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Zeiss Milvus 21mm f/2.8

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Pros

  • 35mm focal length is great for photojournalism
  • wide focal length and a reasonably wide aperture
  • providing a substantially enlarged and very comfortable working surface

Cons

  • hood cannot be installed in a position that causes strong mechanical vignetting
  • Sigma loses points for its lack of filter threads
  • all situations permit use of the magnified live view method
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Key specs

  • Fixed
  • 16
  • Internal
  • no
  • Full-frame (35mm)
  • , 21 mm
  • no
  • Normal, Wide angle
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Zeiss Milvus 21mm f/2.8 - Variants

Filter variants:
  • Lens mount
    • Nikon F
    • Canon EF
  • Diameter
    • 95.3
    • 72
  • Length
    • 92.5
    • 95
  • Weight
    • 735
    • 851
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Milvus 21mm f/2.8 for Nikon F
  • 2096-548
Milvus 21mm f/2.8 for Canon EF
  • 2096-549

Zeiss Milvus 21mm f/2.8 - Pros & Cons

Zeiss Milvus 21mm f/2.8

Pros

  • 35mm focal length is great for photojournalism
  • wide focal length and a reasonably wide aperture
  • providing a substantially enlarged and very comfortable working surface
  • Nikon is much kinder on the wallet
  • 35mm focal length is a great choice for capturing a natural perspective
  • under maximum magnification where very precise manual focusing can be very reliably established
  • an upgraded physical design including weather sealing and strong aesthetic improvements
  • Zeiss Milvus lenses deliver the ultimate manual focusing experience
  • exceptionally smooth to operate
  • uniformly excellent and very welcome in a lens
  • image sharpness is excellent from the outset

Cons

  • hood cannot be installed in a position that causes strong mechanical vignetting
  • Sigma loses points for its lack of filter threads
  • all situations permit use of the magnified live view method
  • the front element does not rotate during focusing
  • illuminates the extreme bottom right corner of the frame
  • image quality
  • big and heavy wide-angle lens

Zeiss Milvus 21mm f/2.8 - Full Specifications

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General
Lens type
  • Normal
  • Wide angle
Lens mount
  • Canon EF
  • Nikon F
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Aperture
Aperture max2.8
Aperture min22
Aperture ringyes
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Optics
ConstructionFixed
Elements16
Groups13
Special elements / coatings4 APD elements
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Dimensions
Weight
  • 735
  • 851
Diameter
  • 72
  • 95.3
Length
  • 92.5
  • 95
Filter size3.23 in
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Image properties
Max Format size
Full-frame
Focal length< 21
Maximum magnification5.0 x
Image stabilisationno
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Focus
Focus methodInternal
Autofocusno
Full-time Manual focusingyes
Closest focusing distance0.22
Distance scaleno
Depth of field (DoF) scaleyes
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Tripod collarno
Hood suppliedyes
Filter threadyes
Sealingyes

Zeiss Milvus 21mm f/2.8 - Q&A

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Zeiss Milvus 21mm f/2.8 Zeiss - Editorial Reviews (1)

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Zeiss Milvus 21mm f/2.8 Zeiss Milvus 21mm f/2.8 Review | Photography Blog
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Published: 01.12.2015
Zeiss Milvus 21mm f/2.8 Review | Photography Blog
4.5

Expert review of the Zeiss Milvus 21mm f/2.8 lens.

By Mark Goldstein
5 minute read

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