{"id":1209,"date":"2017-07-09T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2017-07-09T08:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=1209"},"modified":"2024-04-21T14:25:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T13:25:44","slug":"review-zeiss-loxia-planar-250-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-zeiss-loxia-planar-250-t\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Zeiss Loxia Planar 2\/50 T*"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC09858.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1315 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC09858.jpg\" alt=\"DSC09858\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC09858.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC09858-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Zeiss Loxia Planar 2\/50<\/strong> offers all the benefits of manual lens: a great focusing ring, <strong>very solid build quality<\/strong> and a <strong>small size<\/strong> but it gets rid of most disadvantages like outdated coatings, adapters and you get full exif info.<br \/>\n<em><strong>09\/07\/17 Update by Bastian:<\/strong> I have just recently been looking for a fast standard lens to use for Milkyway stitching (see <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/4-tips-improve-astrophotography\/\">this article<\/a>) and compared this lens and the Sony FE 55mm 1.8 side by side. Therefore I added a few bits from these comparisons.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A German version of this review can be <a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.de\/blog\/2015\/11\/18\/test-und-erfahrungsbericht-zeiss-loxia-250\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">found on phillipreeve.de<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>Sample Images<\/h1>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_1167\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_1293\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1293\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00555.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1293 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00555.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00555\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00555.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00555-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeiss Loxia 2\/50 | Sony a7 | f\/2 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/22162586686\/sizes\/o\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1300\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1300\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00656.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1300 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00656.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00656\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00656.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00656-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeiss Loxia 2\/50 | Sony a7 | f\/2 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/22173820606\/sizes\/o\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1306\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1306\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00743.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1306 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00743.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00743\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00743.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00743-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeiss Loxia 2\/50 | Sony a7 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h1>Specifications<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Diameter: 62mm<\/li>\n<li>Length: \u00a059mm<\/li>\n<li>Filter Diameter: 52mm<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 320g<\/li>\n<li>Number of Aperture Blades: 10 (straight)<\/li>\n<li>Short focusing distance: 45cm<\/li>\n<li>Max. reproduction ratio: 0.14<\/li>\n<li>Elements\/Groups: 6\/4<\/li>\n<li>Mount: Sony E<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More details can be found in Zeiss&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zeiss.de\/content\/dam\/Photography\/new\/pdf\/en\/downloadcenter\/datasheets_loxia\/loxia_250.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official data sheet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Zeiss Loxia 2\/50\u00a0sells for $949 at <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2tvH9Ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon.com<\/a> or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1080387-REG\/zeiss_2103_748_loxia_50mm_f_2_planar.html\/BI\/19619\/KBID\/12129\/kw\/ZE502LFE\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xZE502LFE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B&amp;H Photo<\/a>\u00a0(affiliate links).\u00a0In Germany you can buy it for 849\u20ac at <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2uYuSVE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon.de<\/a> (affiliate link)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC09845.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1312\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC09845.jpg\" alt=\"DSC09845\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC09845.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC09845-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Disclosure<\/h1>\n<p>The Zeiss Loxia 50mm 2.0 was kindly provided free of charge by Zeiss Germany for reviewing purpose.<br \/>\n<em>Comment from Bastian<\/em>: I bought mine at retail.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Build Quality<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>As good as it gets<\/strong>. The lens feels very solid and it is a joy to handle.<\/p>\n<p>Most anything is made from metal and tightly assembled. This includes the inner barrel. So unlike Sony&#8217;s FE lenses this lens is metal on the inside as well.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike all Sony FE lenses the lens does have a rubber gasket around the mount.<strong> Zeiss doesn&#8217;t claim any weather resistance<\/strong> but I would feel more confident about this lens than about any Sony FE lens in bad weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>All markings are engraved and filled with paint.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Handling<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC098741.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1316\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC098741.jpg\" alt=\"DSC09874\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC098741.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC098741-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is <strong>one of the smallest FE lenses<\/strong>, very similar in size to the <a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-fe-28mm-2-what-we-know-so-far\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FE 2\/28 <\/a>and a centimeter shorter than the <a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-fe-1-855-za-sonnar-t-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FE 1.8\/55<\/a>. It is a bit heavier than both though, I think this is testament to the solid build quality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Handling on the Sony a7 is superb<\/strong>, the lens has just the right size and weight.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>focusing ring<\/strong> turns about 100 degrees from 45cm to 1m and a further 80 degrees to infinity.\u00a0The focusing ring feels very smooth and it is a bit textured. I wouldn&#8217;t know how to improve it, <strong>using it is a joy<\/strong>. The lens has a hard infinity stop but it wasn&#8217;t well calibrated on my copy and focused a little behind infinity.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>aperture ring<\/strong> is <strong>a bit close to the mount<\/strong> and not elevated, I had to get used to that because it is a bit tricky to\u00a0tell were it begins and ends. It stops down in 1\/3 stops from f\/2 to f\/22. Every click is well felt and the resistance is high enough so that you don&#8217;t accidentally change the aperture.<\/p>\n<p>There are almost no non moving parts to grab to mount or unmount the lens, if this is something that may bother you have a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-pocketpano-loxia-lens-grip\/\">Loxia Lens-Grip<\/a> from PocketPano.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC09849.