{"id":5794,"date":"2018-08-04T19:23:15","date_gmt":"2018-08-04T18:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=5794"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:26:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:26:17","slug":"rolling-review-zeiss-loxia-85mm-2-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/rolling-review-zeiss-loxia-85mm-2-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-Term Review: Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Introduction<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5802\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5802\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5802\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/zeiss_loxia_85mm_2.4_title.jpg\" alt=\"carl zeiss loxia 85mm 2.0 sonnar sony a7 a7r a7r2 a7rm2 alpha alpha7 review\" width=\"800\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/zeiss_loxia_85mm_2.4_title.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/zeiss_loxia_85mm_2.4_title-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/zeiss_loxia_85mm_2.4_title-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII with Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 Sonnar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The high price tag combined with the modest maximum aperture put many potential buyers off. Nonetheless personally I have used this lens regularly for almost two years now and thought it is time to share my experience in this long-term review.<br \/>\n<em><strong>Last Update: 08\/03\/18:<\/strong> long time experiences after ~2 years of usage added<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Sample Images<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14781\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14781\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14781\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04793-Bearbeitet.jpg\" alt=\"zeiss loxia 85mm 2.4 long term review\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04793-Bearbeitet.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04793-Bearbeitet-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04793-Bearbeitet-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/8.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14779\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14779\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14779\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04257.jpg\" alt=\"zeiss loxia 85mm 2.4 long term review\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04257.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04257-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04257-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/2.4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14780\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14780\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14780\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04460-Pano.jpg\" alt=\"zeiss loxia 85mm 2.4 long term review\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04460-Pano.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04460-Pano-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04460-Pano-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/5.6 | panorama from 4 shots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5835\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5835\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5835 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_portrait_sample.jpg\" alt=\"carl zeiss loxia 85mm 2.0 sonnar sony a7 a7r a7r2 a7rm2 alpha alpha7 review portrait head shot black white\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_portrait_sample.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_portrait_sample-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_portrait_sample-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/2.4 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/140854680@N04\/30329994953\/sizes\/l\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h1>Specifications \/ Version History<\/h1>\n<p>The Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 is the longest lens in the Loxia lineup. The other ones are the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/rolling-review-zeiss-loxia-distagon-2-821mm-t\/\">21mm 2.8<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-zeiss-loxia-2-4-25mm-distagon\/\">25mm 2.4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-zeiss-loxia-35mm-2-0\/\">35mm 2.0<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-zeiss-loxia-planar-250-t\/\">50mm 2.0<\/a>. To my knowledge this is the first 85mm with a maximum aperture of 2.4 made by Zeiss. It has the following specifications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Diameter: 62.5 mm<\/li>\n<li>Field of view: 28.63\u00b0 (diagonally)<\/li>\n<li>Length:&nbsp; 94.8 mm<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 594g<\/li>\n<li>Filter Diameter: 52 mm<\/li>\n<li>Number of Aperture Blades: 10 (straight)<\/li>\n<li>Elements\/Groups: 7\/7<\/li>\n<li>Close Focusing Distance: 0.8 m<\/li>\n<li>Maximum Magnification: 1:7.2<\/li>\n<li>Mount: E-mount<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You may also have a look at Zeiss&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zeiss.com\/camera-lenses\/en_de\/camera_lenses\/loxia\/loxia2485.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can get this lens on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2tfYkXF\">amazon.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ld0X9d\">amazon.de<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/2JWdQ23\">B&amp;H<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?LH_CAds=&amp;_ex_kw=&amp;_fpos=&amp;_fspt=1&amp;_mPrRngCbx=1&amp;_nkw=loxia+85&amp;_sacat=625&amp;_sadis=&amp;_sop=12&amp;_udhi=&amp;_udlo=&amp;_fosrp=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=10001&amp;customid=&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\/sch\/i.html?