Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 Planar T* Lens for Sony E Mount - Bundle With FotoPro Artpod Mini Classic Aluminum Tripod with Leather Bag, Cleaning Kit, Microfiber Cloth

2021-06-17T19:03:14

Absolutely lovely to use. It's reasonably sharp, smooth and generally built incredibly. Well corrected and very sharp, although not quite up to snuff compared to a Voigtlander APO-Lanthar. At similar new prices, it really depends on your needs. I picked this up due to the sealing and an aggressively affordable used price. You could do a lot worse for glass, but you could also do better with your money nowadays. Zeiss level build quality, but nothing truly special to make it worth the massive price bump over apochromatic laowa lenses. Beautiful images and generally wonderful to work with, it's dragged down by the generally high cost. Still, I'm glad to have it in my kit for a walkaround landscape lens.

JOSHUA S.

2019-08-11T08:45:14

The appeal of this lens is not chart-topping specs, but it's beautiful rendering - a combination of color, contrast, sharpness and smooth transitions of color and tone. I own a lot of lenses, modern and vintage, and love them all (I've sold the ones I didn't love so much), but the Loxia 50mm is probably the one I most look forward to using. It encourages me to be at the top of my game because I know that if I am, the results will be worth it. And a thank-you to Adorama for the excellent service.

BART H.

2018-12-14T09:16:55

The Loxia 50mm is the unique lens that is ideal for projects like mine in environmental portraiture. The lens is manual focus giving one the ability to control the incredible lens capacity for depth of field.

Edgar I.

2018-01-02T11:00:49

Ah, the Loxia 50 mil.Full of all the pop and colour that Zeiss is known for. The Loxia 50 is a great walk around lens. Small and compact, but all metal and glass it feels and handles like a dream. Save for the aperture ring. The only Loxia that does not have a frustrating aperture ring is the 85 mil, but if you are like me and spend most of your time shooting wide open, it won't be an issue. The only downside is its speed. Had to buy the Voigtlander 40mil for night shooting with a decent ISO. Still, highly recommended (the voigt does not have the same pop, but is really good on its own).

Aaron S.

2017-02-28T19:08:05

I bought it used on Adorama about 3 months ago, and recently I been encountering problem with magnifier when I use F2.0, that the magnifier doesn't stay zoomed in properly, which it is very very irritating. And I did checked the camera with my other manual lenses and my A7rii has no problem. However, I do love this lens, the build-quality is sexy. Yet the problem with my loxia is really makes me sad.

Chengqian L.

2016-10-28T13:00:39

If you've got an A7 series camera, there's a good chance that you were considering size when you got it. What I hope you also considered, is the potentially superb manual focus experience. This 50mm completes the the A7 series like no other. It's one of the smallest lenses you can get, but nothing on it feels dainty or fragile. It's solid and I've taken mine out in the rain without any trouble. Plus, the Loxia 50mm communicates with the camera, so you can get EXIF data and a MF assist which automatically zooms in the EVF when you turn the focus ring. Admittedly the latter can be a bit confusing at first, but you can turn it off or learn to use it. I keep it on most of the time. Optically, it's sharp, but so are a lot of other lenses. What makes the Loxia 50mm special is its color rendition and microcontrast. The Zeiss 3D pop is strong on this one. There are few lenses which offer as much richness of color. Even black and white photographs sing. I have no doubt that it will be able to keep up with many generations of future sensors. On speed, it may not be it's not be an F/1.4 lens but to get optics this good in this small a package, physics demands trade-offs. The bokeh is lovely, regardless. It's not buttery gaussian haze bokeh (you really need a telephoto lens for that anyway). It's got movement and character, but not in a harsh or distracting way. It's an essential part of the lens' character. Few lenses balance of character and precision as well as the Loxia 50mm. I highly recommend this lens.

CHRISTOPHER C.

2016-09-28T09:38:12

Being a manual focus lens, it takes a getting use to. However, it offers a distinct operation feeling and picture rendition which strongly holds it own against auto focus lens. I found the focusing ring smooth and the F-stops well functiional calibrated. So far, the picture quality is commendably Zeiss standard. It's easily among the top three 50mm lens in my estimate and the best manual focus lens thus far!

DENZEL C.