 50.

Lenses with similar focal length

M42 mount (78)
Asahi Super-Takumar 24mm F/3.5 [43961]A9 - 80.25m⌀58 1967 
Asahi Super-Takumar 28mm F/3.5 [43871]A7 - 70.40m⌀49 1966 
Asahi Super-Takumar 28mm F/3.5 [348, 43480, 43481]A7 - 60.40m⌀58 1962 
Asahi Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 24mm F/3.5 [43962]A9 - 80.25m⌀58 1972 
Asahi Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 28mm F/3.5 [43872]A7 - 70.40m⌀49 1971 
Chinar 28mm F/2.8 [M.C]A8 - 60.45m⌀52
Chinon 24mm F/2.5 Multi Coated
akaAuto-Alpa 24mm F/2.5 Multi-Coated
A10 - 90.25m⌀55
Chinon 28mm F/2.8 Multi Coated
akaAuto-Alpa 28mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated
A7 - 70.25m⌀52
Cosina 24mm F/2.8 MC Macro
akaCarl Zeiss Jena II 24mm F/2.8 MC Macro
akaPhoenix 24mm F/2.8 Macro
A7 - 70.19m⌀52
Cosina 28mm F/2.8 MC Macro
akaCarl Zeiss Jena II 28mm F/2.8 MC Macro
akaPhoenix 28mm F/2.8 Macro
akaVivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 MC
A5 - 50.22m⌀49
Cosina Cosinon Auto 28mm F/2.8 [MC]
akaPorst Super Weitwinkel autoN 28mm F/2.8
akaPorst Super-WW Auto 28mm F/2.8 MC G
A8 - 60.40m⌀58 1970 
Enna Munchen Ultra-Lithagon 28mm F/3.5 [C] Type 1P6 - 60.30m⌀52 1955 
Enna Munchen Lithagon 24mm F/4P7 - 70.25m⌀52 1960 
Enna Munchen Lithagon 28mm F/3.5 Type 2P6 - 60.30m⌀52
Fuji Photo Film [EBC] Fujinon-SW 28mm F/3.5A7 - 70.40m⌀49 1970 
Fuji Photo Film EBC Fujinon-SW 24mm F/2.8A9 - 80.30m⌀49
Hanimex Wide-Auto 28mm F/2.8A7 - ?0.45m⌀58
Hanimex Automatic 28mm F/2.8 MCA8 - 70.30m⌀55
Kino Precision Kiron 24mm F/2 MCA8 - 80.30m⌀55 1980 
Kino Precision Kiron 28mm F/2 MCA8 - 80.30m⌀55 1980 
Kino Precision Kiron 28mm F/2.8 MCA? - ?0.30m⌀55 1980 
Mamiya/Sekor Auto 28mm F/2.8 for TLA7 - 60.45m⌀58 1966 
Mamiya/Sekor SX Auto 28mm F/2.8A7 - 70.30m⌀58 1974 
Mamiya/Sekor Auto 28mm F/2.8 for DTLA7 - 60.30m⌀58
Mamiya-Sekor 28mm F/2.8 for CPP7 - 5⌀58
Olympus G.Zuiko Auto-W 28mm F/3.5 for FTLA7 - 70.25m⌀49 1970 
P. Angenieux Paris 28mm F/3.5 [Retrofocus] Type R11M6 - 6S.IX 1953 
Panagor Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2.8 PMCA7 - 60.30m⌀49
Panagor Auto Wide Angle 28mm F/2.5 Type 1A8 - 70.30m⌀62
Panagor Auto Wide Angle 28mm F/2.5 [PMC] Type 2A8 - 70.30m⌀67
Panagor Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2 PMCA8 - 80.30m⌀55
Panagor Auto Wide-Angle 24mm F/2.5 PMCA? - ?0.30m⌀55
Ricoh Rikenon 24mm F/2.8A10 - 80.20m⌀62
Ricoh Rikenon Auto 28mm F/2.8A7 - 60.30m⌀58
Ricoh Rikenon Auto 28mm F/2.8 EEA7 - 60.30m⌀58
Ricoh Rikenon Auto 28mm F/2.8 PA? - ?0.30m
Schneider-Kreuznach Curtagon 28mm F/4 Type 1A7 - 60.28mS.VII 1958 