_ex_kw=&amp;_mPrRngCbx=1&amp;_nkw=loxia+85&amp;_sacat=625&amp;_sop=12&amp;_udhi=&amp;_udlo=&amp;_fosrp=1&amp;mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&amp;siteid=77&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=10001&amp;customid=&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.de<\/a> (advertisement\/affiliate links) for <strong>$1399\/1399\u20ac (new)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Handling \/ Build Quality<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5799\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5799\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5799 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/zeiss_loxia_85mm_2.4_handling.jpg\" alt=\"carl zeiss loxia 85mm 2.0 sonnar sony a7 a7r a7r2 a7rm2 alpha alpha7 review\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/zeiss_loxia_85mm_2.4_handling.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/zeiss_loxia_85mm_2.4_handling-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/zeiss_loxia_85mm_2.4_handling-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <strong>build quality of the Loxia is very nice<\/strong> and the most part of the lens is <strong>made of metal<\/strong>, but with nearly 600g it is also<strong> much heavier than the other Loxia lenses<\/strong>. There is also a blue <strong>rubber gasket<\/strong> at the rear of the lens, albeit there is no E-mount camera body with true weather\/dust resistance available to date.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>focus ring<\/strong> has <strong>just the right resistance<\/strong> and it takes <strong>~220\u00b0 from infinity to 0.8 m<\/strong>. This is great for setting precise focus, but it will also take a bit of time to go from infinity to MFD.<br \/>\nThe<strong> aperture ring<\/strong> has <strong>third-of-a-stop click-stops<\/strong> and turns about <strong>120\u00b0<\/strong> which is a little more than I prefer as it takes quite some time to go from f\/2.4 to f\/11. One can also &#8220;de-click&#8221; the aperture ring to make it stepless which I think is mostly interesting for filming purposes. As is the case with most Loxia lenses, infinity is a bit before the mark.<\/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.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nThere is also <strong>another feature<\/strong>: when <strong>turning the focus ring<\/strong> the camera <strong>automatically zooms in<\/strong> but to be honest I found this behaviour to be slowing down my shooting (as I prefer to move the box first and then zoom in), so I turned it off in the camera menu.<br \/>\nThe <strong>included hood is also mostly made of metal and quite large. <\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twentytwenty\" class=\"twentytwenty-container\" style=\"display: none; max-width: 100%; width: 800px; height: 465px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Loxia_85mm_2.4_no_hood.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Loxia_85mm_2.4_hood.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<h1>Vignetting<\/h1>\n<p><strong>light falloff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5851 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/vignetting_loxia_85mm.jpg\" alt=\"carl zeiss loxia 85mm 2.0 sonnar sony a7 a7r a7r2 a7rm2 alpha alpha7 review sharpness resolution contrast vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/vignetting_loxia_85mm.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/vignetting_loxia_85mm-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/vignetting_loxia_85mm-768x625.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wide open<\/strong> there is <strong>visible vignetting of roughly 1.9 EV<\/strong>, stopped down to f\/4.0 it is merely ~0.8 EV and from f\/5.6 (~0.4 EV) onwards negligible. There is also Lightroom profile for correcting this.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31049\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31049\" style=\"width: 1026px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31049\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Loxia_85mm_2.4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1026\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Loxia_85mm_2.4.png 1026w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Loxia_85mm_2.4-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Loxia_85mm_2.4-800x597.png 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Loxia_85mm_2.4-768x573.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1026px) 100vw, 1026px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31049\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>It is recommended to have a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/vignetting-graphs-explained\/\">this article<\/a> first to get an idea how this brightness graph works.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>optical vignetting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We move from the center (left) to the extreme corner (right) and see how the shape of the light circle changes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13740\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bokeh_loxia_85_2.4_2.4.jpg\" alt=\"Sony FE 85mm 1.4 GM gmaster portrait bokeh sharpness a7rII a7rm3 a7riii 42mp review\" width=\"800\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bokeh_loxia_85_2.4_2.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bokeh_loxia_85_2.4_2.4-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bokeh_loxia_85_2.4_2.4-768x155.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Loxia 85mm 2.4 shows quite a lot optical vignetting, a price that has to be paid for the small diameter lens barrel.<\/p>\n<p><em>These shots were taken at 0.9 m focus distance, you may get slightly different results at other distances.