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Zeiss Planar T* 1.4/50

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Product Overview

Zeiss Planar T* 1.4/50 is a large-aperture manual-focus normal prime lens for Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, and Pentax K-mount. It covers the full-frame image circle and has 7 elements in 6 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. Unfortunately, Zeiss has opted to omit weather sealing for this lens, so owners should pay extra attention when shooting in incremental weathers.
A normal prime lens, the Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1,4/50 has the potential to be one of the most used and ultimately versatile option in a photographer's bag. Usually the easiest to design and to QC, it is a great option for landscape and street photography. Its bright maximum aperture also helps night and portrait works.

Ratings

What we found

Neofiliac score 78%
Pros
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • F-mount with physical aperture ring
Cons
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Classic rendering not to everyone's taste

What external reviewers found

External score 81%
Pros
  • Excellent build quality
  • Excellent autofocus performance
  • Relatively light
Cons
  • Relatively heavy
  • Occasional chromatic aberration

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External Reviews

imagingsource[1]

Reviewer score 81% (normalized by Neofiliac)
Reviewers from imagingsource have found:
The Zeiss 50mm ƒ/1.4 shows a fair amount of chromatic aberration, fairly evenly between all apertures. Corner shading isn't a significant problem with the lens mounted on the sub-frame D200. Unless your newer camera body supports AI- or AIS-style lenses, you can forget about ''advanced'' modes such as aperture priority.
Pros
  • Excellent build quality
  • Excellent autofocus performance
  • Relatively light
Cons
  • Relatively heavy
  • Occasional chromatic aberration

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References

  1. ^ Carl Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 Planar T* 1.4/50. [imagingsource].

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