Worth the Hype? Expectations mingle with skepticism when you approach such an extreme instrument as the Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 Planar T* ZE. It more than doubles the price of its competitors (even those with larger apertures), and sets a new upper limit for size and weight in an 85mm lens. One can’t help but […] [Read more...]
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Here is an image gallery from the incomparable Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 Planar T* lens. This is, bar none, the finest lens that I have ever used. The images that this lens produces are amazing. Included are a variety of shots that are untouched, some that are processed, some shots of the lens, and some […] [Read more...]
Here are some sample images from the beautifully built Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 Planar T* small “normal” f/1.4 lens from Carl Zeiss. You can read my full review here. Full Size Samples [Read more...]
The Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 Planar T* is an interesting lens. The last 12 months has been somewhat of the year for 50mm prime releases. Both the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 ART and the Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 released to a lot of fanfare, and deservedly so, as they are superb optical instruments. The Otus raised the […] [Read more...]
This review is unlike any that I have done previously. It is my first Zeiss review, and other than the new $4000+ Zeiss 55mm f/1.4 Otus Distagon, this is probably the best Zeiss lens currently available. Those of you are familiar with my review style know that I am frequently trying to evaluate the balance […] [Read more...]
I have just reviewed this very, very special lens here: For those of you who just want to see the pretty pictures (or the visual evidence of what this thing can do), take a look at the two galleries presented here. The APO Sonnar T* 2/135mm is an incredible lens! Here is a gallery of […] [Read more...]