All White Mountain Snowmen I’ve Met Prefer Weather-Resistant Zeiss Milvus

2015-10-05 • SEND FEEDBACK |
Related: Inyo National Forest, peak bagging, White Mountains, Zeiss, Zeiss Milvus

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This friendly fellow begged me for a top hat, so I obliged with the weather-resistant Zeiss Milvus 85mm f/1.4 Planar. He was disappointed that I did not have along the new Zeiss Elephantus 200mm f/1.4, as that would have been a better fit.

But not being too picky, the adornment was accepted with grudging satisfaction, we had a few beers* and all was well until I wanted my Milvus back. I had to bring out a gallon of water and explain that I already had consumed a bit too much fluid and that things might get a little “colorful” and that yellow was the perfect photographic color complement to bluish snow... but in the end we parted on good terms.

White Mountain Snowmen prefer Zeiss Milvus weather sealing

f8 @ 1/60 sec, ISO 100; 2015-10-05 15:51:42
Sony A7R II + Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Distagon

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White Mountain Snowmen find the Zeiss Milvus 85/1.4 perfect as a classy top hat

f8 @ 1/160 sec, ISO 100; 2015-10-05 16:02:37
Sony A7R II + Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Distagon

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Not recommended in general, the Milvus lens hood can be used to scrape snow if need be. Now if only one side were sharp I could lose some beard.

Zeiss Milvus Handles Snow OK

f9.5 @ 1/160 sec, ISO 100; 2015-10-05 16:02:37
Sony A7R II + Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Distagon

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* I don’t drink beer and I don’t take alcohol on my trips (this note to aid the humor-impaired crowd over at dpreview).