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  | sent on 15 Febbraio 2021 Pros: Exceptional quality (both manufacturing and image). Wide open, it is already near top performance. Close-up capability (1:4). Cons: None. Opinion: Size and weight are impressive; then again, it is a f/2.0 lens, and the full aperture is very useful. Acquiring focus is quite easy, given the image clarity and perfect mechanics. Color is slightly warm. Sharpness is near-perfect over the whole field at f/2.0 already. Bokeh is also very good, making it an excellent portrait lens. Close-up performance is also very good. |
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 | sent on 29 Ottobre 2025 Pros: Sharpness, apochromatic lenses, ultra-precise manual focus Cons: No tropicalized, no autofocus, weight Opinion: In the mirrorless era it had been a dream just released in 2012, but a dream realized now that it has an excellent price in the second-hand sector. Just in 2011 I had not been able to wait for its imminent release and I had taken the 100 makro. this is also a wonderful lens but then in use I could not stand the chromatic aberration at TA, perhaps stupidly sold. Use in portraiture in general, landscape and asrophotography which, despite its moderate focal length, returns very beautiful photos of the stars and stars without dedicated filters, difficult to obtain from other lenses even after post-production. Very precise manual focus and a pleasure to use. Super recommended if you find it used, considering that the Milvus version has not introduced changes in the optical scheme, but only a better design and price alignment, upwards of course. |
 | sent on 21 Luglio 2023 Pros: Mechanical and optical quality, sharpness and micro contrast, colours, no purple fringing Cons: Weight, MF Opinion: Bought new in 2015 for the Canon 6D and got razor-sharp images. I display them on the 32" monitor without losing quality. Exceptional quality, especially in low-light, theater-like photos. High sharpness already at F2. Later I mounted it on the Sony with a 42 megapixel sensor, amazing results, of course increasing the resolution of the sensor increases the problem of micro blur. For portraits I prefer the rendering with the 6D which also gives a small grain effect. Used in landscapes, you can see an extra gear. At the beginning I felt like I was reliving the transition in Hasselblad from normal optics to 180 CF (or 120 CF) which showed an extra grit. Last I use it with the Sony A7R4 61 megapixels, exceptional results, it manages to maintain the same level of quality. It is still a very valid point of view, I do not add other qualities already widely known by other comments on this page. When I bought this lens there were not many solutions, today the alternative could be the Sony 135/1.8, I tried to make comparison shots with both obtaining exceptional results. Perhaps the Zeiss has a more extensive color rendering. Conclusion It works well with 20, 40 and 60 megapixel sensors, in 20 years it is still valid and indestructible, it is part of those optics that have succeeded well, the Zeiss series of excellence are the 21 mm, the 100 mm macro and the Otus. I use it together with the Otus 55/1.4, a winning combination. The lack of autofocus for certain events is felt, especially at F2. If it has to give way to Sony, it's only because of the latter's autofocus. |
  | sent on 18 Aprile 2022 Pros: Record-breaking sharpness, build quality, record-breaking micro contrast, indescribable colors so beautiful they are. Cons: Manual focus but it is not a real con. Opinion: Incredible lens, characterized by a sharpness that is unrivaled already at full aperture, you will hardly find a sharper lens! The blur it gives is very pleasant and progressive while appreciating an extraordinary micro contrast. It is a Zeiss there is little to do and you can see it in everything including the all-metal build quality with a buttery and perfectly frictioned focus ring. It does not have auto focus so it could discourage different types of users, but using it is not a big problem, it invites you to a more reflective and calm photograph. I vote 10 in pretty much everything, I think it's the best 135mm I've ever had the pleasure of trying. |
  | sent on 14 Marzo 2020 Pros: Optical yield Cons: Mf Opinion: After a year of use I want to say two things about this lens because I saw copies flagged as perfect pass on the used market for less than 1000 euros... I am not at all authoritative and I would not like to think that I consider myself such but I have experience of years of goals of "high lineage" , especially medium bright canvases, which are my passion. Having said that, I think that those who want to experiment with the highest level of optics have a really good value for money on the used. with the limits of course of a 135 bright manual focus that to show its potential needs to be sealed to perfection, the perfect shots will not be many but when the fire takes it is a show. very detailed apo microcontract, Zeiss colors and creamy blurry. from what you read we are almost at level otus 85. although relatively less bright. For those who use sony there is to consider as an alternative the excellent 135 1.8 GM that would seem to be even sharper in the center! |
