Which country are Carl Zeiss lenses made in? What exactly is so good about them?

Carl Zeiss lenses are a brand from Germany, one of the few non-Japanese manufacturers. Carl Zeiss is an optical instrument manufacturer with a long history, and its lenses have always been synonymous with "noble" in the traditional camera field, and many photographers are proud to own Carl Zeiss lenses. Sony uses Carl Zeiss lenses in some of its digital cameras and uses them as a selling point. Carl Zeiss lenses have always enjoyed a good reputation in the industry, known as the "Eagle's Eye" for their super-sharp imaging capabilities, and these lenses are generally only available on high-end cameras. Carl Zeiss is a German optics manufacturer with a history of more than a hundred years, producing some of the world's finest lenses. With its unique color reproduction and imaging characteristics of the world's photographers and enthusiasts to love (but because of its high price and far away, discouraged). High resolution, excellent color reproduction and virtually no four-corner distortion. Faithfully provides high quality photography. The lenses with the red T＊ logo are the proud products of Carl Zeiss. Zeiss is proud of its products. Those who play with DSLRs know that in Germany, the famous Zeiss and Leica are very well known. In the field of 135, there is still Contax and Leica (the famous Contax adopts Carl Zeiss), but in the field of 120, Carl Zeiss dominates the world. But in the field of 120, Carl Zeiss dominates the world: Hasselblad and Leica use Carl Zeiss lenses for both 120 giants. Zeiss lenses. Into the digital era, relying on Zeiss to help, originally an optical amateur Sony, transformed into one of the industry leader in consumer digital cameras. The image quality of a digital camera depends mainly on the following three components: lens, CCD and image processing engine. Among them, the lens is the main source of external light reception, its quality directly affects the imaging clarity and sharpness. Some digital camera manufacturers use their own lenses, while others use lenses produced by other specialized manufacturers. The latter is still quite common in the industry, and representative examples include Samsung's Schmid lenses, Sony's Carl Zeiss lenses, Panasonic's Leica lenses, and Fuji's Canon lenses. Today we mainly introduce you to the Carl Zeiss lenses used by Nokia on its N90 cell phone. [Edit] Development history Carl Zeiss is a German company to produce lenses and film cameras and other optical products known to the world's internationalization of large enterprises. Carl Zeiss in the history of lens manufacturing began in 1890 by the company's engineers invented the anastigmat lens (Anastigmat). In the same year, the Protar lens was introduced; in 1896, the Planar lens was published, which established the authoritative position of Carl Zeiss in the chromatic aberration correction technology; in 1902, the Zeiss factory designed the 1:6.3 Tessar lens, which is fast and sharp, and the image quality is quite remarkable. As a long-established optical company with a history of more than 150 years, Carl Zeiss is also well known in the medical manufacturing industry. Its microscopes, magnifiers, medical endoscopes, camera lenses, eyeglasses and many other products are extremely famous in the world, among which, the lenses from Zeiss factory have been known for their sharp images, clear details, bright surfaces, superior anti-color cast and anti-reflection performance. Below, we will be in the Carl Zeiss produced more than 100 models of camera lenses in a selection of the most representative models to be briefly introduced. [Edit Paragraph] Representative Models *Planar (Planar Lens) Double Gaussian lens, excellent for correcting various lens aberrations. Since then, the design of standard lenses of various brands produced all over the world has benefited from Planar. *Sonnar (Sonnar Lens) has deep detail fidelity and color balance. Unlike Planar lenses, which have a soft and moist image, Sonnar's image performance is more detailed. Commonly used for photo and movie shooting. *Distagon (Distagon lens) lens field of view is extremely wide, wide-angle and telephoto performance are very good. Also commonly used in photos and movie shooting. *Tessar (Tessar lens) by 3 groups of 4 lenses, the final image is not only the center part of the sharp and bright, the details of the corner area is also very clear, suitable for photo shooting. * Biogon (Biogon lens) invented by Dr. Mehta this lens at the time caused a huge reaction in the industry, the biggest feature of the lens is that its wide-angle end almost does not produce lens distortion. *Hologon (Hologon lens) Although it does not support large aperture, the lens at the wide-angle end of the distortion phenomenon is almost zero, the imaging performance is very good. ZA Series The ZA series lenses, according to the official website, are autofocus SLR lenses jointly produced by Sony and Zeiss, with lens optics supplied by Zeiss and electronics designed by Sony.The ZA series lenses are the only Zeiss-branded lenses with autofocus that are currently in production. According to tests conducted by photodo and other websites, the ZA lenses