Zeiss Milvus 100mm f/2M : Specifications and Opinions

Zeiss Milvus 100mm f/2M

The Zeiss Milvus 100mm f/2M is a macro 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 464 €;

12 users have given it an average vote of 9.9 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	100 mm
Angle of view	24.4°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/2
Aperture blades
Lenses/Groups	9 elements in 8 groups
Min. focus distance	0.44 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.50x
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Manual Focus
Internal Focus	No
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	67 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	Yes
Weight	820 g
Dimensions	85 x 104 mm
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Eugenijus Kavaliauskas

sent on 26 Settembre 2024

Pros: Zeiss quality is difficult to describe fully.Just pick it up and everything comes together automatically.Metallic hood, soft focus ring, super glassI'm a long-time Canon user. I have given up all Canon optics.I was offered a new Canon RF100mm macro to test. During the testing I found no advantage over the Zeiss.

Cons: No deficiencies.Many would say no AF. Anyone who misses it can use a mobile phone.

Opinion: I have been taking photographs for more than 50 years. I have used many optical instruments. I have been disappointed with Canon macro glasses. It took me a long time to find where the trouble was and when I met a professional jewellery photographer everything fell into place. As a result, I sold off my Canon lenses and bought a Zeiss Milvus. Now, when I talk to colleagues, I only recommend Zeiss because it is a masterpiece.

Hana Balasová

sent on 11 Marzo 2021

Pros: Great sharpness, beautiful colors

Cons: Light vignetting at f/2

Opinion: Precise and fine focusing. Beautiful, smooth bokeh, sharp subject even at low aperture. I would never use another lens again. After five years of operation, there was a fault in the electronics. I had to send the lens to Germany for repair. Repair price reach 2/3 of the price of a new lens! However, service problems and a high price plus a warranty of only three years for such a lens, it is a huge disappointment!

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Massimo Ferreri

sent on 11 Marzo 2021

Pros: Optical yield, mechanical realization, versatility of use

Cons: Light vignetting at f/2

Opinion: It has the same optical scheme as the "Classic" version, which I have had in the past, so from this point of view it confirmed the excellent optical yield. The Milvus version has made improvements to the mechanical realization, both from an aesthetic point of view and for tropicalization. Without the help of accessories it allows you to reach the 1:2 playback ratio, which for most of my uses is sufficient; in the rare cases where I need to get to higher magnification ratios, up to 1:1, I combine it with the PN-11 extension tube (from 52.5 mm, basically the same as for the Micro Nikon 105 AI and AIs). It should be noted that the focal length does not vary with the focus distance (which happens with other macro objectivesies). The high maximum brightness (f/2) allows it to be used also as a generic medium-canvas for an infinite number of occasions. At f/2 the yield is already very good, even if there is a bit of vignetting, easily corrected in post-production; closing the diaphragm even by a single stop, the yield becomes excellent. Using it with a Nikon D850, I find the set well balanced. The price of the new one is quite high, but in my opinion justified by the characteristics of the object; I was lucky enough to buy a used as new from a kind forum user at a much more favorable price.

Maurizio Trifilidis

sent on 28 Dicembre 2020

Pros: There's nothing better

Cons: weight and cost, but points known before purchase

Opinion: Extraordinary for macros up to 0.50 magnifications; great for portraits if you are looking for the definition (sometimes too much); great for easel landscapes. Excellent blurry at maximum opening; almost unchanged quality to the different diaphragms up to 11. The only limit, too, this well-known, does not reach 1:1. For the moment I do not need it, but I will still try with close-up filters and propina tubes; if necessary, I update the review. It would be interesting to make a direct comparison with the Leica R macro 100/2.8, the cost of which, moreover, is significantly higher.

Ferorake

sent on 16 Gennaio 2019

Pros: Unchanged from its predecessor, which is therefore fully promoted

Cons: Same problem as the predecessor regarding the lengthening to the lower magnification ratios, not true macro coming only to 1:2, to date in 2019 there are Chinese alternatives at half the price (see the various laowa )

Opinion: I must confess that the hesitation was strong in me before the purchase. I had to send back a Zeiss 100 f2 Classic because I had internal dust, and I wasn't sure I'd spend anything extra for it. In the end I decided, I made the purchase, and I was stunned. You notice The net change of Zeiss regarding the construction. End of the metal "old style" (beautiful but overly delicate ), and welcome the "futuristic" metal. I'm not sure how to get this brushed effect, so much so that it will be really hard to wear out the body. We will have to make a commitment to mark it. The dial of the MF can please as not to like, surely "ride by wire" makes a better effect, so it is perhaps too frictiony, but it makes us habit (being rubber and not metal ). The grafts and details are manic, lampshade and body will be grafted to form a soft and uniform line, much more blunt than the Classic line. In essence, even this lens is a great fault (if lovers of the genre ), and I think a few hundredni more than the previous version are justified. You lose a bit that "sex appeal" of the Zeiss Classic, but you gain in serenity of use considering how simple it was to strip the body of the old Zeiss. Applause at the metal lampshade with internal velvet, really libidinous to use compared to the pats of other brands.

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