Zeiss 40mm F2 CF Batis E-mount lens review by AudioDoc
 AudioDoc#44221 date: Jan-30-2019 | |
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| sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 5 overall: 5 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Can't compare this with any lens I have. 40mm is a very unusual focal length. |
| price paid: | 1299 USD New |
| positive: | 40mm focal length! My first camera was an Olympus Trip 35 w/40mm lens and I used it for years. Love this focal length! IQ is brilliant with the 24Mp A7III. Photos have a certain pop. Can't even imagagine how photos with the 42 Mpx A73 look! I love the rendering of this lens. Close focusing to about 9 inches. This is a very versatile prime lens. Size and weight not too big or heavy. To be clear, I have not done any scientific testing. Focus is quite and quick |
| negative: | None! There are complaints that this lens stops down with close focusing. Zeiss says it will stop down by one stop when close focusing, and that they will address this with a firmware update. I have not noticed any issues, but haven't really done testing to confirm this one way or the other. Of course it is expensive for a 40mm f2 lens. |
| comment: | Love this lens so far! ATM, it is my favorite prime lens, and I have a few excellent lenses. But of course this is highly a personal and subjective matter I would suggest trying this lens first. You may not feel the same way I do about this very versatile lens. See my sample photos on the sample page. I'll post more as I continue to using it. |
36MPrating summary
- total reviews: 3
- sharpness: 5.00
- color: 5.00
- build: 5.00
- distortion: 5.00
- flare control: 5.00
- overall: 5.00