Milvus 50mm f/1.4
Outstanding build and optical quality in a normal lens..
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2022-07-27 SHOOTOUT: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Nikon D850 + Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon, Deck And Roof
2019-10-30 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series: Surviving Aspen (Nikon D850 monochrome)
2019-07-26 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar Aperture Series: Backyard Trees (Fujifilm GFX100)
2019-07-25 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar: First Look at how it does adapted to the Fujifilm GFX100
2019-06-28 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar: Focus Shift
2019-05-18 Full MTF Series for Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar
2019-05-09 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar Aperture Series: Tower at Night (Nikon D850)
2019-05-08 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar Aperture Series: 'The Claw' Fountain (Nikon D850)
2019-05-07 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar Examples: Campus Dusk and Night (Nikon D850)
2019-05-06 White Balance and Tint for Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar in Adobe Camera Raw — Differs for f/1.4
2019-05-06 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar Aperture Series: Mosaic (Nikon D850)
2019-05-02 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar with Novoflex lens adapter mounted on Panasonic S1R
2019-05-01 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar Examples: Flowers, Plants, Ad-Hoc (Nikon D850)
2019-04-30 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar: Portrait Example (Nikon D850)
2019-04-30 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar Aperture Series: Flowers Backlit by Window (Nikon D850)
2019-04-30 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar Aperture Series: Orange Poppies (Nikon D850)
2019-04-29 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar
2019-02-07 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Examples: Snowstorm Lundy Canyon (Nikon D850)
2019-02-06 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series: Sprinter in Snowstorm (Nikon D850)
2018-10-20 Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar Aperture Series: Waterfall Amid Aspen (Nikon Z7)
2018-10-19 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series: Waterfall Amid Aspen (Canon EOS R)
2018-10-15 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series: Lundy Canyon at Dusk (Nikon Z7)
2018-08-31 Zeiss Lenspire Articles—Read all 17
2018-07-15 Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar Examples: Monitor Pass Area
Outstanding build and optical quality in a normal lens..
Outstanding build and optical quality in a medium tele..
An Otus, in effect. Milvus garb for the 135/2 APO, with improved lens coatings on one element. See the ZF.2/ZE 135/2 review pages..
Fast high performance APO wide angle..
Ultra high performance apochromatic normal lens, first in the Otus line..
Rendering style, bokeh and beauty..
Ultra high performance apochromatic medium telephoto, overview and technical..
Rendering style, bokeh and 'transparency' without peer..
Peering into shadows at night with the very best..
Razor sharp with gorgeous bokeh..
Beautiful bokeh, razor sharp, superb color correction..
The best becomes better..
D800 with the RGB Bayer matrix removed for a true monochrome sensor..
Full-frame 16 megapixel Retro Style DSLR..
Comparing the 2012/2013 high-res pro DSLRs..
Canon’s best-ever medium telephoto and with image stabilization..
Sigma’s fast high performance normal lens..
Fastest 135mm lens yet, with ultra high performance..
Nikon’s High performance normal lens.
Nikon’s best-ever f/1.4 lens?.
Getting peak performance from your lens.
Articles written for MediumFormat.com..
Is 100 better than 45/50/60 megapixels?.
Adapting lenses delivers degraded results in most cases..
Articles written for Lenspire.ZEISS.com..
Zeiss ZF.2 and Zeiss ZE Lenses For Canon and Nikon.
Top-grade medium telephoto..
High-grade manual focus normal lens..
Apochromatic pin-sharp medium telephoto for Sony full-frame mirrorless..
With Live View and EVF, non-M-mount lenses become feasible..
