Lens

Carl Zeiss Distagon 28mm f/2.8 (C/Y)
Field of view & format coverage

CY MOUNT · 28MM · PRIME · SPHERICAL · VINTAGE

See it on the CineAlta BURANO
MountCY
Focal length28mm
TypePrime
Squeeze1× (spherical)
Eravintage
Native bodies0

Contax/Yashica. Cine-mod favorite.

How the Distagon 28mm f/2.8 (C/Y) frames

The same 28mm covers a different angle of view on every sensor size. Tap a body to open the exact build in the simulator.

FormatRepresentative bodyCropFF-equivalentH FOV
Full Frame Sony CineAlta BURANO → 28mm 65.3°
Super 35 / Large Format Sony ZV-E10 II → 1.55× 43mm 45.2°
Four Thirds Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 → 1.63× 46mm 44.8°
Super 16 Blackmagic Cinema Camera 2.5K → 2.39× 67mm 31.5°

Field of view assumes the lens covers the sensor; a smaller-format lens may vignette on a larger sensor.

Bodies it mounts on

Via adapter / booster — 57 bodies

Common questions

What mount is the Carl Zeiss Distagon 28mm f/2.8 (C/Y)?

It's a CY-mount lens. focalcomp's registry also adapts it to E, EF bodies.

How does the Carl Zeiss Distagon 28mm f/2.8 (C/Y) frame on Super 35?

Its 28mm works out to roughly 42mm full-frame on a ~1.5× Super 35 sensor. See the exact build in the simulator.

Which cameras can use the Carl Zeiss Distagon 28mm f/2.8 (C/Y)?

0 bodies mount it natively, and 57 more via adapters or speed boosters. See the full list below.

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