Compare Zeiss Milvus 18mm F2.8 vs Sony FE 35mm F1.4 ZA vs Sony 50mm F1.4 ZA

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
11 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring
Physical aperture ring
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Motor
Piezoelectric
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
12 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
8 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 APD, 2 ASPH elements, Zeiss T* coating groups
3 aspherical elements, Zeiss T* coating groups
2 aspherical + 1 ED element + Zeiss T* coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
73 mm / 2.87 in
79 mm / 3.11 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
Size | Length
93 mm / 3.66 in
112 mm / 4.41 in
108 mm / 4.25 in
Weight
721 g / 25.48 oz
630 g / 22.26 oz
778 g / 27.49 oz

Function

Angle Of View
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
18 mm
35 mm
50 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes

Performance

Max Magnification
0.14
0.18x
0.15x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
300 mm / 11.81 in
450 mm / 17.72 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH137 (sold separately)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH143 (supplied)
Debut
2016-09-08
2015-03-04
2016-07-11
Made In
Japan
Model Name
SEL35F14Z
SEL50F14Z

Reviews

Neofiliac score
86%
80%
88%
Pros
  • Weather-sealed
  • Exceptional image quality
  • Solid build quality
  • F-mount with physical aperture ring
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with physical aperture ring
  • Great rendering
  • Good flare resistance
  • Exceptional sharpness
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Weather-sealed
  • Declickable aperture ring
Cons
  • Extremely high sample variation
  • Not very sharp
  • A bit heavy

Price

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