<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Sharpness<\/h1>\n<p><em>infinity<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5837\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sharpness_loxia85mm_2.4.jpg\" alt=\"carl zeiss loxia 85mm 2.0 sonnar sony a7 a7r a7r2 a7rm2 alpha alpha7 review sharpness resolution contrast\" width=\"800\" height=\"2482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sharpness_loxia85mm_2.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sharpness_loxia85mm_2.4-97x300.jpg 97w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sharpness_loxia85mm_2.4-768x2383.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sharpness_loxia85mm_2.4-413x1280.jpg 413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>You can also download the full resolution shots <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/140854680@N04\/\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>By f\/11 you start loosing details to diffraction, otherwise <strong>it doesn&#8217;t really matter which aperture you use between f\/2.4 and f\/8.0 for center and midframe<\/strong>, the differences are pretty much negligible in my book. The<strong> corners are best at f\/5.6 and f\/8.0<\/strong>, but already<strong> very good at f\/4.0 <\/strong>and<strong> usable to good at f\/2.4. <\/strong>The houses in the corner crops already look quite good wide open, but the fine detail in the trees is lost. Also be aware <strong>I have increased the exposure on the corner crops for f\/2.4 and f\/2.8 in post to match the others.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Compared to:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-sony-fe-85mm-1-4-gm\/\">Sony FE 85mm 1.4 GM<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Loxia 85mm 2.4 is a very high resolving lens at infinity. Already wide open it shows impressive performance across the whole frame.<br \/>\nAt f\/2.8 I see the GM slightly ahead, but the differences are so small, with different samples of these 2 lenses the outcome might be different. At f\/4.0 and stopped down further it is barely possible for me to see a difference.<br \/>\n<em>You can see the complete direct comparison in my <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-sony-fe-85mm-1-4-gm\/\">Sony FE 85mm 1.4 GM<\/a> review.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>close focus<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5855 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sharpness_close_loxia_85mm.jpg\" alt=\"carl zeiss loxia 85mm 2.0 sonnar sony a7 a7r a7r2 a7rm2 alpha alpha7 review sharpness resolution contrast\" width=\"800\" height=\"1734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sharpness_close_loxia_85mm.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sharpness_close_loxia_85mm-138x300.jpg 138w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sharpness_close_loxia_85mm-768x1665.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sharpness_close_loxia_85mm-591x1280.jpg 591w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>performance near the minimum focus distance is excellent<\/strong> as well,<strong> even wide open<\/strong> with the<strong> 42mp A7rII<\/strong> and looking at 100% crops. In the center I can hardly see any improvements on stopping down further.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7022\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7022\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7022\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSC02651.jpg\" alt=\"extension tube kenko fotodiox pro ring zwischenring loxia zeiss carl 85mm 2.4 10 16 26\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSC02651.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSC02651-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSC02651-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/5.6 | 16mm Kenko Extension tube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the meantime I also used this lens with Kenko extension tubes up to 26mm and the performance holds up very well. You can find more sample images in <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/extension-tubes-for-fullframe-e-mount-cameras\/\">this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>Flare resistance<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5832\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5832\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_Flare.jpg\" alt=\"carl zeiss loxia 85mm 2.0 sonnar sony a7 a7r a7r2 a7rm2 alpha alpha7 review\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_Flare.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_Flare-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_Flare-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/8.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Most of the time<\/strong> flare resistance is <strong>very good<\/strong>, as in the shot above. Nevertheless, with a low winter sun this is the worst I have seen from this lens so far (I haven&#8217;t used the hood for this shot):<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6169\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6169 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/loxia_85m_flare.jpg\" alt=\"carl zeiss loxia 85mm 2.0 sonnar sony a7 a7r a7r2 a7rm2 alpha alpha7 review\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/loxia_85m_flare.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/loxia_85m_flare-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/loxia_85m_flare-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/2.4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I have taken many shots straight into the sun without any problems, contrast also stays on a very high level.