Zeiss's Contax wide-to-tele zoom — the Vario-Sonnar T* 35-135mm f/3.3-4.5, manual-focus glass for the C/Y mount.
The Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 35-135mm f/3.3-4.5 was a wide-to-telephoto zoom for the Contax/Yashica mount, offered from the early 1990s to cover a broad range in one lens. The Vario-Sonnar name marks it as a Zeiss zoom design.
This is a manual-focus C/Y-mount zoom spanning 35-135mm with a variable maximum aperture of f/3.3 to f/4.5 across the range. It reached from wide-standard to medium telephoto in a single body. Additional figures are omitted where they cannot be verified.
The 35-135mm range makes it a versatile travel and general zoom, covering landscape at the wide end through portraits and telephoto framing at the long end. The T* coating supported contrast across the wide focal spread.
Used copies offer wide-ranging flexibility in a Contax Zeiss lens at moderate prices. Check the zoom and focus for smooth, even travel, look for internal haze, fungus and coating wear, and confirm clean aperture blades. It adapts to mirrorless with a C/Y adapter.