2022-07-27 SHOOTOUT: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Nikon D850 + Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon, Deck And Roof
2019-10-30 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series: Surviving Aspen (Nikon D850 monochrome)
2019-07-26 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar Aperture Series: Backyard Trees (Fujifilm GFX100)
2019-07-25 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar: First Look at how it does adapted to the Fujifilm GFX100
2019-06-28 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar: Focus Shift
2019-05-18 Full MTF Series for Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar
2019-05-09 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar Aperture Series: Tower at Night (Nikon D850)
2019-05-08 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar Aperture Series: 'The Claw' Fountain (Nikon D850)
2019-05-07 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar Examples: Campus Dusk and Night (Nikon D850)
2019-05-06 White Balance and Tint for Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar in Adobe Camera Raw — Differs for f/1.4
2019-05-06 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar Aperture Series: Mosaic (Nikon D850)
2019-05-02 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar with Novoflex lens adapter mounted on Panasonic S1R
2019-05-01 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar Examples: Flowers, Plants, Ad-Hoc (Nikon D850)
2019-04-30 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar: Portrait Example (Nikon D850)
2019-04-30 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar Aperture Series: Flowers Backlit by Window (Nikon D850)
2019-04-30 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar Aperture Series: Orange Poppies (Nikon D850)
2019-04-29 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar
2019-02-07 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Examples: Snowstorm Lundy Canyon (Nikon D850)
2019-02-06 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series: Sprinter in Snowstorm (Nikon D850)
2018-10-20 Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar Aperture Series: Waterfall Amid Aspen (Nikon Z7)
2018-10-19 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series: Waterfall Amid Aspen (Canon EOS R)
2018-10-15 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series: Lundy Canyon at Dusk (Nikon Z7)
2018-08-31 Zeiss Lenspire Articles—Read all 17
2018-07-15 Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar Examples: Monitor Pass Area
2018-03-11 Shootout: Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar vs Nikon 85mm f/1.4G: Boreal Ski Slope at Night
2018-02-27 Shootout: Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar vs Nikon 85mm f/1.4G: Tools Closeup
2017-11-07 Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon: Some New Focus Stacking images (Nikon D850)
2017-09-19 Zeiss Milvus 35mm f/1.4, Now Have my Own ZF.2 Sample
2017-08-29 New Article on Zeiss Lenspire Site: “Micro Contrast and the Zeiss 'Pop'”
2017-08-27 New Article on Zeiss Lenspire Site: “Zoom or Prime Lens? Normal Lenses”
2017-08-03 Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series: Ellery Lake at Dusk
2017-06-21 REVIEWED: New Zeiss Milvus 35mm f/1.4
2017-05-22 New Article on Zeiss Lenspire Site: “Zoom or Prime Lens? A series by Lloyd Chambers”
2017-05-14 Fast Aperture Blur (Zeiss Milvus 135mm f/2)
2017-05-11 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: the Reigning 135mm Makes Short Work of Sigma (at least at 1:5)
2017-05-10 Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art Shootout vs Nikon 70-200/2.8 FL ED VR vs Zeiss 135/2 APO-Sonnar
2017-02-21 Huge Savings on Top-Class Zeiss Lenses
2017-02-16 New Article on Zeiss Lenspire Site: “Zoom or Prime Lens? A series by Lloyd Chambers”
2016-11-29 My Articles on the Zeiss Lenspire Site
2016-08-04 My Articles on the Zeiss Lenspire Site
2016-05-31 My Articles on the Zeiss Lenspire Site
2016-05-19 Nikon D810 + Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Focus Stacking 'Ultegra Cassette'
2016-04-11 A Few Deals and Recommendations
2016-04-03 Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series: Mining Cabin Interior
2016-04-03 Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon: Pre-Dawn to Dawn in 20 Mule Team Canyon, Death Valley
2016-03-04 Astrophotography with Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon
2016-02-14 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar Aperture Series: Yellow Aspen at Meadow’s Edge, Blue Dawn (Canon 5DS R)
2016-02-04 Sony Diffraction-Free Computed (not measured) Fantasy MTF Charts
2015-12-27 Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series: Frosty Pomegranate
2015-12-23 Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar and 55/1.4 APO-Distagon are Discounted (Instant Rebates)
2015-12-04 Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon to Ship in February
2015-11-18 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon: It Has the Magic No Other Normal Lens has
2015-10-23 Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Examples: Mountains
2015-10-20 Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series: Yellow Aspen
2015-10-19 Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series: Peering into the Fir Forest
2015-10-15 Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon: Ming Thein’s Take
2015-10-14 Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon: Size and Weight vs Classic 28mm f/2 Distagon
2015-10-14 Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon MTF
2015-10-14 Zeiss Announces the new Otus 28mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon
2015-09-13 On Secondary Color: Collective Context-Dropping regarding Zeiss Milvus 50/1.4 Distagon
2015-08-30 Reader Question: Sony A7R II with Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar
2015-07-09 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series at 50 Megapixels: Moots at Barcroft (Canon 5DS R)
2014-11-16 Zeiss 55/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series: Glacial Blue, Winter’s Icy Hint (Nikon D810)
2014-10-08 Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar: Full MTF Series from f/1.4 - f/16
2014-10-02 Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar: First USA Shipments at Dealers Today
2014-10-02 Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar: Flare Control
2014-09-14 Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar Aperture Series 'DeChambeau Yellow Wagon'
2014-09-10 Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar Aperture Series 'Trees, Tiles, Tower'
2014-09-09 Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar: Versatility for any Challenge
2014-09-09 Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar Arrives Soon at B&H
2014-09-08 Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar Aperture Series 'Wet Aspen Trunk'
2014-09-08 Yes, it snows in August
2014-09-08 Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar: Exceptional Optical Efforts
2014-09-08 Image Circle Size for 55/1.4 APO-Distagon and 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar
2014-09-08 Filters for the Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar
2014-09-08 Uber Lens: Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar offers Unprecedented Performance
2014-09-08 In Depth Review of the Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar
2014-08-23 Zeiss 55/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series: Thunderstorms over Pine Creek Drainage (Nikon D810)
2014-04-30 Wide Aperture and Sharpness Workshop with Zeiss APO Lenses For Participants
2014-04-19 Diglloyd Photo Tours with Zeiss APO Lenses For Participants
2014-04-02 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon: Secondary Color Correction Comparison (Canon 5D Mark III)
2014-03-16 Zeiss ZE Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon for Canon
2014-03-13 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon goes IN STOCK at B&H Photo
2013-12-29 Nikon Df Examples: Pescadero Creek with Otus APO-Distagon
2013-12-22 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon on the Sony A7R: Red Barn Aperture Series
2013-12-22 Handheld Optical Nirvana with the Sony A7R and Zeiss Otus 55m f/1.4 Distagon
2013-12-21 Supporting the Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon on the Sony A7R
2013-12-05 Nikon D800 Monochrome with 135/2 APO-Sonnar, More Examples
2013-12-04 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Aperture Series on Nikon D800 Monochrome
2013-11-28 A 36-megapixel Pure Monochrome Camera (Modified Nikon D800)
2013-10-11 Zeiss Otus 55/1.4 APO-Distagon with Adapter on Sony A or NEX or Similar?
