Zeiss Distagon T* 2.8 / 15 mm ZF.2 Nikon F Mount

With an angle of view of 110 °, the super wide-angle is the ideal companion when it comes to capturing events in a lively and extraordinary way. Whether salt crystals or water drops, thanks to the integrated lens hood and standard filter thread, the front lens can be optimally protected in wind and weather.

Technically, the Distagon T* 2.8/15 impresses with exceptional color error correction and prevents color fringing caused by chromatic aberration almost without exception. Two aspherical lenses, special glass with anomalous partial dispersion and the floating element design guarantee high imaging performance from close-up to infinity. There are no limits to the imagination.

The Distagon T* 2.8/15 can be modified to a version without a lens hood by ZEISS Service.

When image angles reach extreme sizes in SLR systems, the distance between the rear lens and the image plane must be considerably greater than the focal length - the original application range of the Distagon type. This complex retrofocus design can also be used excellently with modern highly corrected lenses with longer focal lengths.

The ZEISS Classic lenses Tradition obliges

ZEISS Classic lenses have enjoyed the highest recognition among photographers around the world for many years, and rightly so. The solid full-metal mount ensures consistent functionality and imaging performance, no matter how many subjects have been captured. Manual focusing encourages creativity in customizing image results.

Aspherical design

The aspherical lens design ensures consistent imaging performance across the entire focus range as well as image sharpness at the periphery of the image. The more complex surface profile of the aspheric can reduce or even prevent spherical aberration and reduce other optical aberrations compared to a simple lens.

Floating Elements Design

Modern camera techniques and high-resolution digital image sensors are demanding more and more performance from lenses. The modern Floating Elements Design compensates for aberrations in ZEISS lenses at different distance settings. This is done by changing the axial distance of individual lenses or lens groups from each other. The adjustment of the lens distance is coupled to the distance setting, so that the correct correction is always obtained. The mechanical construction of these lenses is very complex, and the processing must be particularly precise - both of which are ZEISS's core disciplines.

Outstanding resolution and high contrast

Rich, vivid colors are a must for creating a lasting impression. However, stray light in the lens causes the image to brighten, which then becomes particularly noticeable in the shadow areas. The image contrast decreases and the image appears low in contrast and bleached out. For this reason, ZEISS brings together various specially developed techniques that reduce unwanted stray light.

Virtually distortion-free optics

Dramatic perspectives and the view from unusual angles ZEISS lenses open up new creative possibilities. Distortion would interfere with the composition, as straight lines whose image does not pass through the center of the image would be rendered curved. This disturbing effect is largely compensated for by sophisticated optical designs for all focal lengths.

Uniform imaging performance over the entire image field

ZEISS lenses are famous for their exceptional image results. Even with demanding subjects, perspectives, color moods and lighting situations are optimally reproduced across the entire full-frame image field. For this reason, we place great emphasis on particularly high imaging performance, such as low distortion and outstanding flare reduction for rich colors.