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Zeiss Milvus 50mm f/1.4 : Specifications and Opinions

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Mauro Gamberini

sent on February 14, 2018

Pros: sharpness, color return, blurred, focus ring and... why not, handsome! ;-)

Cons: Knowing what you buy, nothing.

Opinion: Bought for the urge to try a Zeiss and have a 50 1.4 to use with the 5DSR. It may seem a madness seen the 50 mpx of the machine, its problem of always moving in ambush and manual focus. I use it almost always freehand and I do not deny that the difficulty of the focus exists and do not always help the green dot and the beep. In live View everything resolves, but hardly (practically never) photographer with the tripod and also accustomed to live view of the 2 5d4 I find it really inconvenient not to have the touch on the 5DSR. The yield of the milvus is exceptional and in some cases it is like having almost a zoom because cropping you still has a very good image. The weight for now does not bother and grip and use the focus ring... well, it's to try. It is the only horn made to Canon mom from 1968... ;-))

Claudio Paoli

sent on January 19, 2018

Pros: contrast, sharpness, definition, color rendering, focusing ring.

Cons: nobody

Opinion: much higher quality, Yes the focus is manual but with the focus of the Nikon focus is hardly wrong. the lens weighs but you immediately notice the quality of the materials. Sharp and contrasted images, really fantastic. Zeiss contrast associated with a high-definition lens. Lens to be owned for both amateurs and professionals.

Pizzapazzapezza

sent on September 07, 2017

Pros: General quality, optical quality, focus ring, lens hood and sharpness.

Cons: Nobody.

Opinion: Exquisite lens, made to last a lifetime.rnConstructive and top quality optics, weight and cost are not a problem because it's a fucking class made to endure a life in a professional or amateur kit.rn Manual focus generates addiction and in my opinion, it tastes a photograph of other times and is well reasoned. rnPrecision and incisive as a knife, the images that it does not need to retouch unless a hint, full and sharp colors and great detachment of the subject from the background. presence of rubber gaskets! rnGrande series Milvus.

GabrielBosky

sent on December 30, 2016

Pros: 360 ° Quality: optics, construction, aesthetics, SOUL

Cons: Too bad it's not AF

Opinion: I share many of the observations made by Giallo63: the manual focus with today's slides is a business, but I had a hard time to focus manually with the old 5D first series, and I changed the slide on my 6D specifically for the use of this light! RNLA quality is palpable, the weight, the shape and the tactile feeling is surreal! rnPenso that clutter is not a counter (similar objectives are bulkier or similar, smaller targets are not comparable to this), with the EG-S can focuse at any point without recompose (light conditions), it is a modern lens with comparable sharpness almost all'arcinoto Sigma Art but with the yield Zeiss, the Zeiss soul, the Zeiss feeling, the Zeiss reliability! rnSe also had AF probably always recommend to the detriment of the Sigma, but it is not and not everyone want to take pictures in MF.rnIl price is proportionallyand quality, but you perceive higher since competition provides optically valid goals at lower prices, but the construction and pleasure to have it in your fingers is not comparable! RNE 'just to try, I mounted the frosted glass on the 6D, additional why hardly I unmount this objective it;)

Giallo63

sent on November 22, 2016

Pros: optical quality, color rendering, mechanical construction

Cons: price, size, weight, absence of AF

Opinion: Those who decide to purchase this lens must come to terms with the fact that the manual focusing, in itself not problematic, it is difficult with the slides of modern autofocus SLR. If there is the possibility of buying a frosted glass and change the original one, it pays to do so. Otherwise you have to focuse very slowly and carefully, relying on af sensors and ignition of the famous "green dot". Personally, the Canon EOS 5Ds, that does not forgive the slightest mistake and unfortunately does not allow interchangeability of the slide, I caught up with a (nice) po 'training, testing, verification, different settings, a good average of shots with fire perfetto.rnIn particularly point out to Canon users to privilege the central point, usually very reliable, and give up the outlying points: better focus when focus on the central and reassemble; at least in this sense, my experience finora.rnEscludere moving subjects and dynamic images in general (except rely IPerfocale). But a shot in focus with this lens reveals the extremely high quality and does justice to the efforts (including economic) that the Milvus requires: although they have a good optical kit Canon L series, this Zeiss is a genuine star who, when conditions and the recovery time will allow me, is preferable to any other despite great achievement of Canon: excellent sharpness, yield uniformity of the entire screen, resistance to flare, flawless construction, weather sealing, high contrast even at the widest apertures bokeh unstructured and gradual, three-dimensionality, plasticity, colors faithful and yield pastel colors; is a phenomenal lens that does justice to 50mpxl sensor. It 's rare to have a lens that can be used equally and successfully in landscape shots and architecture rather than portrait in available light. rnUn masterpiece, however, requires the necessary attention and experience to be used to meglio.rnrn

Alessandro Sassi

sent on October 04, 2016

Pros: Sharpness, chromatic rendering, contrast, constructive quality.

Cons: Weight

Opinion: A superlative goal that forces files that do not need almost postproduction. The color rendering and sharpness are very high (practically like an Otus), the unbeatable construction quality compared to the case for which it's compatible. It's very heavy and expensive. Thinking to sell it is crazy.rn Who buys it will become totally dependent.rnOpen impatient in the focus, which with the mounted screens at present is not always easy (however the green ball helps a lot) .rnEasy, as in all Serious and non-plasticious lenses, the presence on the classic depth-of-field barrel, referring to the infinite positioning to work in the hyperfocal landscape and to have a focus without even framing.

Fabio1951

sent on January 31, 2016

Pros: sharpness, aberration correction, contrast, light transmission

Cons: weight, size, price

Opinion: In the past I had the Planar 50mm 1.4 that has been replaced by this Milvus that now uses the optical design of the Distagon, as the well-known Otus. The weight and dimensions are remarkable, but it is the logical consequence of a construction where metal and glass abound and I have decided to put up, along with the high price (1200 euro with Fowa guarantee), in the name of the search for a higher optical quality that, in fact, was absolutely fantastic and far superior to its predecessor, in all openings. The sharpness, the Nikon Df and even more with the Nikon 810 (are my machines) it is superb even at the widest apertures, with results of pure excellence to intermediate diaphragms, when the yield on the edges really leaves you flabbergasted. But not only the sharpness is excellent, because the transparency and brightness of the scene, as well as the native color rendering, which in my view are a little more that the optical Zeiss boast than the Nikon, here are stillmost exalted. Excellent resistance to reflections and the backlight. Focus ring very soft focus, dust protection, more modern aesthetic, but without sacrificing the aperture ring, metal hood, are other elements that I consider extremely valuable. Ultimately a superlative goal, recommended for those who do not need the fastest auto focus and not lose heart in front of the higher weights consueto.rn

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