Zeiss Distagon Vintage EF Lens Kit (8 Lenses)

Originally made for Nikon photography, these Zeiss ZF have been re-mounted to fit Canon EF and de-clicked for use with video, creating a smooth iris ring, alongside smooth focus for fully manual Cine style lenses.

These lenses offer incredible image capture and a vintage feel with the classic Zeiss look – slightly more steely than the warm skin tones of Canon.

A brilliant option for EF shooting, when you want a vintage feel but on a budget, with an extensive kit of 15mm, 18mm, 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, 100mm Macro, and 135mm.

The small depth of field that is achievable is outstanding, and they create a beautiful bokeh which gives your images a filmic and stylish look. This ‘Zeiss look’ has been a staple of video production, and with Distagon glass (the same style used in the incredible Zeiss Superspeeds) and Planar/Sonnar further up the focal ranges, you can get a wonderful vintage look for your project without being too extreme, and without denting your budget.

One thing to bare in mind that as they were originally Nikon-made, the focus goes the opposite way to Canon. This is something you get used to very quickly when shooting, but you want to avoid mixing with Canon-made lenses as going from one to the other can be tricky to focus.

The 15mm in particular is a beautiful lens, giving a lovely wide angle look without ugly distortion and a crisper, cleaner image that many wide angles, and at f2.8 it’s pretty fast for something so nice and wide.

15mm (Distagon) f2.8
18mm (Distagon) f3.5
28mm (Distagon) f2
35mm (Distagon) f1.4
50mm (Planar) f1.4
85mm (Planar) f1.4
100mm (Makro-Planar) f2
135mm (Apo Sonnar) f2