 | sent on 19 Marzo 2019 Pros: Everything you've always dreamed of in a lens, and all together! Cons: Little stuff, the usual front and back caps not level Opinion: It is very difficult to review a Zeiss-Cosina, who has never possessed them does not have valid terms of comparison, then quibble on the 135 Apo Sonnar without using Hyperbolas is really a feat! We simply Talk about an incredible lens that has no rivals in its focal and perhaps not even in the other, a masterpiece of optics and mechanics that can make you fall in love even those who do not like the manual MAF. The sharpness is already astonishing to TA, and from edge to edge, leaves really open-mouthed! The colors are the absolutely natural of Zeiss with nuances that manage to move, the bokeh is textbook. Try to imagine the sharpness of the Nikon 200 F 2 coupled to the fuzzy creamy and silky of the Nikon 85 F 1.4 AFD, add a color palette that more realistic you can not, and here you are in the hands of the 135 Apo Sonnar! Do not look for comparisons, there is nothing like this, not the good 135 Art or the excellent Nikon 105 f 1.4, let alone the Nikon Defocus that the comparison are Knick. The Price is relatively high but absolutely beneficial if we think about quality. Handling The Ring of MAF is a thing of initiates, it is demultiplied to make an incredible and very soft, fluid all'unlikely, a pleasure in absolute. Lastly, I wholeheartedly recommend the Classic series, at least for this model. The MAF Ring of the Milvus, accomplices the O-rings of tropicalization, is slightly less soft, less lustful, and this also has its importance. For Those who are already Zeiss users I spend only two words: this lens is better than the phenomenal albeit 100 Makro Planar, and I don't add anything else... |
 | sent on 05 Novembre 2018 Pros: Stunning! A scalpel! Sharpness out of the common parameters, real color rendition, for those who love the background blur: a cream. No kind of disturbance or distortion, very precise fire ring, sliding but not sled: a real, massive jewel! Cons: As far as I am concerned: Requires 6d machine switching to 5DSR and purchase Zacuto Pro 3x Viewfinder! Opinion: The dream for years... Arrived today, November 5, 2018 (now it is difficult to find new, 2 orders, two refunds for supplier left without... The third is gone). It makes an impression already as object: really massive and built according to perfect Deutsche Optische technologie, even if Made in Japan. Proven, alas I will have to change machine, since I love pushing the equipment to the limit... and for precise focus closer will need a zacuto 3x viewfinder. Proven with Kenko Pro 300 DGX 1.4 x multiplier and I find myself a monstrous 189 mm! The Blur is noted, the shots freehand will be reduced in number, no matter... With the extension tubes, even cascading, the macro images are impressive. Reduced depth of field? So what? Program stacking shots Helicon Focus Pro: And it snaps to maximum sharpness, at ISO 100-F 4. Extension Warranty (as if needed...) on Zeiss website. The Mercedes of DSRL lenses? No. The Bugatti. |
 | sent on 16 Maggio 2018 Pros: Chromatic Rendering, absence of aberrations, contrast and precision in the reproduction of the detail, a delightfully fluid focusing ring, precise at the right point. Cons: For someone it might be a against manual focus and lack of stabilization, in fact the only cons for me is the cost. Opinion: Objective to say the least exceptional, in my opinion by far the best 135 mm available on the market, apochromatic and able to make the best both in the portrait and in the landscape. With extension Rings is also used effectively in the macro field and still life. I'm in love with this lens, a must for photography enthusiasts. In This album I collected shots made with Zeiss lenses: https://www.flickr.com/photos/henry62/albums/72157672374854560 in this album The shots made with 135/2 ApoSonnar: https://www.flickr.com/photos/henry62/albums/72157697607109640 |
 | sent on 16 Maggio 2018 Pros: Exceptional optical output, brightness, flawless mechanical fabrication, minimum focus distance Cons: Nobody Opinion: I found a used specimen in absolutely new condition at an interesting price and I didn't let it slip. Already from the first test shots I could see an excellent optical yield and now, after a few months, and after using it in the most disparate shooting situations, I can only confirm the high quality of the images that this lens is in can provide. The yield is extremely uniform across the frame and there is no trace of aberrations of any kind. The perfect fluidity and the wide angle of rotation of the focus ring allow an extremely accurate focheggiatura. The electronic rangefinder of my Nikon Df (the "Green Dot" in the viewfinder) provides a sufficiently precise indication for most circumstances; In the most critical cases I use Live View. The lens comes with a beautiful metal lens hood coated internally with Velveteen and equipped with a bayonet mount, which effectively performs its task. It is a lens that I would like to recommend to all those who are looking for a bright medium-tele and with an excellent image quality, and that do not let themselves be intimidated by manual focus. |
