Zeiss Touit 50mm f/2.8 Macro Lens for Sony E-Mount
The Zeiss Touit 50mm f/2.8M lens is a moderate telephoto prime lens designed for use on cameras with APS-C format sensors and as such provides a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 75mm. This lens is compatible with Sony E Mount mirrorless cameras and supports all camera functions, including autofocus and exposure control. With a 1:1 magnification ratio, it offers close-up macro capability and its minimum focus distance is 6". An f/2.8 maximum aperture is effective in low light and provides shallow depth of field focus. A complex floating lens system ensures a uniform length when focusing and provides consistently sharp performance. The optical design includes two aspherical elements and two anomalous partial dispersion elements which minimise lateral and longitudinal chromatic aberrations. Its nearly circular 9-blade diaphragm combined with depth of field control enables imaging with a soft, pleasing, out-of-focus background. It is an ideal lens for portraiture, still-life, landscape and numerous other photo and video applications. The physical construction of the lens features a sleek, all black, metal lens barrel with rubberised control rings for smooth precision when working with manual focus. A metal bayonet mount ensures accurate alignment. Aperture stops are clearly marked in white on the lens barrel for manual exposure control. This lens looks to be in near mint condition with almost no signs of use. The optics are clean and clear with no marks or scratches. The lens barrel shows almost no cosmetic marks. The focus ring is smooth and in great condition. The lens mount is in great condition showing almost no signs of use.
The Zeiss Touit 50mm f/2.8M lens is a moderate telephoto prime lens designed for use on cameras with APS-C format sensors and as such provides a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 75mm. This lens is compatible with Sony E Mount mirrorless cameras and supports all camera functions, including autofocus and exposure control. With a 1:1 magnification ratio, it offers close-up macro capability and its minimum focus distance is 6". An f/2.8 maximum aperture is effective in low light and provides shallow depth of field focus. A complex floating lens system ensures a uniform length when focusing and provides consistently sharp performance. The optical design includes two aspherical elements and two anomalous partial dispersion elements which minimise lateral and longitudinal chromatic aberrations. Its nearly circular 9-blade diaphragm combined with depth of field control enables imaging with a soft, pleasing, out-of-focus background. It is an ideal lens for portraiture, still-life, landscape and numerous other photo and video applications. The physical construction of the lens features a sleek, all black, metal lens barrel with rubberised control rings for smooth precision when working with manual focus. A metal bayonet mount ensures accurate alignment. Aperture stops are clearly marked in white on the lens barrel for manual exposure control. This lens looks to be in near mint condition with almost no signs of use. The optics are clean and clear with no marks or scratches. The lens barrel shows almost no cosmetic marks. The focus ring is smooth and in great condition. The lens mount is in great condition showing almost no signs of use.
The Zeiss Touit 50mm f/2.8M lens is a moderate telephoto prime lens designed for use on cameras with APS-C format sensors and as such provides a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 75mm. This lens is compatible with Sony E Mount mirrorless cameras and supports all camera functions, including autofocus and exposure control. With a 1:1 magnification ratio, it offers close-up macro capability and its minimum focus distance is 6". An f/2.8 maximum aperture is effective in low light and provides shallow depth of field focus. A complex floating lens system ensures a uniform length when focusing and provides consistently sharp performance. The optical design includes two aspherical elements and two anomalous partial dispersion elements which minimise lateral and longitudinal chromatic aberrations. Its nearly circular 9-blade diaphragm combined with depth of field control enables imaging with a soft, pleasing, out-of-focus background. It is an ideal lens for portraiture, still-life, landscape and numerous other photo and video applications. The physical construction of the lens features a sleek, all black, metal lens barrel with rubberised control rings for smooth precision when working with manual focus. A metal bayonet mount ensures accurate alignment. Aperture stops are clearly marked in white on the lens barrel for manual exposure control. This lens looks to be in near mint condition with almost no signs of use. The optics are clean and clear with no marks or scratches. The lens barrel shows almost no cosmetic marks. The focus ring is smooth and in great condition. The lens mount is in great condition showing almost no signs of use.
