Possibly the best 85mm ever made!
This 85mm f1.4 is the pinnacle of lens making. Carl Zeiss has managed to make a “perfect” lens, with no distortion, no chromatic aberration, and ultimate sharpness wide open.
86mm filter thread…this lens is huge!! and heavy too…weighing at 1200g…
But…there is no point discussing the outlook of the lens, what makes this lens so fascinating is the images that it produces.
the sharpness produced is beyond description, the contrast it retains when shooting directly to the sun is insane, and flare is barely seen even during a backlit situation, but even when seen, it’s very pleasing and not disturbing like the ones you find in conventional lens.
The bokeh produced by the lens is creamy as fxxk! (not even the Canon 85L can compare)
The Otus performs pretty much like other traditional zeiss lens, but better at every single aspect. With all the sharpness, you still get the “Zeiss Pop”, the 3Dness of the lens is just too nice.
On that bombshell, this is a MUST BUY lens for all portrait lovers! It doesn’t really matter if it’s MF or not, as the focusing mechanism is so smooth and easy, the resistance on the focus ring is perfectly damped. It reminds me of focusing with a Zeiss Master Prime Cine lens, which costs a fortune even comparing with the Otus.
Yes…Yes…Yes…the price…It’s expensive…but it definitely worths and deserves the price tag!