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1314\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC09849.jpg\" alt=\"DSC09849\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC09849.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC09849-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Lens Hood<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC098761.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1317\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC098761.jpg\" alt=\"DSC09876\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC098761.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC098761-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The hood is made from metal and clad with black velvet on the inside. The locking mechanism seems solid enough.<\/p>\n<p>Unusually the hood isn&#8217;t attached in front of the lens but around it.<\/p>\n<h1>Features<\/h1>\n<p>You can de-click the aperture with a special tool which apparently is a feature important to videographers (who won&#8217;t like the very obvious focus breathing).<\/p>\n<p>The lens will provide exif information. The lens is reported as <em>E 50mm F2 <\/em>and the camera shows you the aperture. You have to use the aperture ring though and there is no way to get automatic aperture control.<\/p>\n<p>The lens reports to the camera when you turn the focus ring. So you can use the automatic magnification feature of the a7 series which will magnify the image the moment the focus ring is turned. Some people found it very useful, I prefer to magnify manually.<\/p>\n<h1>Image Quality<\/h1>\n<h3>Vignetting<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Loxia_50mm_f2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1319\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Loxia_50mm_f2.jpg\" alt=\"Loxia_50mm_f2\" width=\"728\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Loxia_50mm_f2.jpg 728w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Loxia_50mm_f2-253x300.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vignetting at f\/2 is quite pronounced<\/strong> and easily visible in images. Stopping down to f\/2.8 reduced it a lot but <strong>some vignetting remains even at f\/8<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Flare Resistance<\/h3>\n<p>Thanks to modern coatings the Loxia 2\/50 <strong>hardly loses any contrast<\/strong> when a bright light source is in the image. This is the worst case of contrast loss I could provoke:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1299\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00641.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1299 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00641.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00641\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00641.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00641-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeiss Loxia 2\/50 | Sony a7 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you provoke it you will see<strong> some ghosting<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1286\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1286\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00435.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1286 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00435.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00435\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00435.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00435-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeiss Loxia 2\/50 | Sony a7 | f\/2 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/21565698654\/sizes\/o\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Distortion<\/h3>\n<p>Typically for a 50mm lens the Planar shows a <strong>small amount of barrel distortion<\/strong>. For critical architecture work you might want to correct it or buy a $20 <a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/minolta-md-50mm-2-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minolta MD 2\/50<\/a> which is distortion free.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1322\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1322\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC09883.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1322\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC09883.jpg\" alt=\"Loxia 2\/50 | f\/8\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC09883.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC09883-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loxia 2\/50 | f\/8 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/22203484082\/sizes\/o\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Chromatic Aberations<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Lateral CA is very, very well corrected<\/strong>, I don&#8217;t see any.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Color fringing outside of the focus plane is quite obvious at f\/2<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1285\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00432.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1285 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00432.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00432\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00432.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00432-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeiss Loxia 2\/50 | Sony a7 | f\/2 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/22000661138\/sizes\/o\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/100p_LoCA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1324\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/100p_LoCA.jpg\" alt=\"100% crop | f\/2\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/100p_LoCA.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/100p_LoCA-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>100% crop | f\/2<\/p>\n<h3>Bokeh<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Bokeh isn&#8217;t a strength of the Loxia 2\/50<\/strong>. Out of focus highlights have a defined edge and so backgrounds appear a bit\u00a0nervous.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1280\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC002991.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1280 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC002991.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00299\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC002991.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC002991-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeiss Loxia 2\/50 | Sony a7 | f\/2 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/22013686718\/sizes\/o\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1323\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1323\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00433.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1323\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00433.jpg\" alt=\"Loxia 2\/50 | f\/2\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00433.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00433-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loxia 2\/50 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Near\u00a0the close focusing distance this isn&#8217;t an issue, because anything is blurred a lot backgrounds are rendered smooth:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1287\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00496.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1287 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00496.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00496\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00496.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00496-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeiss Loxia 2\/50 | Sony a7 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thanks to 10 aperture blades blur discs remain round when the aperture is closed:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1298\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1298 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00636.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00636\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00636.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00636-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeiss Loxia 2\/50 | Sony a7 | f\/4 |<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/22173683956\/sizes\/o\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Foreground bokeh is quite smooth, check out the image of the fountain under CA.