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9864\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9864\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9864\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09326.jpg\" alt=\"extension tube kenko fotodiox pro ring zwischenring loxia zeiss carl 85mm 2.4 10 16 26\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09326.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09326-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09326-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/2.4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Bokeh<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14778\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14778\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14778\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC01786.jpg\" alt=\"zeiss loxia 85mm 2.4 long term review\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC01786.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC01786-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC01786-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14778\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/2.4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sonnar lenses are known for their <strong>very smooth bokeh<\/strong> and this seems to be also true for the Loxia 85mm. But with a maximum aperture of 2.4 it just isn&#8217;t as easy throwing backgrounds out of focus as it is with faster lenses (see comparisons below), especially when not being super close to your subject.<br \/>\nProbably because of the small diameter of the lens the<strong> cat&#8217;s eye effect<\/strong> &#8211; describing light discs becoming ovals towards the borders and corners &#8211; is <strong>quite pronounced<\/strong> (see mechanical vignetting section).<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Comparison Loxia 85mm 2.4@2.4 &lt;-&gt; Loxia 85mm 2.4@4.0:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\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\/2016\/11\/bokeh_loxia_85mm_2.4_2.4.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bokeh_loxia_85mm_2.4_4.0.jpg\"\/><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #666666;\">Before: Loxia 85mm 2.4 @ 2.4 | After: Loxia 85mm 2.4 @ 4.0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Comparison Loxia 85mm 2.4@2.4 &lt;-&gt; Leica Summicron pre-Asph 90mm 2.0@2.0 (same distance to subject):<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\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\/2016\/11\/bokeh_loxia_85mm_2.4_2.4.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bokeh_leica_summicron_90mm_2.0_2.0.jpg\"\/><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #666666;\">Before: Loxia 85mm 2.4 @ 2.4 | After: Leica Summicron pre-Asph 90mm 2.0 @ 2.0 (shot from same position)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Comparison Loxia 85mm 2.4@2.4 &lt;-&gt; Leica Summicron pre-Asph 90mm 2.0@2.0 (same size of subject):<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\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\/2016\/11\/loxia85mm_2.4_comp_leica.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/leica_summicron_90mm_2.0_bokeh_commp.jpg\"\/><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #666666;\">Before: Loxia 85mm 2.4 @ 2.4 | After: Leica Summicron pre-Asph 90mm 2.0 @ 2.0 (shot from different positions for same subject size)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Comparison Loxia 85mm 2.4@2.4 &lt;-&gt; Jupiter-9 85mm 2.0@2.0 (same distance to subject):<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\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\/2016\/11\/loxia85mm_2.4_comp_jupiter.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/jupiter-9_85mm_2.0_bokeh.jpg\"\/><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #666666;\">Before: Loxia 85mm 2.4 @ 2.4 | After: Jupiter-9 85mm 2.0 @ 2.0 (shot from same position)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>For head and shoulder portraits the subject isolation is absolutely sufficient and I really like that I don&#8217;t have to cope with artifacts like onion rings and disturbing loCA.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9865\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9865\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9865\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09648.jpg\" alt=\" loxia zeiss carl 85mm 2.4 \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09648.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09648-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09648-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/2.4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is what bokeh looks like when you get a little closer to your subject:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14777\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14777\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14777\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC01775.jpg\" alt=\"zeiss loxia 85mm 2.4 long term review\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC01775.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC01775-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC01775-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/2.4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Coma<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5820 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Coma_loxia_85mm.jpg\" alt=\"carl zeiss loxia 85mm 2.0 sonnar sony a7 a7r a7r2 a7rm2 alpha alpha7 review coma correction koma point light sources\" width=\"800\" height=\"2036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Coma_loxia_85mm.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Coma_loxia_85mm-118x300.jpg 118w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Coma_loxia_85mm-768x1955.