Zeiss Milvus 50mm f/1.4 Lens Review 

I'm buying mine tomorrow. you pushed me over the edge. thanks

Like Melody Chest (below) I can also declare that my search for the right fast fifty is over... But your review helped me immensely to make up my mind. My adventure with photography and lenses started in the seventies, when I was still a student. My first camera was an Asahi Pentax ESII with a SMC Takumar 50mm f1.4 lens. How I loved that lens! I knew it was kind of soft, wide open; but its positive attributes far outweighed that shortcoming. I still have that lens and I use it on my NIkon D850. But unless I go mirrorless, I cannot focus it up to infinity. I still long for a fast fifty- for everyday use. I still love the magic of a buttery smooth focusing ring; like the old Takumars. I spent hours on RU-vid, looking at different options by Zeiss and Voigtlander. But your review finally gave me the answer. Thanks again!

Oh man! Not many videos on this lens on here and yours takes the cake! Lovely review and I was blown away with the picture quality that you so brilliantly displayed. I fell back on my chair repeatedly with the F word!! I really respect Dustin Abbott on here as well and he had great words for the Milvus too. I think my hunt for the greatest 50 around a $1000 is over. Looks like a no brainer to me except the manual focus deal which could be a bummer for moving subjects but one has to get better at that I suppose! The contrast, colour rendition, sharpness, bokeh etc are simply the best it seems! Thanks for a great video!

That was a pleasant educational experience. Great comparison. I've been shooting a Nikon 55 ai-s for years and about to get the Zeiss. This video helped me make that choice. Thanks for sharing your experience.

Absolutely loved this review.AT LAST a proper real world demonstration of what the lens can do as opposed to gawping at a monitor showing Lightroom tools on the side etc. Gave me all the info I needed without sounding like AI and was notably profanity free. Thanks so much_ 10/10..

Thanks for this. Was my first search this morning and I'm glad I found your channel. I placed an order for this lens last night for my D810 and I'm even more excited after seeing this video!

i wasn't sure if to buy this lens, i want it so much but didn't want to spend that much money, when saw your video i ordered it at once and I've received it today, will always remember u with a sweet smile, cheers:)

OMG, the color reproduction is unbelievable! Thanks for the review. I'm sold on this lens. I was thinking of f2 macro version, but this one is awesome.

Good to see a new vid from you Clint. That lens really does perform great. I'm definitely going to go for a couple of Zeiss Batis lenses for my A7II eventually, once I sell off my A-mount lenses. I'm a total Zeiss zealot. Zeiss FTW!

Thanks for putting in the work on this, extremely helpful and comprehensive. Great video!

Sold.

Damn !! I wish i hadn't seen this.... A pretty conclusive test, and one thats going to cost me a lot of money next year... Thanks, great video.. :)

Thanks for this review buddy!

I have the 85mm Milvus for my D810 and I call it my Baby Otus. Lol.

Aren't those colors on the Milvus much warmer? Looked as if you applied a filter on the image.

Some gear gurus worship older Nikon lenes to make themselves look knowledgeable, problem Is photos don't lie and this Zeiss Milvus line is kicking butt. One of these self proclaimed experts claims older planar lenses are sharper than Milvus... obviously delusional; which is why I unsubscribed from that channel and subscribed to this one. Great review!

@photo314159 Finally another video! Love your work man!

can you please make another video on how to do make the masking tape ball its hard to understand and i never know if im doing it right please ive looked everywhere no one seems to have a tutorial for it

For the masking tape ball long ago, how many rolls does it take to make a little bit smaller than a baseball sized ball or a baseball sized ball?

WoW, what more can I say. This 50mm makes me almost want to go back to Canon dslr. Do you think Loxia´s(21/35/50) will be near as good as this Milvus?

Thank you for the review.

What Nikon body did you use for the test? Thanks.

Hi.... A wonderful lens. Can I ask what Nikon camera you used ? Thanks

maybe this is a stupid thing for the others. how does the lens compare to the voigtlander 58mm f1.4?

Is this lens overkill for my film camera Nikon F3?

wow amazing video,sorry what is this lens can be mixed with d7000 nikon and diafragma can be set from camera body like ussually nikon lens digital overall,and what is the differrent planar and milvus?nice tees ninja turtles,i like this because of i have too n i like ninja turtles,thank u very much,sorry ya if my english is not good as u

does it have an automatic diaphragm?

Dang man.... why you have to go and make me want to spend $1200.

I am undecided between the Milvus 50mm or the Sigma Art 50mm :(

I would like to see a comparison with Sigma 50mm Art the rumors says the siggy is sharper. cheaper .smaller and lighter on DXO the sigma Art is verey close to Otus 55mm from zeiss

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WTF? you have to spend 1.5K$ for a lens zeiss and you'll have big chromatic aberration? there's no make sense, man....before to seen this movie, I've planned a big investment to those lenses Milvus...and....shit, I've understand...Leica apochromatic or nothing...

The Sigma 50mm 1.4 ART is better.AND cheaper.