Schneider-Kreuznach Curtagon 28mm F/4 Type 2A7 - 60.25m⌀49 1966 
Sears Auto 28mm F/2.8A7 - 60.30m⌀58
Sigma MF Super-Wide 24mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated IIA8 - 70.18m⌀52 1988 
Sigma MF Mini-Wide 28mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated II
akaQuantaray 28mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated
A6 - 60.22m⌀52 1985 
Sigma MF H.L. Wide 28mm F/2.8 Multi-CoatedA8 - 70.22m⌀52 1984 
Sigma MF Super-Wide 24mm F/2.8 Multi-CoatedA7 - 70.18m⌀52 1981 
Sigma MF Mini-Wide 28mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated
akaPentacon Prakticar PM 28mm F/2.8 MC
A7 - 60.22m⌀52 1978 
Sigma[-XQ] MF 28mm F/2.8 Filtermatic Multi-CoatedA8 - 70.35m⌀52 1978 
Sigma[-XQ] MF 24mm F/2.8 Filtermatic Multi-CoatedA10 - 80.25m⌀62 1978 
Sigma-Z MF 24mm F/2.8 [Multi-Coated]A10 - 80.25m⌀62 1975 
Sigma-Z MF 28mm F/2.8 [Multi-Coated]A7 - 60.40m⌀62 1975 
Soligor C/D 28mm F/2 P (s/n 1xxxxxxx)A8 - 70.23m⌀58 1974 
Soligor G/S Wide-Auto 24mm F/2.5 MC (s/n 3xxxxxx)A9 - 70.30m⌀55
Soligor G/S Wide-Auto 28mm F/2.5 MC (s/n 3xxxxxx)A8 - 80.30m⌀52
Soligor C/D 28mm F/2.8 MCA7 - 60.40m⌀58
Soligor C/D 28mm F/2.8 (s/n 1xxxxxxx)A7 - 70.30m⌀52
Soligor Wide-Auto 28mm F/2.8 (s/n 1xxxxxxx)A7 - 60.30m⌀58
Soligor C/D Dualfocal 28+35mm F/3.5+3.8 MCA9 - 90.40m⌀52 1981 
Tamron-F [Auto] 28mm F/2.8A7 - 70.25m⌀52
Tokina 24mm F/2.8 RMC
akaTokina SL 24mm F/2.8 [I]
A8 - 80.27m⌀52
Tokina 28mm F/2.8 RMC
akaVoigtlander Color-Skoparet 28mm F/2.8 MC
A5 - 50.30m⌀52
Vivitar Series 1 Auto Wide Angle 28mm F/1.9 VMC (s/n 37xxxxxx)A9 - 80.30m⌀58 1976 
Vivitar [Auto] Wide-Angle 24mm F/2 [MC] Compact (s/n 22xxxxxx)A8 - 80.30m⌀55 1978 
Vivitar [Auto] Wide-Angle 28mm F/2 [MC] Compact (s/n 22xxxxxx)A8 - 80.30m⌀55 1978 
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2.5 Type 2 (s/n 22xxxxxx)A8 - 70.30m⌀67
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2.5 Type 1 (s/n 22xxxxxx)A8 - 70.30m⌀62 1969 
Vivitar [Auto] Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 [MC] Compact [I] (s/n 28xxxxxx)A7 - 70.30m⌀49
Vivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 MC Compact [II] (s/n 42xxxxxx)A7 - 70.30m⌀49 1983 
Vivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2 MC Close Focus (s/n 28xxxxxx)A8 - 70.23m⌀49 1983 
Vivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 MC Close Focus (s/n 28xxxxxx)A5 - 50.23m⌀49
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 24mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxxx)A8 - 70.25m⌀58 1976 
Vivitar Auto Wide Angle 28mm F/2.5 "Bright Band" (s/n 22xxxxxx)A8 - 70.30m⌀62 1968 
