Zeiss Milvus 85mm f/1.4 : Specifications and Opinions

Zeiss Milvus 85mm f/1.4

The Zeiss Milvus 85mm f/1.4 is a tele lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2015 to 2026 (discontinued). The focus is done by Manual Focus, it does not have image stabilization. The average price was 452 €;

20 users have given it an average vote of 9.7 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Canon EF: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Canon EF.

Nikon F: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Nikon.

Specifications
Focal lenght	85 mm
Angle of view	28.6°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/1.4
Aperture blades
Lenses/Groups	11 elements in 9 groups
Min. focus distance	0.80 meters
Reproduction ratio
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Manual Focus
Internal Focus	No
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	77 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	Yes
Weight	1250 g
Dimensions	90 x 110 mm
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Jörg Beschmann

sent on 25 Giugno 2023

Pros: The images it creates

Cons: Big, heavy, expensive.

Opinion: This is a very nice lens. Although you can user adapters to mount it on any camera, I would use it on a Nikon Mirrorless with a batterygrip. The lens is super sharp, but it is difficult to judge sharpness in the viewfinder. I have set up a button for the 200% magnification. Setup the maxium quality for the images. In my case it's 14bit raw with AdobeRGB. Camera + battery grip + lens is a heavy combination. It's bad for carrying, but nice for shooting. The lens itself has all attributes Zeiss is famous for. Although it is highly corrected against most flaws it creates very nice vivide pictures which appear three dimensional. The limiting factor is the camera. I cannot recommend the lens for the usage with a Sony A7II or Sony A7RII. I cannot complain about the price, because I bought it used. I'm quite sure that this lens will be superceded by Zeiss in the future. On the other hand the lens is so great that it requires a very good camera. It was released when the D800 was current, but it requires a Z6, Z7 or better to see what the lens can do. There many 85mm lenses which are also nice and have autofocus. I think the Milvus 85mm is for people which already have a 85mm.

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Orion

sent on 14 Giugno 2025

Pros: Record-breaking optics photographically speaking. Handling it is an orgasm for the pleasure of having in your hand the essentials to capture real and dreamlike images. Anti-mine construction, a real tank. Of course for those who are used to plasticists with autofocus, stabilizers etc., they will find themselves displaced and broken (the arms).

Cons: Well, for those who love speed and haste, look elsewhere.

Opinion: In the age of artificial intelligence, this perspective makes no sense, it is out of place. For those who still love photography in a world where time passes slowly, perfection is made a tool to capture images and sensations that translate over time. It is certainly not the 50 fps lens, it is not even the lens for sporting events. It is the perspective for the contemplation of beauty in all genres. This is said by someone who has used his illustrious predecessor Contax Zeiss for years. Its direct rival, the Canon 85 1.2 does a different and complementary job. One does not cancel the other. While the Canon that I obviously love, focuses everything on the centrality of the image and then makes the rest like a Monet brushstroke, this creates a more progressive bokeh and a resolution distributed over the entire frame. In short, Cain and Abel for lovers of portraiture and beyond.

Skender Buci

sent on 28 Novembre 2019

Pros: Great construction all glass and metal really a zeiss!!

Cons: Maybe mf that sometimes I lose many photos!!

Opinion: Really a great lens I gave away the nikkor 135mm f2 which by the way was really gorgeous, but in front of this milvius ce little to do it beats it with low hands, the complexion on the portraits are really natural on my nikon d800and gave me a lot of satisfaction ,even on the d3 really is fine I'm having fun doing portraits of my second genius with his blue eyes with his fantastic colors!! beautiful lens congratulations to the zeiss!!

Andrea Biagiolini

sent on 14 Novembre 2019

Pros: Construction, colors, precision and graduality of the MAF mechanism, blurred charm, balancing on body machine...

Cons: Hard to master, it has no stabilization but I knew it. I would say the ERA rubber, which tends to collect dust and does not seem to me to be of a suitable level to this amazing optics.

Opinion: RESOR: The judgment "against" is aimed mainly at me and therefore does not demerit the optics. My wish was, after trying the optics on the Sony RXIII, to see how a real Zeiss behaves compared to the other brands, in a broad sense. I'm happy with it, really, even though I've just had it and I'm working on it (bitling, more honestly) a little bit up. On the body Canon 5D MKIV goes well but I have to be very careful for the sealing; I wanted it as a throwback, because I wanted to redefine my shooting, going back to the manual sealing. I think I'll have to do a lot of hand and maybe make calibrations - I ask for help in that regard, is it necessary ?? - because even if it appears or signals me in focus, reviewing the image on video I notice that I patch several of them. On ditto stabilization, it is missing and it must be noted. It is an excellent quality optic: the same degree Sigma, already excellent, did not reach the visual complexity of this lens despite being a great product. Made of metal and manual glass, weight ok but not to be used on light machine bodies, penalty imbalance . What else, I will insist and I am convinced of the choice.

Lupaccio58

sent on 04 Marzo 2018

Pros: Exceptional sharpness, realism, bokeh, detachment of floors and much more ....

Cons: Difficult to find the cons, I did not succeed

Opinion: This and the Milvus 50 mm f 1.4 are the lenses that the fans of the brand clamored for! And not by chance on the reviews are compared only to the Otus, which are very close to yield. The difference with the previous ZF.2 is abysmal, not by chance are the only two to have been completely redesigned. The 85 needless to say it is scary, it is a deadly realism, it seems a measuring instrument, it excels in practically everything. It would be wrong to think of using it only for portrait, it is with a generalist use that you really appreciate it. Physically it is big and heavy, it is undeniable, and the maf is strictly manual, but all of this takes second place compared to the exciting performance of this masterpiece. Personally I recommend it to all those who love technically perfect photos as they thought and appreciate the great work of mechanical engineering and optics that characterizes this brand

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