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Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical vs Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2

The Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical and the Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical if you want a fit on more cameras (77 against 41 in this guide). Pick the Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 if you want a lighter lens (320 g against 364 g).

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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 50mm f/2 Aspherical	Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2
Maker	Voigtländer	Zeiss
Focal length	50mm (prime)	50mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	50mm	50mm
Maximum aperture	f/2	f/2
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Sony E, Nikon Z, Leica M	Sony E
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	no, manual focus
Weight	364 g	320 glighter
Cameras it fits	77 in this guidefits more cameras	41 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical: 50mm.

Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2: 50mm.

Aperture

Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical: f/2 wide open.

Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2: f/2 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

41 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical fits 77 and the Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 41.