Vivitar Auto 28mm F/2.8 "Chrome Nose"A8 - ?⌀52 1966 
Yashica Yashinon-DS Auto 28mm F/2.8A8 - 70.30m⌀52
Yashica Yashinon-DX Auto 28mm F/2.8A8 - 7 1967 
Yashica Yashinon DS-M Auto 24mm F/2.8A9 - 80.30m⌀62
Yashica Yashinon DS-M Auto 28mm F/2.8A8 - 70.30m⌀52
Yashica Yashikor Auto 28mm F/2.8A7 - 60.30m⌀62
Carl Zeiss Classic Distagon T* 25mm F/2.8 ZF / ZF.2 / ZK / ZSA10 - 80.17mE58 2006 
Carl Zeiss Distagon [HFT] 25mm F/2.8
akaOpton Oberkochen Di HFT 25mm F/2.8
akaRollei-HFT Distagon 25mm F/2.8
akaVoigtlander Color-Skoparex 25mm F/2.8
A8 - 70.25mE49 1970 
Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Flektogon 25mm F/4A7 - 60.20mE77 1960 
Interchangeable mount (25)
Hanimex 28mm F/2.8 [T]
akaHanimex 28mm F/3
P7 - ?0.45m⌀58
Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 28mm F/3.5 [Unidapter]P6 - ?0.40m⌀55
Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 24mm F/3.5 [Unidapter Auto]A7 - ?0.26m⌀52
Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 28mm F/3.5 [Unidapter Auto]A8 - ?0.30m⌀52
Komuranon 24mm F/2.5 K·M·CA11 - 80.26m⌀58 1974 
Komuranon 28mm F/2.5 K·M·CA9 - 70.30m⌀58 1974 
Sigma[-XQ] MF [Wide] 24mm F/2.8 Filtermatic [Multi-Coated] [YS]A10 - 80.20m⌀62 1972 
Sigma MF Widemax 28mm F/2.8 [Multi] [YS]A7 - 60.30m⌀62 1970 
Soligor Wide-Auto 28mm F/2.8 (s/n 1xxxxxxx) [T-4]A7 - 60.30m⌀58
Soligor Wide-Auto 24mm F/2.8 (s/n 1xxxxxxx) [T-4]A8 - 70.30m⌀67
Soligor Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 [T]P6 - 63.5 ft.⌀58
Mir-10A 28mm F/3.5 [T]
akaМИР-10А 28mm F/3.5
P8 - 70.20m⌀67
Tamron 24mm F/2.5 MC 01B [Adaptall-2]A10 - 90.25m⌀55 1979 
Tamron 24mm F/2.5 01BB [Adaptall-2]A10 - 90.25m⌀55 1987 
Tamron 28mm F/2.5 MC 02B [Adaptall-2]A7 - 70.25m⌀49 1979 
Tamron 24mm F/2.5 CW-24 [Adaptall]A10 - 90.25m⌀55 1976 
Tamron 28mm F/2.8 CW-28 [Adaptall]A7 - 70.25m⌀52 1976 
Tamron Auto 24mm F/3.5 [Adapt-A-Matic]A8 - 60.25m⌀72 1971 
Tamron Auto 28mm F/2.8 [Adapt-A-Matic]A7 - 70.22m⌀62 1969 
Tamron Auto 28mm F/2.8 [Adapt-A-Matic]A7 - 70.22m⌀58 1972 
Vivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2.5 [T]P8 - 70.30m⌀62
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxxxx) [T-4]A7 - 60.30m⌀58 1968 
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 24mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxx) [T-4]A8 - 70.30m⌀67
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2.5 (s/n 37xxxxxx) [TX]A7 - 70.24m⌀52 1976 
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 24mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxxx) [TX]A8 - 70.23m⌀58 1976 

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