Contax Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f/1.4 Review

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Contax Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f/1.4
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Guest's Review of Contax Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f/1.4 35mm SLR Lens

6th Jun 2009

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Sharpness
    5 stars
  • Time Lense Owned
    Over 1 Year
Good Points

Top quality build and optics.


Bad Points

The 1.7 is rated a tad sharper and is about 1/3rd the price, but it doesn't have the Rolls Royce feel of the 1.4.


General Comments

I use this Contax Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f/1.4 lens almost exclusively with B&W. It is fantastically sharp and contrasty in all situations. I began B&W with Minolta manual lenses. The difference was astounding. The Minolta prints were so lacking in contrast that they looked rather like a printer reproducing black with a colour ink cartridge.
All the cheaper (sic) Zeiss lenses are fabulous, but I think the 50mm (both 1.7and 1.4) have the edge. They print without loss of quality up to 40cms - the largest I can go. The Minoltas were deteriorating above 25mm.
Also, the lens has a beautifully solid feel. Like a gold bar.

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