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Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8

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Prime lens

A prime lens by Zeiss for Full frame cameras, 21mm f/2.8. A small manual-focus wide-angle, popular for landscapes and astro.

MakerZeiss
Focal length21mm (prime)
Maximum aperturef/2.8
Made forFull frame sensors
MountsSony E
Stabilisedno
Autofocusno, manual focus

What it frames like

142435508513520040080021mm equiv.21mm
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
Full frame 21mm · 81°APS-C 32mm · 59°
How wide 21mm sees on each sensor it covers.
f/2.8
f/2.8 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On full frame (Sony E): as marked, 21mm.
  • On APS-C (Sony E): like 32mm on full frame; f/2.8 gives about the depth of field of f/4.2 there.

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See what it frames: its view on the Sony a7R VI at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.