have exceptionally good optical quality and are capable of meeting the demanding resolution requirements of high megapixel DSLR cameras. Including: Sony α Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 1:2 24 mm ZA SSM [SAL-24F2Z] Sony α Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1:1.4 85 mm ZA [SAL-85F14Z] Sony α Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 1:1.8 135 mm ZA [ SAL-135F18Z] Sony α Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* DT 1:3.5-1:4.5 16-80 mm ZA [SAL-1680Z] Sony α Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 1:2.8 24-70 mm ZA SSM [SAL-2470Z] Sony α Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 1:2.8 16-35 mm ZA SSM [SAL-1635Z] ZM Series ZM Series lenses in M-mount are suitable for use with M Mount side-by-side cameras such as Konica's Hexar RF (which uses the KM mount), the Cosina Voigtl?nder Bessa, and the RxM/RxA Series. RxM/RxA series (using the VM mount), Rollei 35RF, Epson's digital camera RD1 (with a body based on the Cosina Voigtl?nder Bessa), and the Leica M series. A few lenses were handmade by Zeiss in Germany, and most were made by Cosina in Japan. Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 1:2.8 15 mm Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 1:2.8 21 mm Carl Zeiss C Distagon T* 1:4.5 21 mm Carl Zeiss Biogon T* 1:2.8 25 mm Carl Zeiss Biogon T* 1. 2.8 28 mm Carl Zeiss Biogon T* 1:2.0 35 mm Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1:2.0 50 mm Carl Zeiss C Sonnar T* 1:1.5 50 mm ("C" stands for "Compact Compact" and "Classic") Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 1. 2.0 85 mm ZF series The ZF series is a conversion from Contax's RTS mount to Nikon's F mount, compatible with the AI-S, no electronic signaling, and manual focus. Optically identical to Contax's RTS, ZK, ZS and ZE series, they are manufactured by Cosina in Japan.The ZF-I series lenses are capable of handling frequent industrial use, while the ZF-IR series is designed for infrared use.On November 16, 2009, Carl Zeiss announced the newest release of the ZF.2 series of lenses with CPUs. Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1:1.4 50 mm Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1:1.4 85 mm Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 1:2.0 35 mm Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 1:2.8 25 mm Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T * 1:2.0 50 mm Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 1:2.0 100 mm Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 1:2 28 mm Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 1:2.8 25 mm ZF-I Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 1:2 28 mm ZF- I Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 1:2 35 mm ZF-I Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 1:2.8 25 mm ZF-IR Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1:1.4 85 mm ZF-IR ZK Series The ZF series is a conversion from Contax's RTS mount to Pentax's K mount, with no electronic signaling and manual focus. electronic signal, manual focus. Optically identical to Contax's RTS, ZF, ZS and ZE series, manufactured by Cosina in Japan. Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1:1.4 50 mm Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1:1.4 85 mm Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 1:2.0 35 mm Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 1:2.8 25 mm Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T * 1:2.0 50 mm Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 1:2.0 100 mm Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 1:2.0 28 mm ZS Series The ZS series is a conversion from Contax's RTS mount to the M42 lens mount (Pentacon/Practica/Pentax). Screw Mount). It is the same lens without electronic signal and manual focus. Optically identical to Contax's RTS, ZF, ZK and ZE series, manufactured by Cosina in Japan. Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1:1.4 50 mm Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1:1.4 85 mm ZE Series The ZE series is a conversion from Contax's RTS mount to Canon's EOS mount. Because the EOS mount is all electronic, this series has more electronic signal contacts, but is still manual focusing. The optical structure is the same as that of Contax's RTS, ZF, ZS and ZK series, which were manufactured by Cosina in Japan. It was also the first time that Contax made lenses with electronic contacts for another manufacturer. Lenses now include: Distagon T* 3,5/18 Distagon T* 2,8/21 Distagon T* 2/28 Distagon T* 2/35 Planar T* 1,4/50 Planar T* 1,4/85 Makro-Planar T* 2/50 Makro-Planar T* 2/100 Super Rotary Lenses These are lenses for the 35mm, 35mm, 35mm, 35mm, 35mm, 35mm and 35mm. 100 Super Swivel Lenses These are 360° angle of view lenses designed for 35mm format cameras (based on Zeiss medium format lens designs). Supported mounts include Canon's EOS, Nikon's F, and Sony/Kagome's α mount, with support for other mounts still under consideration. Manual focus only, no electronic contacts, made in Germany or Ukraine. Hartblei Superrotator Carl Zeiss Distagon T* IF 1:4.0 40 mm Hartblei Superrotator Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1:2.8 80 mm Hartblei Superrotator Carl Zeiss Makro -Planar T* 1:4.0 120 mm