Contax Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f/1.4 Reviews

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Contax Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f/1.4
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Average Ratings for Contax Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f/1.4

  • Sharpness4.5 stars
  • Value for Money4.8 stars
  • Overall rating4.8 stars

2 Reviews For Contax Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f/1.4

  • Guest 4th Apr 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Good Points: Sharp, but not over sharp. Nice look, good colours, produces clean pictures like most Zeiss-lenses.


    Bad Points: A bit heavy.


    General comments: The Contax Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm is perfect for portrait (head and shoulder) and general photography when one wishes a concentrated picture. Fast enough to use indoors with 100 ISO sensitivity. A big favourite.

  • CyberPOP. Rank: Lance Corporal 17th May 2000

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Carl Zeiss Planar 85/1.4 that I have is in MM version. This lens is big, you will be surprised how big it is, compared to the focal length. This lens is a good definition of portrait lens. I used to use the macro lens for portrait but the macro lens was too sharp. It's not nice to bring out all wrinkles of my model. I put Zeiss Softar on it to make it softer, but the sharpness are lost. The same situation applies to many portrait lens -but not the planar 85/1.4. I don't know how Zeiss ma ...