The Zeiss Touit 50mm f/2.8M lens is a moderate telephoto prime lens designed for use on cameras with APS-C format sensors and as such provides a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 75mm. This lens is compatible with Sony E Mount mirrorless cameras and supports all camera functions, including autofocus and exposure control. With a 1:1 magnification ratio, it offers close-up macro capability and its minimum focus distance is 6". An f/2.8 maximum aperture is effective in low light and provides shallow depth of field focus. A complex floating lens system ensures a uniform length when focusing and provides consistently sharp performance. The optical design includes two aspherical elements and two anomalous partial dispersion elements which minimise lateral and longitudinal chromatic aberrations. Its nearly circular 9-blade diaphragm combined with depth of field control enables imaging with a soft, pleasing, out-of-focus background. It is an ideal lens for portraiture, still-life, landscape and numerous other photo and video applications. The physical construction of the lens features a sleek, all black, metal lens barrel with rubberised control rings for smooth precision when working with manual focus. A metal bayonet mount ensures accurate alignment. Aperture stops are clearly marked in white on the lens barrel for manual exposure control. This lens looks to be in near mint condition with almost no signs of use. The optics are clean and clear with no marks or scratches. The lens barrel shows almost no cosmetic marks. The focus ring is smooth and in great condition. The lens mount is in great condition showing almost no signs of use.
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Beautiful images as you would expect from Zeiss design. The color reproduction and sharpness are excellent for the subject of interest. The background 'bokeh' is exceptional (the Zeiss classic look) and quite unique. Note that larger apertures produce this look naturally.I would buy this lens again, even with these 2 drawbacks:1) "Focus-by-wire". If only Zeiss would have produced this lens with straight mechanical focusing it would be exceptional. While the manual focusing ring handles well it seems silly that focusing has to pass signals to the camera, so that the camera can pass signals back to the lens, so that the focusing motor in the lens can focus. While this seems to work ok, it's a bit rough and noisy. Also at extreme close up work it will at times not ... MoreBeautiful images as you would expect from Zeiss design. The color reproduction and sharpness are excellent for the subject of interest. The background 'bokeh' is exceptional (the Zeiss classic look) and quite unique. Note that larger apertures produce this look naturally.I would buy this lens again, even with these 2 drawbacks:1) "Focus-by-wire". If only Zeiss would have produced this lens with straight mechanical focusing it would be exceptional. While the manual focusing ring handles well it seems silly that focusing has to pass signals to the camera, so that the camera can pass signals back to the lens, so that the focusing motor in the lens can focus. While this seems to work ok, it's a bit rough and noisy. Also at extreme close up work it will at times not allow you to focus precisely on your point of interest. This appears to happen because the precise focus point at very close macro distances is at a smaller tolerance than the increment "step" on the focus motor. You have to move the camera a little or focus on a point closer or further away. My guess is this behavior might be even worse for macro work that includes an extension tube.2) Continuous focusing tracking-like behavior if the camera set to any focus mode other than manual focus (MF) mode. You'll note this comment from other reviewers also. I personally think this is a Zeiss design fail and I simply can't see the logic in it. Any camera focus configuration other than MF causes the lens to constantly hunt while the camera is powered on. To stop it you have to keep the camera powered off between shots or stick to MF. That isn't nice if you want to quick shoot with some autofocus mode since the camera takes time to boot up when you power up. Also I think this is a great way to accelerate battery drain. Bottom line is you have to accept this behavior or use MF.For my work style these drawbacks are not major since I'm a manual focus fan. If you are hooked on auto-focus like the masses then consider #2 carefully before you invest.To the question about latest and greatest: yes the lens ships with the latest version update installed.To previous reviewer comments about the lens hood being a plastic material vs metal like other Zeiss designs: a pointless comparison. The fit, finish, and functionality for this model is excellent regardless of the material.Enjoy!
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This lens is about the same size and weight as the Fuji 18-55mm zoom, which is to say it is a nice size for the X-T3/4/5 and X-H1/2 bodies. A tripod is definitely needed for 1:1 shots as well as using manual focus. Overall the lens is sharp, quiet, and is a macro focal length not available in current native Fuji lenses. It's a great compliment to any Fuji XF collection!!Note: I got this lens to be my macro lens primarily for scanning 35mm negatives with a future Negative Supply setup, although it is also a nice 50mm (75mm equiv) walk-around lens with the option of VERY close-up shots.