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Coma_loxia_85mm-503x1280.jpg 503w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><strong>Wide open<\/strong> and <strong>stopped down to f\/2.8<\/strong> <strong>point light sources <\/strong>towards the borders<strong> are visibly deteoriated<\/strong>. <strong>Stop down to f\/4.0<\/strong> and the problem mostly goes away.<\/p>\n<h1>Sunstars<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5819 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/sunstars_loxia_85mm.jpg\" alt=\"carl zeiss loxia 85mm 2.0 sonnar sony a7 a7r a7r2 a7rm2 alpha alpha7 review sunstar sunstars blende blendensterne starburst\" width=\"800\" height=\"3706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/sunstars_loxia_85mm.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/sunstars_loxia_85mm-65x300.jpg 65w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/sunstars_loxia_85mm-768x3558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/sunstars_loxia_85mm-276x1280.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>From a Loxia lens you expect<strong> well defined 10-stroke sunstars<\/strong> and the 85mm definetly delivers here. From f\/4.0 onwards the sunstars are <strong>as beautiful as on the other Loxia lenses<\/strong>. Of course this comes down to what rendering you prefer, so decide for yourself!<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9866\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9866\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9866\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00328.jpg\" alt=\" loxia zeiss carl 85mm 2.4 \" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00328.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00328-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC00328-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Distortion<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5854\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/loxia_zeiss_85mm_2.4_Distortion.jpg\" alt=\"carl zeiss loxia 85mm 2.0 sonnar sony a7 a7r a7r2 a7rm2 alpha alpha7 review sharpness distortion\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/loxia_zeiss_85mm_2.4_Distortion.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/loxia_zeiss_85mm_2.4_Distortion-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/loxia_zeiss_85mm_2.4_Distortion-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There is only a small amount of pincushion distortion. A Lightroom profile for correcting this is also available.<\/p>\n<h1>Chromatic aberrations<\/h1>\n<p><strong>longitudinal<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5809\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5809\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5809 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_loca.png\" alt=\"carl zeiss loxia 85mm 2.0 sonnar sony a7 a7r a7r2 a7rm2 alpha alpha7 review\" width=\"800\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_loca.png 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_loca-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_loca-768x444.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/2.4 | 50% crop, minimum focus distance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The correction of longitudinal CA (loCA) is <strong>pretty good<\/strong>, only slight traces of magenta and green outlinings are visible. Below is a real world stress test.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5834\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5834\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5834 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_loca_sample.jpg\" alt=\"carl zeiss loxia 85mm 2.0 sonnar sony a7 a7r a7r2 a7rm2 alpha alpha7 review loca ca chromatic abberations aberration\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_loca_sample.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_loca_sample-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_loca_sample-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7s | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/2.4 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/140854680@N04\/30768939910\/sizes\/l\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Focus shift<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5821\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/focusshift_loxia_85mm.jpg\" alt=\"carl zeiss loxia 85mm 2.0 sonnar sony a7 a7r a7r2 a7rm2 alpha alpha7 review focus shift sonnar sonar \" width=\"800\" height=\"861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/focusshift_loxia_85mm.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/focusshift_loxia_85mm-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/focusshift_loxia_85mm-768x827.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><strong>Sonnar designs<\/strong> are known for a few characteristics and one of the more unfavourable ones is the tendency to <strong>show some focus shift issues<\/strong>. Focus shift means that on stopping down the plane of optimal focus shifts, so to get best possible results at f\/4.0 with an f\/2.0 lens it might be necessary to stop down to f\/4.0 first and then focus. On the Loxia 85 the focus plane might shift a little bit towards the camera on stopping down if you are splitting hairs, but it is in fact <strong>nothing to worry about with this lens<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h1 dir=\"ltr\">Alternatives<\/h1>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-sony-fe-85-mm-1-8\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Sony FE 85mm 1.8<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nThis is the low-cost 85mm with AF for the E-mount system. This is aimed at a very different user type. Have a look at Jannik&#8217;s review or his <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-fe-1-885-vs-sony-fe-1-485-gm-the-big-shootout\/\">comparison to the GM 85mm 1.4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Zeiss Batis 85mm 1.8<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/>\nI haven&#8217;t used this one myself but I know you will be asking for it anyway \ud83d\ude42 Despite the same focal length these lenses are very different and in case you need AF you have your answer already. Regarding the optics the Batis is no slouch either, but from the comparisons I have seen the Batis is not as high resolving as the Loxia.