The Sonnar 250mm can be used to isolate objects from the background, or to compress levels in the distance. It is also a very valuable lane for portraits including total shots of people from a distance.

The sharpness at infinity is extremely high; color rendition is optimal.

This lens was made without and with HFT. Most HFT versions were made by Carl Zeiss, only a few made by Rollei HFT lenses are known to be produced. The optical design of this lens is unchanged still in production for Hasselblad and Rollei 6000 series camera.