Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 ZE Quick Review

Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 ZE Quick Review. The Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 ZE is one of the few all-time lens classics. The build quality of the full-metal Zeiss (brass with chromium-plated brass front bayonet) is super.

The T* 85mm f/1.4 extends slightly by about 1cm when focusing towards close distances. The rather long min. focus distance of 1m is a bit disappointing for a brand new lens.

Chromatic aberrations (color shadows at harsh contrast transitions) are very moderate varying between an average pixel width of 0.7px and 0.4px at the image borders. Similar to the Canon 85mm f/1.2L USM the Zeiss suffers somewhat from purple fringing at large apertures.

alternatives to Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 lens, which makes selection process so much harder. Canon's own 85mm f/1.2L USM is a superb, albeit very expensive, choice for practical photographer, as is the slightly slwoer but more reasonably priced Canon 85mm f/1.8 USM.

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New Zeiss Lenses in 2013

New Zeiss Lenses in 2013. There will be a new lens for this year(2013) from Zeiss. with a prime lens and great performance of Zeiss lenses. reliable sources about this new prime lens.

There will be a 28 f/1.4 introduced and an update to the Planar 85 f/1.4 (probably the weakest lens in the lineup). Don’t expect both lenses to be announced at the same time, and there could be a big gap between them. These are going to be on par with the new Distagon 55mm f/1.4 that was announced at Photokina.

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Review Zeiss Distagon 15 f/2.8

Review Zeiss Distagon 15 f/2.8. now official: the new super wide-angle Distagon T * 2.8 / 15 lens has arrived. With a wide angle of view of 110 degrees in combination with a fast f/2.8 aperture


Has launched The new Distagon T * 2.8 / 15 super wide angle lens, very wide but with the f/2.8 lens. Distortion is well controlled, resulting in a proportional nature photos that are not typical of many other Super wide angle lens. Even at full aperture it achieves remarkable detail rendition and open space for a very imaginative design.
This lens will was available with an EF bayonet (ZE) or F (ZF.2). The lens will begin shipping in May 2012 with a suggested retail price of € 2,148 or U.S. $ 2,948 (excluding VAT) *.

Further information and technical details: www.zeiss.com/photo/15mm

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Review Distagon T* 2/25

Review Distagon T* 2/25. Since the Zeiss, Thanks to its special optical design and selection selective optical glass, chromatic aberration is virtually eliminated the Distagon T * 2 / 25. The effective correction of field curvature and distortion due to the inclusion of two aspherical lens surfaces. The floating element design ensures quality throughout the image field. The Distagon T * 2 / 25 is virtually no distortion.

With exceptional image quality even at maximum aperture, the Distagon T * 2 / 25 is particularly advantageous in indoor photography without using a tripod - even in difficult lighting conditions. To this end, one can take wide-angle, which seems natural and dynamic at the same time, thanks to the wide viewing angle. Whatever the application, this objective goes beyond the limits of creativity.

Technical Specifications

Focal length : 25 mm

Aperture range : f/2.0 – f/22

Focusing range : 0.25 m – infinity

Number of elements/groups: 11/10

Angular field, diag./horiz./vert: 81°/71°/51°

Coverage at close range: 219 x 144 mm

Filter thread M 67 x 0,75

Dimensions (with caps) : ø 71 – 73 mm, length 95 – 98 mm

Weight : 570-600 g

Camera mounts : EF Mount & F Mount

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New Distagon T* 1,4/35

New Distagon T* 1,4/35 . Introduction Distagon T * 1,4 / 35 Carl Zeiss Planar T * has completed 1,4 / 50 T * 1,4 / 85 wide-angle lenses that shares the same speed. Sharp images of the work is at dusk or in dim light, a cafeteria, and without a tripod. Its 35 mm Distagon T * 1,4 / 35 games a classic and versatile focal length when used in standard cameras with APS-C sized sensor.



The special effects and the bokeh in the foreground and background areas, Distagon T * 1,4 / 35 opens up new creative possibilities, when photographers more options for "play" with the focus. With a focus ring of large, photographers can also create a precise, sharp images, even with maximum aperture. In addition, the optical design ensures high image quality over the entire image area. In addition, a step below the full aperture, the light fall-out is only one f-stop.