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-sony-fe-85mm-1-4-gm\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Sony GM 85mm 1.4<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nCurrently I own both as they serve different needs. It is 1 1\/2 stops faster which is a lot, it is also about 203g heavier and for the price of a new Loxia you might even find a used GM. This really comes down to what you want to shoot, if you need f\/1.4 you know it and you will be way more interested in this lens than the Loxia.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/carl-zeiss-tele-tessar-zm-t-4-85-a-detailed-review\/\"><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Zeiss ZM 85mm 4.0 Tele-Tessar<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a><br \/>\nThis M-mount lens is more than a stop slower but also noticeably lighter. While the Loxia discussed here may offer slightly higher resolution the lighter and cheaper ZM will still be good enough for most applications, especially stopped down a little.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-leica-90mm-2-0-summicron-m\/\"><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Leica Summicron M 90mm 2.0 pre-Asph<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a><br \/>\nI have been using this lens for quite some time and I really like it. It is small, it is fast, bokeh wide open is nice, sharpness and contrast are very good stopped down. But it also features a whacky aperture diaphragm (see review) which produces not-as-nice-as-Loxia sunstars, sharpness at closer distances is not really good wide open and the work against bright light certainly isn&#8217;t something to write home about. Corner to corner sharpness is not as good as the Loxia either. It is a tough call between these two. If you are merely looking for a portrait lens that might stir you towards the Leica, if you are looking for a very high resolving landscape and architecture lens you are probably better of with the Loxia.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-canon-ef-135mm-2-0l\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Canon EF 135mm 2.0L<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nEven with a decent adapter this lens is cheaper than the Loxia and offers great across the frame sharpness as well. But it also allows for a much shallower depth of field at the same time. It is of course way bigger and a bit heavier, but if traveling light and small, flare resistance and rendering of sunstars are not your main concerns, this is seriously worth a look.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/tokina-x-macro-90mm-12-5-review\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Tokina AT-X Pro 90mm 2.5 Macro<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nA macro lens reknown for it&#8217;s beautiful bokeh. Have a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/tokina-x-macro-90mm-12-5-review\/\">Phillip&#8217;s review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Other 85mm lenses:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/>\nThere are some more interesting 85mm lenses which we didn&#8217;t lay our hands on yet: the Leica APO Aspherical Summicron 90mm 2.0, all the Leica Elmarit (90mm 2.8) and Summarit (90mm 2.4\/2.5) lenses and of course the many legacy lenses. From the mtf graphs I have seen I doubt any of them will beat the Loxia when it comes to resolving fine details, but if that really matters (to you) is a completely different question.<\/p>\n<h1>Conclusion<\/h1>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>good<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">excellent sharpness (already wide open) at all distances across the whole frame<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">bokeh<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">sunstars<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">correction of longitudinal CA<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">flare resistance<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">distortion<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">build quality<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>average<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>size<\/li>\n<li>vignetting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>not good<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">price<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">weight<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">coma correction until f\/4.0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>There are <strong>4 native E-mount 85mm lenses available<\/strong> now and I think this one will have a hard time appealing to potential buyers as it <strong>won&#8217;t win any numbers games<\/strong>: Maximum aperture? Too slow. Weight? Too high. AF? Nah. Price? Too high. Size? Too big.<br \/>\nI think the <strong>average customer will pick the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-sony-fe-85-mm-1-8\/\">Sony FE 85mm 1.8<\/a><\/strong> while the <strong>bokeh lovers will pick the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-sony-fe-85mm-1-4-gm\/\">GM 85mm 1.4<\/a><\/strong> anyway (with the release of the cheaper Sony alternative the Batis will also have a hard time).<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, who is this lens aimed at?