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I tried to push this lens with fancy Kenko extension tubes...no dice really. What you lose is not just light but you lose color. I am studying sphalerite minerals in a dolomitized limestone to see the mode of mineralization. If you push to higher magnification with 10 and 20 mm stacked or unstacked tubes you just lose background textures...the mineral grain boundaries fuzz enough to where I can't see as much. Light leakage...my foot...you lose more than just light...somehow you you leave the sweet spot for color rendition and with less colors...the tiny mineralized fossils just seem set in a background of beige blah...I can kind of make out the fossil patterns but they are definitely NOT INTERESTING to the eye. The traces of coral fragments are more like a dusting ... MoreI tried to push this lens with fancy Kenko extension tubes...no dice really. What you lose is not just light but you lose color. I am studying sphalerite minerals in a dolomitized limestone to see the mode of mineralization. If you push to higher magnification with 10 and 20 mm stacked or unstacked tubes you just lose background textures...the mineral grain boundaries fuzz enough to where I can't see as much. Light leakage...my foot...you lose more than just light...somehow you you leave the sweet spot for color rendition and with less colors...the tiny mineralized fossils just seem set in a background of beige blah...I can kind of make out the fossil patterns but they are definitely NOT INTERESTING to the eye. The traces of coral fragments are more like a dusting of black on a tan background.Native lens resolution allows me to see enough to notice most of the mineralization seems to be associated with imploded or exploded grain patterns AND with skeletal fragments. I had not noticed the grains actually fit together and the joints of beige dolomite crystals are often glued with sphalerite/zinc sulfide and with transparent quartz. I really need to go to higher magnification to understand and see the crystals clearly enough to identify them. We are talking about grain sizes that are too fine for the naked eye in a rock that looks very drab. Comparing it with the Sony a6000 kit lens on macro with 30 mm of extension gets you to a higher level of magnification but you can't see as much as with the 50mm just by itself. The rock textures are just indistinct and uninteresting...with 30mm of extension tubes...and I bought the best ones I could get...the Kenko full frame ones for my little APSC sensors either on the A6000 or the A6500. I would upload a few images but that 5meg limit kills me. The Zeiss shots are all 7meg jpgs. I can't tell if the newer sensor in the A6500 helps any. I think the color differences of the Zeiss on the two Sony's is visible. That's how I actually noticed the glued back together pattern.
| Focal Length | 50mm (35mm Equivalent- 75mm) |
| Maximum Aperture | f/2.8 |
| Minimum Aperture | f/22 |
| Lens Mount | Sony E |
| Lens Format Coverage | APS-C |
ZEISS Touit 2.8/50 Macro Camera Lens for Fujifilm X-Mount Mirrorless Cameras, Black
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Beautiful images as you would expect from Zeiss design. The color reproduction and sharpness are excellent for the subject of interest. The background 'bokeh' is exceptional (the Zeiss classic look) and quite unique. Note that larger apertures produce this look naturally.I would buy this lens again, even with these 2 drawbacks:1) "Focus-by-wire". If only Zeiss would have produced this lens with straight mechanical focusing it would be exceptional. While the manual focusing ring handles well it seems silly that focusing has to pass signals to the camera, so that the camera can pass signals back to the lens, so that the focusing motor in the lens can focus. While this seems to work ok, it's a bit rough and noisy. Also at extreme close up work it will at times not ... MoreBeautiful images as you would expect from Zeiss design. The color reproduction and sharpness are excellent for the subject of interest. The background 'bokeh' is exceptional (the Zeiss classic look) and quite unique. Note that larger apertures produce this look naturally.I would buy this lens again, even with these 2 drawbacks:1) "Focus-by-wire". If only Zeiss would have produced this lens with straight mechanical focusing it would be exceptional. While the manual focusing ring handles well it seems silly that focusing has to pass signals to the camera, so that the camera can pass signals back to the lens, so that the focusing motor in the lens can focus. While this seems to work ok, it's a bit rough and noisy. Also at extreme close up work it will at times not allow you to focus precisely on your point of interest. This appears to happen because the precise focus point at very close macro distances is at a smaller tolerance than the increment "step" on the focus motor. You have to move the camera a little or focus on a point closer or further away. My guess is this behavior might be even worse for macro work that includes an extension tube.2) Continuous focusing tracking-like behavior if the camera set to any focus mode other than manual focus (MF) mode. You'll note this comment from other reviewers also. I personally think this is a Zeiss design fail and I simply can't see the logic in it. Any camera focus configuration other than MF causes the lens to constantly hunt while the camera is powered on. To stop it you have to keep the camera powered off between shots or stick to MF. That isn't nice if you want to quick shoot with some autofocus mode since the camera takes time to boot up when you power up. Also I think this is a great way to accelerate battery drain. Bottom line is you have to accept this behavior or use MF.For my work style these drawbacks are not major since I'm a manual focus fan. If you are hooked on auto-focus like the masses then consider #2 carefully before you invest.To the question about latest and greatest: yes the lens ships with the latest version update installed.To previous reviewer comments about the lens hood being a plastic material vs metal like other Zeiss designs: a pointless comparison. The fit, finish, and functionality for this model is excellent regardless of the material.Enjoy!
