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There are few focal lengths more important to a lens makers lineup than the 35mm focal length. It, along with the 50mm, tend to makeup the most commonly used focal lengths for those using prime lenses. When Zeiss launched the Milvus lineup in 2015 the initial “batch” included six lens, one of which was a […] [Read more...]
The Carl Zeiss company recently announced another high end prime lens in the Milvus series – the Zeiss Milvus Distagon T* 35mm f/1.4. The Milvus 35mm f/1.4 is a completely new optical formula and covers one of the the most important focal lengths in any photographer’s bag. The Milvus 35 is big, heavy [Read more...]
So I finally have in my hands an autofocusing Zeiss with image stabilization to boot. Have I died and gone to heaven? Not quite. It is then that I wake up and realize that the Batis 135 isn’t actually for a camera system I own. No, this beautiful Zeiss lens is made only in a […] [Read more...]
So, for the first time I have my hands on an autofocusing Zeiss with image stabilization. Only one problem: it is made for a camera system (Sony E-mount) that I don’t own! That hasn’t cooled my enthusiasm for this beautiful Zeiss lens with amazing optics, and, while I’m not thrilled with a num [Read more...]
Ludicrous Mode American automaker Tesla has become one of the darlings of the auto industry with their high performance electric vehicles. One of the ironic aspects of Tesla’s Model S sedan is the ability to unlock “Ludicrous Mode”. Ludicrous Mode is a software enabled setting where everything goes in [Read more...]
The Carl Zeiss company definitely knows how to make premium lenses with beautiful optics…and very expensive price tags. Few lenses typify this more than the extravagant Otus series. The Otus 1.4/55mm, 1.4/85mm, and now 1.4/28mm are all wide aperture premium prime lenses with exorbitant prices. The Otus 28 [Read more...]
A Happy Medium? In the midst of Zeiss’ second wave of Milvus lenses come an entirely new lens: the Zeiss Milvus Distagon T* 2.8/18mm. The Milvus 18mm replaces a classic Zeiss 18mm lens that had a maximum aperture of f/3.5 and wasn’t up to the exacting standards of the 15mm and 21mm Distagon lenses. This […] [Read more...]
A Little Bit of Perfect…For Some When the Milvus line launched in 2015 there were six concurrent lens releases. Of those six, two were brand new lenses replacing very different lenses in the “Classic” lineup (1.4/50mm and 1.4/85mm). Four others were “reskinned” lenses built around existing optic [Read more...]