<\/strong> I think people looking for<strong> maximum image quality<\/strong> who <strong>don&#8217;t need a faster aperture<\/strong> and therefore do not want to pay the size, weight and price penalties that come with the Otus lenses. This lens is quite <strong>similar to the Loxia 21mm 2.8<\/strong> in terms of contrast and corner to corner sharpness, in case of the latter I tend to say even better. And <strong>sharpness is great across the whole distance scale, at infinity and at the minimum focus distance<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThe quality of the<strong> bokeh wide open<\/strong> is also <strong>very natural<\/strong> as the lens features many special glass elements with anomalous partial dispersion but <strong>not a single aspherical lens element<\/strong>, so you won&#8217;t encounter any onion rings making it actually a nice &#8220;allround&#8221; lens.<br \/>\nThere is <strong>hardly any real flaw<\/strong>, flare resistance is not perfect, coma performance wide open isn&#8217;t great, but for an 85mm lens the latter is not of real importance to me.<br \/>\nAll in all a <strong>very well behaved lens<\/strong> that<strong> won&#8217;t appeal to too many people because of the moderate maximum aperture and of course the price<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> I have now used this lens for almost two years and I still really like it. It is a wonderful complement to the Loxia 21mm 2.8 and a lens that never got in the way of my shooting. It is great for architecture and landscape because of the very high contrast and resolution, for people photography beacuse of the smooth rendition of out of focus areas and even works as a macro with extension tubes. <strong>Highly recommended!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>You can get this lens on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2tfYkXF\">amazon.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ld0X9d\">amazon.de<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/2JWdQ23\">B&amp;H<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?LH_CAds=&amp;_ex_kw=&amp;_fpos=&amp;_fspt=1&amp;_mPrRngCbx=1&amp;_nkw=loxia+85&amp;_sacat=625&amp;_sadis=&amp;_sop=12&amp;_udhi=&amp;_udlo=&amp;_fosrp=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=10001&amp;customid=&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\/sch\/i.html?_ex_kw=&amp;_mPrRngCbx=1&amp;_nkw=loxia+85&amp;_sacat=625&amp;_sop=12&amp;_udhi=&amp;_udlo=&amp;_fosrp=1&amp;mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&amp;siteid=77&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=10001&amp;customid=&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.de<\/a> (advertisement\/affiliate links) for <strong>$1399\/1399\u20ac (new)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Sample Images<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9869\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9869\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9869\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC01618.jpg\" alt=\" loxia zeiss carl 85mm 2.4 \" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC01618.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC01618-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC01618-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9869\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/2.4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9867\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9867\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9867\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC06331.jpg\" alt=\" loxia zeiss carl 85mm 2.4 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC06331.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC06331-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC06331-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/2.4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6358\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6358\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6358 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/loxia85_2.4_venice.jpg\" alt=\"carl zeiss loxia 85mm 2.0 sonnar sony a7 a7r a7r2 a7rm2 alpha alpha7 review venice italy bokeh panorama\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/loxia85_2.4_venice.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/loxia85_2.4_venice-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/loxia85_2.4_venice-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/2.4 | panorama from 4 shots | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bastian_k\/31074310964\/sizes\/l\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">higher resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9868\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9868\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9868\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09363.jpg\" alt=\" loxia zeiss carl 85mm 2.4 \" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09363.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09363-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC09363-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/2.4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5831\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5831 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_concert_sample.jpg\" alt=\"carl zeiss loxia 85mm 2.0 sonnar sony a7 a7r a7r2 a7rm2 alpha alpha7 review portrait head shot concert big band\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_concert_sample.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_concert_sample-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_concert_sample-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7s | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/2.4 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/140854680@N04\/30993618102\/sizes\/l\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14782\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14782\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14782\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC05443.jpg\" alt=\"zeiss loxia 85mm 2.4 long term review\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC05443.