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8593\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8593\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC06603.jpg\" alt=\"Sony A7rII | Loxia 50mm 2.0 | f\/2.0\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC06603.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC06603-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC06603-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Loxia 50mm 2.0 | f\/2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Comment from Bastian<\/em>: similar to the Loxia 21mm 2.8 the iris is a bit closed even wide open, therefore you might encounter light circles not being perfectly round even at f\/2.0.<\/p>\n<h3>Sun Stars<\/h3>\n<p>The Loxia 2\/50 draws<strong> beautiful 10-pointed sun stars<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1295\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1295\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00622.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1295 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00622.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00622\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00622.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00622-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeiss Loxia 2\/50 | Sony a7 | f\/11 |<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/22188858325\/sizes\/o\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1284\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00368.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1284 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00368.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00368\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00368.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00368-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeiss Loxia 2\/50 | Sony a7 | f\/11 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/22162200296\/sizes\/o\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Sharpness<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Compared to other classic 50mm lenses the Loxia is a very good performer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At f\/2 contrast is very good\u00a0and the center is very sharp.\u00a0The coners aren&#8217;t as good but they are a lot better than with other classic normal lenses. I think they are less sharp than with the FE 1.8\/55.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1291\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1291\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00534.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1291 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00534.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00534\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00534-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeiss Loxia 2\/50 | Sony a7 | f\/2 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/22162469316\/sizes\/o\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1326\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1326\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/100p_f2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1326 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/100p_f2.jpg\" alt=\"100p_f2\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/100p_f2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/100p_f2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">100% crop shows very good sharpness at f\/2 in the center of the image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1327\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1327\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/100p_f2corner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1327 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/100p_f2corner.jpg\" alt=\"100p_f2corner\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/100p_f2corner.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/100p_f2corner-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1327\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">100% crop at f\/2 from they extreme corner of an image taken at higher ISOs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/22219272315\/sizes\/o\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full image<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From f\/5.6 the images is very sharp to excellent across the frame:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1304\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1304\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00665.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1304\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00665.jpg\" alt=\"Zeiss Loxia 2\/50 | Sony a7 | f\/8 | full resolution\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00665.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00665-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeiss Loxia 2\/50 | Sony a7 | f\/8 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/22174119696\/sizes\/o\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1328\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/100p_f8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1328 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/100p_f8.jpg\" alt=\"100p_f8\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/100p_f8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/100p_f8-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">100% corner crop | f\/8 | Sony a7<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><br \/>\nComment from Bastian<\/em>: I shot a series on the 42mp A7RII and compared the Loxia directly to the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-sony-fe-85-mm-1-8\/\">Sony FE 55mm 1.8<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8590\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sharpness_Loxia_50mm_FE_55mm.jpg\" alt=\"loxia fe 55 1.8 sony\/zeiss zony 50 2.0 comare comparison vergleich\" width=\"800\" height=\"2949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sharpness_Loxia_50mm_FE_55mm.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sharpness_Loxia_50mm_FE_55mm-81x300.jpg 81w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sharpness_Loxia_50mm_FE_55mm-768x2831.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sharpness_Loxia_50mm_FE_55mm-347x1280.jpg 347w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wide open in the center I prefer the Loxia which shows more contrast and more details*. Interestingly the corners don&#8217;t look too different. The Loxia&#8217;s problems are in the midframe, where there is a significant drop in resolution, which is also reflected in the MTF charts shown below.<br \/>\nYou really need to stop down to f\/8.0 to get the best performance in the mid frame area.<br \/>\n* I was very unhappy with the focus by wire mechanism in the Sony FE 55mm 1.8 for achieving critical sharpness. With the A7rII and maximum magnification in LiveView you will notice the motor in the lens isn&#8217;t stepless and I am not so sure there was a step where I would have needed it for optimal sharpness&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Here is the MTF-graph from Zeiss:<a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/mtf2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1329 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/mtf2.jpg\" alt=\"mtf2\" width=\"508\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/mtf2.jpg 508w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/mtf2-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Coma<\/h1>\n<div class=\"twentytwenty\" class=\"twentytwenty-container\" style=\"display: none; max-width: 100%; width: 800px; height: 534px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/loxia50.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fe55.jpg\"\/><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Before: Loxia 50mm 2.0 @ 2.0 | After: Sony FE 55mm 1.8 @ 1.8 | 100% crops from extreme corner, Sony A7s<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Comment from Bastian<\/em>: as I was interested in how this lens behaves for astrophotography the coma correction was very important to me. To be honest I was expecting the FE 55mm 1.8 to be significantly better but this wasn&#8217;t the case.<br \/>\nThe deteoriations are a bit bigger with the Loxia, but the FE often shows very contrasty purple areas around point light sources which can also be very noticeable.