This is a short, chubby lens, looks handsome with the petal lens hood. As with other lenses in the N-series, the zoom and focus rings have the same feel as a manual focus lens. This is a 3 section zoom, but unf... read full review
Zeiss is renowned for their Makro-Planar lenses, such as 60/2.8 and 100/2.8 in Yashica/Contax mount, 120/4 in Contax 645 mount and others in Nikon F, Hasselblad V and other mounts. This lens is however a radica... read full review
If I am to take a lens to an island, it is this one.
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If I am to take a camera to an island, I would take a Contax G2, this Planar 45/2 lens, lots of film, and hope for a film processing service on that island. Over the last few years, this lens has bee... read full review
When I give a 4 it is not really a 4 - most of the Zeiss lenses will get a 5 so it becomes pretty meaningless. The solution is to raise the bar. This lens did not get full marks only because it is not perfectly... read full review
You have to use the included graduated neutral density filter, or else you are not doing the lens justice. This is not supposed to be a sharp lens in absolute terms, although relative to a retrofocus... read full review
First, I have to first make it clear that the scores I give are skewed to the low side, or else every lens gets a 4 or 5 and it becomes difficult to compare. 3 seems low but this is only because the bar is rais... read full review
Expensive and heavy, but worth every penny and kilogram
Every aperture of this lens has its own character. This is a two-edged sword. It is a lot more fun to explore this lens and try out its different capabilities, but the downside is you have to spend time with it... read full review