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC05443-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC05443-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5830\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5830 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_bokeh_sample_bike.jpg\" alt=\"carl zeiss loxia 85mm 2.0 sonnar sony a7 a7r a7r2 a7rm2 alpha alpha7 review bike bokeh\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_bokeh_sample_bike.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_bokeh_sample_bike-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_bokeh_sample_bike-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7s | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/2.4 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/140854680@N04\/30993519782\/sizes\/l\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5828\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5828\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5828 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_architecture_sample.jpg\" alt=\"carl zeiss loxia 85mm 2.0 sonnar sony a7 a7r a7r2 a7rm2 alpha alpha7 review architecture sunset\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_architecture_sample.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_architecture_sample-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Zeiss_loxia_85_architecture_sample-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/5.6 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/140854680@N04\/31022792141\/sizes\/l\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5952\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5952 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/zeiss_loxia_85mm_2.4_bokeh_christmas.jpg\" alt=\"carl zeiss loxia 85mm 2.0 sonnar sony a7 a7r a7r2 a7rm2 alpha alpha7 review bike bokeh\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/zeiss_loxia_85mm_2.4_bokeh_christmas.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/zeiss_loxia_85mm_2.4_bokeh_christmas-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/zeiss_loxia_85mm_2.4_bokeh_christmas-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7s | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/2.4 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/140854680@N04\/31166697561\/sizes\/l\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6106\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6106\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6106 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/zeiss_loxia_85mm_2.4_dog.jpg\" alt=\"carl zeiss loxia 85mm 2.4 sonnar sony a7 a7r a7r2 a7rm2 alpha alpha7 review portrait head shot black white\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/zeiss_loxia_85mm_2.4_dog.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/zeiss_loxia_85mm_2.4_dog-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/zeiss_loxia_85mm_2.4_dog-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7s | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/2.4 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/140854680@N04\/31043099530\/sizes\/l\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6359\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6359\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6359 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/zeiss_loxia_85mm_2.4.jpg\" alt=\"carl zeiss loxia 85mm 2.0 sonnar sony a7 a7r a7r2 a7rm2 alpha alpha7 review bike bokeh\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/zeiss_loxia_85mm_2.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/zeiss_loxia_85mm_2.4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/zeiss_loxia_85mm_2.4-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Zeiss Loxia 85mm 2.4 | f\/2.4 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/140854680@N04\/31569931810\/sizes\/l\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Further Reading<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/fe-lenses-sony-comprehensive-independent-guide\/\">Sony FE lenses: The honest Guide for the a7 series<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-leica-90mm-2-0-summicron-m\/\">Leica Summicron 90mm 2.0 pre Asph Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-canon-ef-135mm-2-0l\/\">Canon EF 135mm 2.0L<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-jupiter-9-85mm-2-0\/\">Jupiter-9 85mm 2.0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Support Us<\/h1>\n<p>Did you find this article useful or just liked reading it? Treat us to a coffee!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=3K9EJRRQVXT4J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40345 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/donate2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"103\" height=\"29\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_SE\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"> <span style=\"color: #999999;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_SE\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><em>via Paypal<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This site contains advertisement\/affiliate links. If you make a purchase using any of the links marked as advertisement\/affiliate links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. This helps support the creation of future content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction The high price tag combined with the modest maximum aperture put many potential buyers off. Nonetheless personally I have used this lens regularly for almost two years now and thought it is time to share my experience in this long-term review. 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