2013-10-10 Interview with Zeiss on the Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon
2013-10-09 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon: Night Shooting
2013-10-08 MTF of Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Wide Open
2013-10-07 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon: The Medium Format Look
2013-10-07 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon: Ideal for Video?
2013-10-07 Zeiss Otus 55m f/1.4 APO-Distagon: Ordering and Cross-platform Notes
2013-08-05 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Weathered Branches / Red Flowers (Canon 5D Mark III)
2013-07-13 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Glacial Erratics in Tuolumne River (Nikon D800E)
2013-07-13 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Glacial Erratics in Meadow (Nikon D800E)
2013-07-13 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Bristlecone Branches Bokeh (Nikon D800E)
2013-07-13 Lens 'Presence' with Zeiss 135/2 APO-Sonnar and Leica M 24/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH
2013-06-18 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar in Harsh Daylight (Bristlecones)
2013-06-14 Work Planned for Mountain Trip
2013-06-13 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar as a Landscape Lens
2013-05-17 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar at Night
2013-05-05 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: f/2 - f16 Aperture Series for Nikon D800E and Canon 5D Mark III
2013-05-02 Nikon D800E vs Canon 5D Mark III: Sharpness
2013-04-25 Zeiss ZE 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar for Canon and Nikon
2013-04-23 Reader Comments: Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar
2013-04-18 Zeiss ZF.2 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar Adapted for use on Leica M Typ 240
2013-04-15 Zeiss ZE 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar IN STOCK for Canon
2013-04-02 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Performance at Distance f/2 - f/16 (D800E, Mosaic)
2013-03-27 Compared: Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar vs Canon 135mm f/2L (Canon 5D Mark III, Dolls)
2013-03-23 Zeiss 55mm f/1.4 Distagon and 135/2 APO-Sonnar and Build Tolerances
2013-03-23 Reader Comment: Zeiss 135/2 APO-Sonnar
2013-03-22 How Does the Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar Perform on a 56-Megapixel DSLR?
2013-03-19 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Just How Good Is It?
2013-03-19 MTF at f/22 with the Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar
2013-03-16 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Examples (Hakone Gardens)
2013-03-16 Tulips #10 @ f/13 Finished Print (Nikon D800E + Zeiss 135/2 APO-Sonnar)
2013-03-15 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Peach Blossoms
2013-03-15 Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, CA (a relaxing venue to shoot)
2013-03-03 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar vs Zeiss 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar
2013-03-03 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar vs Nikon DC-Nikkor 135mm f/2D
2013-03-03 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar Examples (Golden Gate Bridge)
2013-03-01 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Tulips at f/2
2013-03-01 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: How Does f/2 compare to f4?
2013-03-01 What Happens if the Sensor is not Exactly Plane Parallel to the Lens Mount?
2013-02-28 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Tulips Aperture Series from f/2 - f/13
2013-02-28 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: General Comments
2013-02-28 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: As a ~Macro lens at 1:4?
2013-02-27 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Tulips
2013-02-27 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Out of Focus Specular Bokeh
2013-02-27 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Examples for Bokeh Evaluation
2013-02-27 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Critical Evaluation on Nikon D800E
2013-02-27 Portraits: Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar
2013-02-26 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Might it be the Best Lens Yet for the Nikon D800E?
2013-02-26 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar In Hand
2013-02-25 Discussion: Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar vs Zeiss 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar
2013-02-23 On the Way: Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO Sonnar
2013-02-03 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO Sonnar Soon
2013-01-09 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO Sonnar Available for Pre-Order
2013-01-01 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO Sonnar
2012-11-13 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO Sonnar for Nikon and Canon — Not Far off Now
2012-10-13 Reader Asks: Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar or Nikon 135mm f/2 DC?
2012-10-08 Zeiss 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar or Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar?
2012-09-27 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO Sonnar for Nikon and Canon — Superlative Performer
2012-09-13 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO Sonnar MTF from f/2 - f/16
2012-09-07 Zeiss ZF.2 / ZE 135mm f/2 APO Sonnar for Canon or Nikon
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