<\/p>\n<h1>Conclusion<\/h1>\n<p><b>Good<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">build quality<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">very well balanced<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">very enjoyable manual focus<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">very sharp from f\/2<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">high contrast\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">nice sun stars<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Average<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>value for money<\/li>\n<li>out of focus\u00a0aberrations<\/li>\n<li>coma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Not Good<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">bokeh could be smoother<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">more vignetting than competition<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">no AF<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">midzone dip in sharpness<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Zeiss Loxia Planar 2\/50 T* is a joy to use.<\/strong>\u00a0It feels very well made, the focusing ring is very smooth \u00a0and it is well balanced on the Alpha 7. Everyone who enjoys to focus manually will like the Loxia a lot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Optically it is one of the best 50mm lenses around<\/strong> but it doesn&#8217;t quite reach the performance level of the <a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-fe-1-855-za-sonnar-t-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sony FE 1.8\/55<\/a>. Most obvious is the somewhat\u00a0nervous bokeh which can be a distraction for some shots.<\/p>\n<p>I think it is an <strong>attractive option<\/strong> for<strong> photographers\u00a0(like me) who prefer a manual lens over an AF lens with sluggish manual focusing<\/strong> like the FE55.<\/p>\n<p>The Loxia\u00a0is sharper than any older manual lens, has modern\u00a0coatings, you don&#8217;t have \u00a0to deal with adapters and you get Exif\u00a0information.\u00a0But of course you also pay quite a bit more for it and you have to consider how much these advantages are worth to you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All in all it is a very enjoyable lens, I found it more enjoyable to use than the FE <a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-fe-1-855-za-sonnar-t-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1.8\/55<\/a>\u00a0but the FE55 is a bit better optically.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Comment from Bastian:<\/em> for shooting landscape and architecture I perfer this lens over the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-fe-1-855-za-sonnar-t-review\/\">FE 55mm 1.8<\/a>. The Loxia shows a little more contrast and the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/best-lenses-for-sunstars\/\">sunstars<\/a> are more up to my taste but the really important thing is the absence of focus by wire. I really struggled achieving optimal sharpness with the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-sony-fe-85-mm-1-8\/\">FE 55mm 1.8<\/a> whilst this was never an issue with the Loxia 50mm 2.0.<br \/>\nAs a general purpose lens I might also rather recommend the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-sony-fe-85-mm-1-8\/\">FE 55mm 1.8<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8212;&#8211;<\/em><br \/>\n<em>If you consider buying the Loxia 2\/50 please use one of the affiliate links below, your support is what makes reviews like this possible. THANKS!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Zeiss\u00a0Loxia Planar 2\/50\u00a0sells for $949 at <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2tvH9Ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon.com<\/a> or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1080387-REG\/zeiss_2103_748_loxia_50mm_f_2_planar.html\/BI\/19619\/KBID\/12129\/kw\/ZE502LFE\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xZE502LFE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B&amp;H Photo<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0849\u20ac at <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2uYuSVE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon.de<\/a>.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>&#8212;&#8211;<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>More Image Samples<\/h1>\n<p>All images are processed in Lightroom from Raw. Some\u00a0more samples in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/albums\/72157658586201115\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> my flickr album<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1297\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1297\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00635.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1297 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00635.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00635\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00635.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00635-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeiss Loxia 2\/50 | Sony a7 | f\/2| full resolution<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1308\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1308\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00758.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1308 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00758.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00758\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00758.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00758-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeiss Loxia 2\/50 | Sony a7 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1307\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1307\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00748.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1307 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00748.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00748\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00748.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00748-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeiss Loxia 2\/50 | Sony a7 | f\/2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1302\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1302\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00658.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1302 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00658.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00658\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00658.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00658-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeiss Loxia 2\/50 | Sony a7 | f\/5.6| full resolution<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1301\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00657.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1301 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00657.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00657\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00657.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00657-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeiss Loxia 2\/50 | Sony a7 | f\/8| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/22012276868\/sizes\/o\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1292\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1292\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00543.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1292 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00543.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00543\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00543.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00543-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeiss Loxia 2\/50 | Sony a7 | f\/8| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96189377@N08\/22001833369\/sizes\/o\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1290\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1290\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00530.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1290 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00530.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00530\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" 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