With anti-reflective Zeiss T * s ", its sophisticated flare reduction and excellent thrust control new Distagon also take pictures of bright light sources without artifacts. The Distagon T * 1,4 / 35 is extremely durable and sturdy all-metal precision engineering, such as Carl Zeiss is known, which makes this an ideal lens for use on the thumb and photo reportage.

The Distagon T * 1,4 / 35 will be available in the first quarter of 2011 at a suggested retail price of € 1,385.71

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New Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon

New Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon. Lens manufacturer Zeiss has launched a completely new 35 mm f/1.4 and a Canon and Nikon. New Zeiss Distagon 35 mm f/1.4 lens is one of the toughest markets, is 840 grams, and is composed of 11 elements in 9 groups - a fair bit 'of the first wide-angle lens.


Lens manufacturer Zeiss has launched a completely new 35 mm f/1.4 and a Canon and Nikon. New Zeiss Distagon 35 mm f/1.4 lens is one of the toughest markets, is 840 grams, and is composed of 11 elements in 9 groups - a fair bit 'of the first wide-angle lens.

The new target is expected to go head to head with Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM, the Nikon is expected to announce a new 35 mm f / 1.4 this year.

Plans for the release of 35 mm f / 1.4 Zeiss Distagon new early next year at a price of USD $ 1,843, approximately the same as the Nikon and Canon offer.

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New Zeiss SLR Lens Set With Case

New Zeiss SLR Lens Set With Case. The set contains the following lenses with F (ZF.2) or EF bayonet (ZE): Distagon T* 2,8/21, Distagon T* 2/28, Distagon T* 2/35, Planar T* 1,4/50 and Planar T* 1,4/85.



OBERKOCHEN/Germany, 05.04.2011.

“Many production budgets don’t justify investing in a set of cinematography lenses right away, like our Compact Prime CP.2 lenses. Our SLR lenses with their precise manual focus are a reasonable alternative for getting started in HD video,” said Michael Schiehlen, Director of Sales for the Camera Lens Division of Carl Zeiss AG. Schiehlen stressed the benefit of these lenses for videography over lenses with autofocus. “Our SLR lenses feature an outstanding manual focus mechanism, so the precision when focusing is far higher than with a manually operated auto-focus.” In addition, SLR lenses by Carl Zeiss are robust, offer a high aperture speed, and feature an especially harmonious rendering of the bokeh (the out-of-focus area).

The five lenses come in a special waterproof case (IP67), custom-made for this set and feature openings for six lenses. As common for photography lenses, each Carl Zeiss SLR lens has a different size and weight. Therefore a special inlay ensures that each lens fits perfectly inside the suitcase and protects the lenses from shock and vibration. The new SLR lens set will be offered at a recommended retail price of €4562 ($6063), excluding VAT, and will be available starting May.

source: http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Press-Release/Zeiss-SLR-Lens-Set-with-Case.aspx

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Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 100mm f/2 ZF (ZE) (on Canon EOS)

Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 100mm f/2 ZF (ZE) (on Canon EOS). The first photo lens with ARRI/ZEISS Master Prime optics from Hollywood’s movie industry, enabling exceptionally selective focusing. Far superior in optical performance, even wide open, from infinity to the close-focus limit at half life size. Optical system of phantastic performance and longlife full metal precision mechanics.


The Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 100mm f/2 is a quite interesting representative of its species - there're lots of 100mm macro lenses out there but this one is fairly unique because it is 1 stop faster compared to the competition so apart from its obvious target application (macro photography) it could also substitute a portrait lens - at least more so that its cousins. On the downside its max. magnification is "only" 1:2 (@ min. focus 0.44m) so die-hard macro photographers may have an issue here.

The lens is available in Canon EF-(ZE)-mount. Typical for all Z-series lenses it's a manual focus lens. The focus indicator in the viewfinder remains active (ZE) so there's a little guidance here at least. The ZE versions use an electronically controlled aperture so it can be operated by the camera (the ZF.2/ZK variants feature also a classic aperture ring).

The build quality of the full-metal Zeiss (brass with chromium-plated brass front bayonet) is superb. The fluted focus ring is exceptionally well damped. The lens uses a retro-focus (RF) design so the front element does not rotate. As you can see in our product images above the lens extends significantly when focusing towards closer distances. This is not unusual for a macro lens although we've seen more non-extending variants lately (e.g. the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM L IS).

source: http://www.photozone.de/canon_eos_ff/508-zeiss100f2eosff

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