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I love being able to use this superb Carl Zeiss short telephoto lens on my Canon EOS digital bodies. When used on the cropped sensor of Canon's 10D, it works great as a portrait lens. With the maximum aperture of f/1.4, I can handhold in low light situations and the "bokeh" is beautiful. I use the type of lens mount adapter with a "focus assist" chip installed on it (which I purchased on eBay) to help with the manual focus lens. As I turn the lens focus ring, the lights inside the viewfinder light up when in focus. There is also the focus assist beep function on the Canon DSLR cameras as well. I've owned several Carl Zeiss lenses over the years and this one is as good as they get.
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 to use it effectively. I am still not quite there yet. The lens is large (with 82mm filter) and heavy (almost 1kg). It is an improvement over the manual focus version in close-focusing performance. In my comments below on optical quality, I will focus on close-focusing performance. Autofocus is swift and noise level is moderate. Focusing ring is wide and smooth. At f/1.4, there is some CA (chromatic abberation). This should not be a concern because you won't be able to find a lens which is perfect at f/1.4. Accurate focusing will mitigate CA as the CA is in the areas just so slightly out of focus. Of course, depth-of-field is razor thin. It is very difficult to focus on the right plane, but when you get it, the contrast between the single sharp point and blurredness in the rest of the frame immediately points the viewer's attention to the point of focus. The transition from in-focus to out-of-focus is gorgeous. By f/2.0, the CA is almost gone. The sharpest aperture seems to be f/4.0, after which diffraction kicks in. If you test this lens with the "f/8 and be there" rule, you will find nothing special. This lens is rightfully tuned for a lower contrast than the Makro Sonnar 100/2.8. For an apples-to-orange comparison, I preferred the Makro which I believe has a slight edge in optical performance, but I prefer the N Planar 85/1.4 for the much better AF and the ethereal effect at f/1.4. If I am allowed to have only one, it is a tough call, but I guess I will take the Makro.Read full review
Spellbinding .. mesmerizing ... fantastic are some of the adjectives I'd choose to describe the bokeh of this lens. For close up lens if u cant afford the Leica 80/1.4 then get this one. Get an adapter and mount on your 1DS III or 5D and show off to your friends. The contrast is amazing the saturation is brilliant but what I really love about older MM type lenses is that they have this incredible bokeh along with an unbelievable cleanliness about the picture. It's hard to express but once you try it, you will get hooked.
This lens 85mm CY f1.4 MMJ is excellent in color, bokeh and sharpness... This is a perfect lens for potrait. I use it in M240, I never thought the result is extreemly good... Forget about the elmarit 90 and helios 85... Pick this one and you will never regret...
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I really like this lens . It is super fast and the images it produces are very nice. It is quickly becoming my favorite lens for portraits and sports photos
