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Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical vs Zeiss Biogon T* 28mm f/2.8 ZM

The Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical and the Zeiss Biogon T* 28mm f/2.8 ZM side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical if you want a brighter f/2 (1.0 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds and a fit on more cameras (77 against 20 in this guide). On these specs the Zeiss Biogon T* 28mm f/2.8 ZM has no clear advantage: choose it if the price, the handling or a lens you own decides it.

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Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical	Zeiss Biogon T* 28mm f/2.8 ZM
Maker	Voigtländer	Zeiss
Focal length	28mm (prime)	28mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	28mm	28mm
Maximum aperture	f/2brighter	f/2.8
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Sony E, Nikon Z, Leica M	Leica M
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	no, manual focus
Weight	325 g	not listed
Cameras it fits	77 in this guidefits more cameras	20 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical: 28mm.

Zeiss Biogon T* 28mm f/2.8 ZM: 28mm.

Aperture

Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical: f/2 wide open.

Zeiss Biogon T* 28mm f/2.8 ZM: f/2.8 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

Field of view

How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

20 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical fits 77 and the Zeiss Biogon T* 28mm f/2.8 ZM 20.