Compare Zeiss Milvus 50mm F2 vs Zeiss Milvus 18mm F2.8 vs Zeiss Otus 55mm F1.4
Construction
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Normal Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mout
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
14 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
6 groups
12 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
T* coating groups
4 APD, 2 ASPH elements, Zeiss T* coating groups
1 double-sided aspheric element, 6 anomalous partial dispersion glass elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
81 mm / 3.19 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
92 mm / 3.62 in
Size | Length
75 mm / 2.95 in
93 mm / 3.66 in
141 mm / 5.55 in
Weight
730 g / 25.80 oz
721 g / 25.48 oz
970 g / 34.28 oz
Function
Angle Of View
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
43.0° Diagonal | 36.2° Horizontal | 24.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
50 mm
18 mm
55 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.5
0.14
0.15
Min Focus Distance
240 mm / 9.45 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-09-10
2016-09-08
2013-10-07
Made In
Japan
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
86%
86%
61%
Pros
- Weather-sealed
- 0.5x maximum magnification
- Solid construction
- Quite compact for a macro lens
- F-mount with physical aperture ring
- Weather-sealed
- Exceptional image quality
- Solid build quality
- F-mount with physical aperture ring
- Bright maximum aperture
- The finest built quality
- The best image quality found on a photographic lens
- Exceptional rendering
Cons
- Heavy for a 50mm
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Rubber focus ring not as nice as metal ones
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