{"id":466,"date":"2021-09-07T21:37:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T20:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iso3200.org\/blog\/?page_id=466"},"modified":"2026-05-01T11:21:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:21:21","slug":"contax-n-mount-lenses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iso3200.org\/blog\/references\/contax-n-mount-lenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Contax N mount lenses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Contax N mount is a fully electronic, autofocus lens mount designed in 2000 for 35mm SLR cameras by Carl Zeiss and Kyocera. It is a bayonet mount with three tabs, a focal flange distance of 48mm, and an unusually large throat diameter of 55mm. Despite the lenses having a physical aperture ring, it is a fully electronic mount with no mechanical connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The system consists of nine lenses in total. There is a genuine Contax NAM-1 adapter for using Contax 645 lenses, which retains all functions, including the autofocus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contax N lenses can be mount-swapped to the Canon EF mount; with replaced electronics, all the functionalities are retained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Contax N lens system was officially discontinued by Kyocera in 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"carl-zeiss-t-lenses\">Carl Zeiss T\u2217 lenses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar <strong>17\u2013\u200d35mm F2.8<\/strong> <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">T\u2217<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar <strong>24\u2013\u200d85mm F3.5\u2013\u200d4.5<\/strong> <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">T\u2217<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar <strong>28\u2013\u200d80mm F3.5\u2013\u200d5.6<\/strong> <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">T\u2217<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carl Zeiss Planar <strong>50mm F1.4<\/strong> <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">T\u2217<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar <strong>70\u2013\u200d200mm F3.5\u2013\u200d4.5<\/strong> <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">T\u2217<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar <strong>70\u2013\u200d300mm F4\u2013\u200d5.6<\/strong> <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">T\u2217<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carl Zeiss Planar <strong>85mm F1.4<\/strong> <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">T\u2217<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carl Zeiss Makro-Sonnar <strong>100mm F2.8<\/strong> <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">T\u2217<\/span> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">macro lens<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carl Zeiss Tele-Apotessar <strong>400mm F4<\/strong> <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">T\u2217<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"references\">References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Contax N system on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/lens-db.com\/system\/contax-n\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lens-DB<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contax N System on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/second.wiki\/wiki\/contax-n-system\" target=\"_blank\">Second.wiki<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contax&#8217;s Last Hurrah on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/casualphotophile.com\/2020\/09\/30\/contax-n1-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Casual Photophile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-light-green-cyan-color\">Last update: 7. 9. 2021.<\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Contax N mount is a fully electronic, autofocus lens mount designed in 2000 for 35mm SLR cameras by Carl Zeiss and Kyocera. 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