 | sent on 07 Agosto 2017 Pros: Very good image quality in all aspects: high definition, contrast to the right point, macrocotrasto and three dimensionalities combined with great pleasure, vibrant colors but natural and balanced in the lights and shadows ... in short, there is only to be done praises Cons: If you are looking for a lightweight mediotel, with fast and stabilized autofocus ... that's not it Opinion: It may seem strange to buy (in the case, however, at half price) a lens of this type to plug it on the Panasonic GH5 and make videos ... but the results are there, too. In video, the manual focus is very good thanks to the large and well friction ring with rotation. But this is just the startling surprise premise, even in close-ups and macros (butterflies, dragonflies, reptiles) exploiting a yield that remains unchanged and always high even at the minimum distance of 80cm (and seems to be missing nothing Also with the extension rings PK11 and PK13, I have the Nikon Attack). This 135 Zeiss is the best goal I have ever used, in some ways even higher than the Leica R 100 macro-apo.rnFrancally now that I know that you can get such a quality and enjoyment of shooting I would do it without you. |
 | sent on 08 Aprile 2017 Pros: outstanding image quality, accurate focus, color reproduction and the blurry Cons: slowness in operations, especially optical Shot or placed portraits. Opinion: I got to use the 135 two days in Germany while visiting the Zeiss Newoldcamera in 2015. At the time, I had the D600 and I have to admit that compared to 100mm I still was even better in terms of yield and especially not It has absolutely purple fringing or chromatic aberration of any kind, which instead note on 100 at full aperture. Everyone praised the sharpness, which undoubtedly is exemplary but to me what they like the Zeiss is transparency and color rendering, for me much more natural than the Nikon, which somehow always bring out a magenta component or yellowish that it is particularly evident in certain types of portraits with flash and I do not like it at all. Now I have the D500 but it is sure that as soon as I find a cheap D750, 135 (with 18, and wallet permitting) will be the first optical'll buy. |
 | sent on 08 Luglio 2016 Pros: Sharpness, perfect optical correction, solid construction, magnificent focus. Cons: Heavy Opinion: I have owned a variety of optics for portrait of various brands (Leica, Nikon, Canon, Hasselblad, Contax) for both 35mm and medium format. Having said that, I can say (of course very personal opinion) that the Zeiss Apo Sonnar 135 is the most beautiful portrait lens I've ever used (along with the 110 F2 for Hasselblad Planar). I speak not only of sharpness (still amazing) but for a number of features that make it unique in several ways: first, the perfect optical correction. I tried to take in the most adverse lighting codizioni, with strong contrasts, but I have to say that this view is always performed beautifully. Chromatic aberration is absent, even when shooting at full aperture. The color rendering is typically Zeiss (for some a bit cold but I prefer it that way). The sharpness is absolutely incredible both the center and the edges and diaphragm brings no improvement, but an increase in PDF. Having already owned the Zeiss Makro Planar ZE feared that the focus ridifference represents difficult and inaccurate (which I had experienced with this lens). I must however say that, apart from having a ring of focus extremely fluid and precise confirmation of focus is always to be false (on the body 5D Mark II) and I have not encountered any problems front or back focus. The focus is very progressive and very enjoyable. The only drawback is the considerable weight but it is also the logical consequence of a solid and flawless mechanical construction. Although compared to the great Canon 135 F2L, the Zeiss is superior in all respects. A perspective that I would warmly recommend to lovers of the portrait. |
 | sent on 30 Maggio 2015 Pros: The lens absolute Cons: difficult to "tame" Opinion: May 2015: a dream come true. I state that I bought eight days ago in Garlasco, 900 photo studio, the master of few words, but in concrete and useful advise. It paid 1,800 euro, which was the best price and do some shopping on the internet. I used then only initially. I do not think are enough adjectives to describe this lens. Sure, it difficle to use, because, with f2, with the manual focus we want nothing to go wrong. Then when you acquire photos with Lightroom, you realize that the colors, contrasts, tones, are in practice already perfect. And 'SIMPLY FANTASTIC. |
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