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Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 2/50
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Thu December 4, 2008
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100% of reviewers
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$865.00
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10.0
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Description:
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From the manufacturer: This macro lens provides a normal perspective and allows for close focusing down to 1: 2. The Makro-Planar T* 2/50 uses a new lens design which incorporates fl oating elements to ensure high performance across a wide focusing range. As a result, the lens can be used for non-macro applications and becomes a versatile ‘standard’ lens when used with a full frame camera. The fast f/2 aperture and distortion-free performance enables wide-open photography with a short depth-of-field without compromising the image quality. The Makro-Planar T* 2/50 is available with the F bayonet (ZF) and K bayonet (ZK) lens mounts and is designed for use with full-frame SLR and DSLR cameras. Combined with a DSLR with a 1.5 crop factor, the lens becomes a focal length of 75 mm.
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Posts: 255
Registered: November 2008
Location: Ellicott City, MD (US)
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Amin Sabet
Administrator
Registered: November 2008
Location: Ellicott City, MD (US)
Posts: 255
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Review Date: Thu December 4, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $865.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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High performance for macro, portrait, and landscape. Pleasing bokeh rendering, low CA, low distortion, great build quality, resistant to flare
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Cons:
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Focusing ring a bit stiffer than I would like (subjective); aperture ring access a bit awkward
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This lens deserves its reputation as one of the stars of the Zeiss SLR lens lineup. I used the ZF version with the Nikon D700. It is sharp wide open with peak performance around f/5.6, where it is as sharp as any lens I have used. Performance is nicely balanced across the frame, and the lens functions very well as a general use 50. Color is neutral and microcontrast high.
The aperture ring is recessed and, being adjacent to the body, is a bit awkward to access. It would have been nice if the lens were chipped, but it's not a big deal to assign a non-CPU setting to it on the D700. The Canon (ZE) version won't have either of those issues.
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