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Voigtländer Septon 40mm f/2 Aspherical vs Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 CF

The Voigtländer Septon 40mm f/2 Aspherical and the Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 CF side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Voigtländer Septon 40mm f/2 Aspherical if you want a fit on more cameras (57 against 41 in this guide). Pick the Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 CF if you want autofocus.

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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 Septon 40mm f/2 Aspherical	Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 CF
Maker	Voigtländer	Zeiss
Focal length	40mm (prime)	40mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	40mm	40mm
Maximum aperture	f/2	f/2
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Sony E, Nikon Z	Sony E
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	yesautofocus
Weight	165 g	not listed
Cameras it fits	57 in this guidefits more cameras	41 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Voigtländer Septon 40mm f/2 Aspherical: 40mm.

Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 CF: 40mm.

Aperture

Voigtländer Septon 40mm f/2 Aspherical: f/2 wide open.

Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 CF: 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 Septon 40mm f/2 Aspherical fits 57 and the Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 CF 41.