Zeiss Milvus 21mm f/2.8 : Specifications and Opinions

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TheVeryMagicMe

sent on 16 Marzo 2020

Pros: Constructive quality, solidity, sharpness of the image, general yield, flare resistance, distortion and aberration.

Cons: Nothing

Opinion: I have owned this stratospheric Milvus that allows unthinkable results with "pro" optics. Here the planet is no longer Earth but we are minimal on Mars. I do not give a reckless eulogy, on the contrary, I hold myself well from doing so, having tried a myriad of optics and bodies. But this Milvus... This Zeiss will allow you to shoot in every condition at the top! The colors it produces are vivid and pleasant, very well saturated. You will surely have a nice surprise opening at maximum resolution on your monitor the images produced by this monster. You read that right. The lens itself is well done, well built, with all the Zeiss tricks. The house is historically at the highest level in the industry. You can therefore delight with this lens for the fidelity of the images, the almost total absence of any aberration or distortion. The flare? He doesn't even know what it is. On my D700 I was incredulous zooming in on the screen the images produced. Imabarazzante. If I can recommend, don't sell the optics once you've purchased it. Regret.

Lupaccio58

sent on 20 Marzo 2018

Pros: Optics kill monkeys, put it in the kit and do not think about anything else....

Cons: Both front and rear caps are indecent

Opinion: I recently sold the Distejon 21 Classic ZF. 2 to move to Milvus. The characteristics are similar (even if the Milvus seems to me even more insensitive to flare, perhaps the most modern treatment), so I carry what already written for the old model "what else to add to everything written by other owners? I have recently converted all the Nikon kit to switch to Cosina-Zeiss and I am delighted. Specifically regarding the wide I had the 14-24 and the 24 mm 1.4, both outclassed from this optical masterpiece. The design is old, indeed ancient, but the results are before the eyes of all: three-dimensionality on everything and then a lot of sharpness, openness of the shadows, bokeh and much more, to end with the immense satisfaction that you feel using this masterpiece of Mechanical and Optical Engineering! A must in absolute, I'm sorry only to have lost years with the plastics.... "

Vittorio73

sent on 15 Marzo 2018

Pros: General optical yield, microcontracting and colors. High sharpness in the center already from TA, good on the whole frame from f5.6. Top construction.

Cons: SCANDALOSO front cap, TA vignette, high weight and price, does NOT have the infinity perfectly in focus at the end of the ride

Opinion: I took this beautiful lens very soon, after being pleasantly impressed by the surrender of the little brother, the Milvus 2/35. The performance is in line with the Distagon series (it does not change the optical design) but I preferred the Milvus for the tropicalization and the more modern design. Manual focus is not a problem for this focal point. On the other hand, it is not made for action photos. I use it for landscapes and thought shots on tripod. For the rest I have the Nikon 20mm 1.8g, which is autofocus and has a similar yield... except for the microcontract. Like my other Milvus (and as written in the House instruction manual) it does NOT have the infinity perfectly in focus at the end of the race... but with wide anglers you almost always work in hyperfocal.

Brunobruce

sent on 17 Febbraio 2018

Pros: it is the ultimate OPTICS for landscaping

Cons: graft of the front cap

Opinion: The only "defect" is the front cap which has a tightened hook and sometimes releases, this being said the optic borders on perfection. if you are landscape designers it is the best that you can buy together with the 15mm because resolution, shades, shadows, lights and contrast is the best ever, worth every single euro of over 1600 that are used to buy it new. built to last a lifetime, has the fluidissima and surgical ring. moreover, it is not a small thing, it has an EXACTLY infinity limit so to make a landscape just go to the end and you have the focus exactly where it needs to be, and it remains there.rnin post production you set only the white balance and the picture control on landscape and the photo is already recommended by cartolinarnultra

Pizzapazzapezza

sent on 22 Aprile 2017

Pros: Construction, aesthetics, perceived quality, color rendering and sharpness embarrassing.

