Zeiss Milvus 2/50M (f/2 Makro) | Image Quality and Review

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[theSantiagoDog]

As a hobbyist photographer, this is the only lens I use on my Canon 5DIV. As long as you're okay with manual focus, its combination of 50mm focal length, otherworldly image quality, 1:2 macro capability, f2 aperture, weather-sealing, and a tank-like build quality makes it the best general purpose lens I could find.

[diogenusdisinope]

waiting for zeiss milvus 2/35. Thx a lot!

[cescabaltica]

great review as always, i'm on the point of buying my first macro between this lens vs 100mm macro of canon "L" lens. since the price range is almost the same..but i'm a bit hesitant which one i have to go for..any helpful input Mr. Dustin between the two?

[edgardoramos]

Hi Sir. Your reviews are really informative and concise. I have zeiss 50mm 1.4 zf planar and about to replace it with zeiss 50mm f2 makro planar zf.2. My question is how is this lens compared with 50mm f2 makro-planar zf.2? Thanks!

[zackchoy]

Thanks for the great review! May I ask would you recommend the Milvus over the Classic since the optics design is the same while weather sealing is added to the construction design?

[tenmuter]

Hey Dustin, got a quick question for ya. How do you nail the manual focus on the zeiss lenses? I find it difficult to get my eyes and focus points to be pin sharp. For example, did you swap out your focusing screens for aftermarket screens with split focusing? Do you use viewfinder magnifiers? Thanks in advance! Love your reviews!

[oliverlison]

I did a lot of portrait but I dropped my old planar 50/1.4. I am looking for a new one. This one or the Milvus 1.4/50. Which one do you recommend for portraits only?

[mgaindia]

Mr. Dustin Milvus 2/50M or Milvus 1.4/50 ? which Milvus lens is more sharper in all aperture range specially f9 to f14 between ?

[shang-hsien_yang]

The sample images are a little bit hazy despite its sharpness.