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Zeiss Milvus 50mm f/2

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The Zeiss Milvus 50mm f2 lens is beautiful. If you're a food photographer or studio shooter, you'll be very pleased with the results.Read more
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Pros

  • well built
  • feels nice in the hand and to be honest renders image quality
  • It worked out perfectly as you can see

Cons

  • There are no switches at all
  • Image Quality ALL EXIF DATA HAS BEEN LEFT IN THE IMAGES
  • all situations permit use of the magnified live view method
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Key specs

  • Fixed
  • 8
  • no
  • Full-frame (35mm)
  • , 50 mm
  • no
  • Macro, Normal
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Zeiss Milvus 50mm f/2 - Variants

Filter variants:
  • Length
    • 75
    • 72.8
  • Lens mount
    • Canon EF
    • Nikon F
  • Weight
    • 730
    • 660
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Milvus 50mm f/2 for Canon EF
  • 2096-559
Milvus 50mm f/2 for Nikon F
  • 2096-558

Zeiss Milvus 50mm f/2 - Pros & Cons

Zeiss Milvus 50mm f/2

Pros

  • well built
  • feels nice in the hand and to be honest renders image quality
  • It worked out perfectly as you can see
  • front cap is both attractive and very easy to use
  • providing a substantially enlarged and very comfortable working surface
  • these lenses deliver the ultimate manual focusing experience
  • under maximum magnification where very precise manual focusing can be very reliably established
  • smooth overall shape and smooth rubber focus ring
  • nice
  • affordable and much more compact solutions
  • Bokeh and flare performance are especially good

Cons

  • There are no switches at all
  • Image Quality ALL EXIF DATA HAS BEEN LEFT IN THE IMAGES
  • all situations permit use of the magnified live view method
  • the foreground branch gets slightly softer
  • the Zeiss 50mm
  • the front element does not rotate during focusing
  • Zeiss does not currently have teleconverters available

Zeiss Milvus 50mm f/2 - Full Specifications

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General
Lens type
  • Macro
  • Normal
Lens mount
  • Canon EF
  • Nikon F
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Aperture
Aperture max2
Aperture min22
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Optics
ConstructionFixed
Elements8
Groups6
Special elements / coatingsT* coating
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Dimensions
Weight
  • 660
  • 730
Diameter3.19 in
Length
  • 72.8
  • 75
Filter size2.64 in
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Image properties
Max Format size
Full-frame
Focal length< 50
Maximum magnification2.0 x
Image stabilisationno
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Focus
Autofocusno
Closest focusing distance0.24
Distance scaleyes
Depth of field (DoF) scaleyes
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Tripod collaryes
Hood suppliedyes
Filter threadyes
Sealingyes

Zeiss Milvus 50mm f/2 - Q&A

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Zeiss Milvus 50mm f/2 Zeiss - Editorial Reviews (1)

Zeiss Milvus 50mm f/2 Review: Zeiss Milvus 50mm f2 (Canon EF)
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The Phoblographer
Published: 01.12.2015
Review: Zeiss Milvus 50mm f2 (Canon EF)

The Zeiss Milvus 50mm f2 lens is beautiful. If you're a food photographer or studio shooter, you'll be very pleased with the results.

7 minute read

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