Cons: not having

Opinion: Rated 10 across the board, a masterpiece in sharpness and color rendering, chromatic aberrations zero, zero distortion, resists the backlight in a neo eccellente.rnL'unico is a slight vignetting to my taste even hurt that much, that is optical every penny and in my opinion the best wide angle that can smooth and precise comprare.rnGhiere, becomes a drug to use them!

Alessandro Sassi

sent on 25 Ottobre 2016

Pros: Admirably impeccable construction, tropicalization, beautiful design, ultra-smooth images from edge to edge, high-light tight.

Cons: Weight, Price???

Opinion: Exaggerated wide angle for quality and yield. There is no other optics that can withstand comparison. It churn out images of absolute sharpness from edge to edge. The backlight tightness is so high that no flare or ghost interferes with the Raw quality. Very useful the scale of depth of field (common to all serious lenses like Zeiss House) that allows you to preset the focus before framing, to speed up the shooting procedure. The Price??? The quality is worth and you pay.

Paolotomasct

sent on 16 Giugno 2016

Pros: impeccable construction. Elegance and finish at the top. Metal. Ease of use amazing. Focus by sniper. Image quality of the highest level.

Cons: I just bought, for the moment no cons.

Opinion: I did it again thirty test shots. I have the version with Canon attack, use it with the 5D Mark III. I thought I would find heavy (it weighs more than 800 gr.), Instead mounted on the mark III, without Battery grip, is so balanced, you do not notice the weight. With battery grip I have yet to try it. The focus, though with standard slide of the mark III, is spectacular, the ring moves smoothly with micrometer precision, there are no friction whatsoever, nor excessive smoothness. Bracket, focheggi, Beep! et voila ... shooting. Thirty shots (it's the first time in my life that shooting with a manual focus lens, so I have no experience in the use of MF lenses), I just blew it uno.rnUltima note, price € 1,690. Li is worth all.

Fabio1951

sent on 25 Gennaio 2016

Pros: Extremely robust construction, optical quality, resistance to reflections, presence aperture ring and scale of the depth of field

Cons: weight and high price

Opinion: I could try this light for a short time, but enough to decide not to replace my Zeiss 21 zf2.rnLa made, in fact, was exactly the same, as they could possibly be deduced from the number of lenses and groups was identical (16 elements 13 groups) .rnIn practice it thinks that compared to the decommissioned 21mm essentially have changed the building (the current one seems even more solid), aesthetics (which may or may not), the weight (now increased to about 2 ounces) and, for the occasion, the price (of course increased !!!). rnIl 50 / 1.4 and 85 mm / 1.4 mm seems to be the only optics whose optical scheme has been revised. rnFabio

Filippo Secciani

sent on 25 Gennaio 2016

Pros: Construction, precision focusing, optical performance, aesthetics.

Cons: Weight, price, high but to date (January 2015) does not come to € 2,000.00 !!!

Opinion: It 'a goal by impeccable construction, beautiful to see, a metal hood that when assembled makes a wonderful designe, not comparable with anything else on the market. And 'robust and knows robusto.rnCome lens is phenomenal. The shadows are open and the phenomenal detail is enhanced by the excellent micro-contrast. It has beautiful colors and raw really require very few interventions. It changes color in black and white, popping up an incredible amount of shades. There are most distorted excessive. To be fair I should say that in practice just are not there, but at 100% magnification you notice a "nothing", that surely Nikonisti Canonists or they will look like a beam. Therefore, it lends itself well to works of architecture. The edges is present a minimum of chromatic aberration. Usually not to absolutely boredom, because it appears only under certain rare conditions and light. Everything else is superb and highly distinctive. It also works well in the whole beertura. No important diluce dropped to bordi.rnLa made ufoco manual forces in a traditional way to photograph. The fact that it does not have the automatic focus, opens to all the advantages of a photograph conceived and obliges to an extreme concentration. And 'divertentimento pure state. The focus is percisissima and the ring is smooth and balanced. The confirmation of focus by the sensors af works fine. It takes a little 'practice, but then you work with fluidity. Council a slide focus of quality and not those glasses scraped with sandpaper that put the house (Canon or Nikon that are).