Zeiss Milvus 1.4/85 - EF

Features

The redesigned ZEISS Milvus 1.4/85 lens is particularly suitable for portrait photography. This lens is an absolute must for compositions where the main subject is to be sharply defined and emphasized against a beautiful bokeh background. The purely spherical optical design and use of special types of glass ensure optimal micro-contrast and extremely low chromatic aberration. The result: outstanding photographs every time – with the champion of bokeh.

The subject stands out with astounding clarity against a background that vanishes masterfully in the soft bokeh of the image composition. The highly precise, manual focus of the ZEISS Milvus 1.4/85 lets the observer experience every single detail.

The famous symmetric lens design invented by Dr. Paul Rudolph at ZEISS in 1896. The Planar lens is the most successful camera lens design – and, by the way, the most plagiarized – ever created. It provides the lens designer with numerous means to correct aberrations extraordinarily well. And its performance is very constant over a wide range of imaging ratios, enabling such a versatile lens variety as the Makro-Planar lens.

Technical Specifications

• Focal length 85 mm
• Aperture range f/1.4 – f/16
• Focusing range 0,80 m (2.62 ft) - 8
• Number of elements/groups 11 / 9
• Angular field, diag./horiz./vert. 29° / 24° / 16°
• Coverage at close range 303 mm x 201 mm (11.93‘‘ x 7,91‘‘)
• Filter thread M77 x 0.75
• Dimensions (with caps)
  ZF.2: 119,0 mm (4.69‘‘)
  ZE: 121,0 mm (4.76‘‘)
• Weight ZF.2: 1.210 g (42.68 oz)
  ZE: 1.280 g (45.15 oz)
• Camera mounts
  F Mount (ZF.2)
  EF Mount (ZE)