Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 Planar Aperture Series: Westering Sun Strafes Glaciated Highlands

2015-01-31 • SEND FEEDBACK |
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The Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 Planar is a lovely lens capable of superb results. But like nearly all 50mm lenses, it has some limitations. Understanding its behavior and thus the optimal aperture for shooting a distant landscape scene like this is useful knowledge to “carry around” in one’s head with any lens.

In Guide to Mirrorless:

Aperture Series: Westering Sun Strafes Glaciated Highlands (Sony A7R)

Westering Sun Strafes Glaciated Highlands

f5.6 @ 1/60 sec, ISO 100; 2013-10-25 16:19:19
Sony A7R + Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 Planar

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