Zeiss Loxia 50mm F2 Planar Full-Frame Lens (2014)
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Zeiss Loxia 50mm F2 Planar is a manual-focus normal prime lens for Sony E-mount. It covers the full-frame image circle. Introduced by Zeiss in 2014, it has 6 elements in 4 groups.
Manual focus may be limiting to some, but purists will find it much more engaging. There are also fewer things to go wrong on the long run. To this end, the Loxia boasts some of the smoothest focus ring ever found on a photographic lens.
A normal prime lens, the Zeiss Loxia 50mm F2 does not boast the brightest apertures, though it still may be worth a try for landscape and street photography.
Ratings
What we found**
Neofiliac score 78% (not directly comparable across industries)
Pros
- Good image quality
- Great build quality
- Declickable aperture ring
Cons
- Lacks features of newer Loxia lenses
What external reviewers found***
External score 81% (not directly comparable across industries)
Pros
- Boken and color rendition are very good and typical of the Zeiss signature
- Sharpness is not tack sharp wide open, even on the border
Cons
- Not consistent across frame below F5.6
- Bokeh is soft not nervous
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Specifications
Construction
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
6 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
4 groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
62 mm / 2.44 in
Size | Length
66 mm / 2.60 in
Weight
320 g / 11.31 oz
Function
Angle Of View
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
Focal Length
50 mm
Image Stabilization
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Min Focus Distance
450 mm / 17.72 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-09-03
Made In
Japan
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sonyalpha[1]
Reviewer score 81%Zeiss Loxia 50mm F2 is a lens family with manual focus. All photos taken with Sony A7RII and without post processing are available in full size (42Mpix) in the following Flickr album. The lens is a little bit soft at F2.8 and become excellent as of F4, at F16 diffraction is visible and sharpness is decreasing.
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Pros
- Sharpness is not tack sharp wide open, even on the border
- Boken and color rendition are very good and typical of the Zeiss signature
Cons
- Not consistent across frame below F5.6
- Bokeh is soft not nervous
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References
- ^ Zeiss Loxia 50mm F2. [sonyalpha]. https://sonyalpha.blog/2017/07/15/zeiss-loxia-50mm-f2/. 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
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