This lens is about the same size and weight as the Fuji 18-55mm zoom, which is to say it is a nice size for the X-T3/4/5 and X-H1/2 bodies. A tripod is definitely needed for 1:1 shots as well as using manual focus. Overall the lens is sharp, quiet, and is a macro focal length not available in current native Fuji lenses. It's a great compliment to any Fuji XF collection!!Note: I got this lens to be my macro lens primarily for scanning 35mm negatives with a future Negative Supply setup, although it is also a nice 50mm (75mm equiv) walk-around lens with the option of VERY close-up shots.
I tried to push this lens with fancy Kenko extension tubes...no dice really. What you lose is not just light but you lose color. I am studying sphalerite minerals in a dolomitized limestone to see the mode of mineralization. If you push to higher magnification with 10 and 20 mm stacked or unstacked tubes you just lose background textures...the mineral grain boundaries fuzz enough to where I can't see as much. Light leakage...my foot...you lose more than just light...somehow you you leave the sweet spot for color rendition and with less colors...the tiny mineralized fossils just seem set in a background of beige blah...I can kind of make out the fossil patterns but they are definitely NOT INTERESTING to the eye. The traces of coral fragments are more like a dusting ... MoreI tried to push this lens with fancy Kenko extension tubes...no dice really. What you lose is not just light but you lose color. I am studying sphalerite minerals in a dolomitized limestone to see the mode of mineralization. If you push to higher magnification with 10 and 20 mm stacked or unstacked tubes you just lose background textures...the mineral grain boundaries fuzz enough to where I can't see as much. Light leakage...my foot...you lose more than just light...somehow you you leave the sweet spot for color rendition and with less colors...the tiny mineralized fossils just seem set in a background of beige blah...I can kind of make out the fossil patterns but they are definitely NOT INTERESTING to the eye. The traces of coral fragments are more like a dusting of black on a tan background.Native lens resolution allows me to see enough to notice most of the mineralization seems to be associated with imploded or exploded grain patterns AND with skeletal fragments. I had not noticed the grains actually fit together and the joints of beige dolomite crystals are often glued with sphalerite/zinc sulfide and with transparent quartz. I really need to go to higher magnification to understand and see the crystals clearly enough to identify them. We are talking about grain sizes that are too fine for the naked eye in a rock that looks very drab. Comparing it with the Sony a6000 kit lens on macro with 30 mm of extension gets you to a higher level of magnification but you can't see as much as with the 50mm just by itself. The rock textures are just indistinct and uninteresting...with 30mm of extension tubes...and I bought the best ones I could get...the Kenko full frame ones for my little APSC sensors either on the A6000 or the A6500. I would upload a few images but that 5meg limit kills me. The Zeiss shots are all 7meg jpgs. I can't tell if the newer sensor in the A6500 helps any. I think the color differences of the Zeiss on the two Sony's is visible. That's how I actually noticed the glued back together pattern.
This very dedicated amateur adds his two cents because this was my first lens on my first Sony camera, and I went on to purchase other Zeiss lenses and other Sony cameras. So I have a sentimental attachment to it.I'm not a pixel peeper, but what I see with deep focus at f/22 is everything sharp from front to back which is exactly what I want. The color is gorgeous, a revelation.I really like to shoot around dusk in available light, and that reveals the only reason I don't give this lens five stars:In low light, autofocus, never fast and a little noisy, will start to hunt. I can focus with the lens wide open and then stop down, but who wants that? (Other Zeiss lenses don't fail like this nearly so early in the evening.)Otherwise, great!
I am a practicing mineral exploration geologist and look at rock a lot. This lens is better than my standard 14x hand lens and is probably better than the 20x Iwamoto hand lens I often use. I rate the Zeiss 50x or more without blur. It's not as high a magnification as my 220x dinolite but it's way optically better than the Dinolite. I use a Sony A6000 with the APS-C and have no sense of what I might get with another lens and a full frame setup. I can't do professional setups or take an hour a shot to tease out mineral relationships. The colors in the Zeiss Touit are much better than the Sony 30mm F3.5 so it goes back. Plus overall the Zeiss is reasonably hand held...with lots of light. I push to 75x with image processing at F16 on a stand and you can recognize ... MoreI am a practicing mineral exploration geologist and look at rock a lot. This lens is better than my standard 14x hand lens and is probably better than the 20x Iwamoto hand lens I often use. I rate the Zeiss 50x or more without blur. It's not as high a magnification as my 220x dinolite but it's way optically better than the Dinolite. I use a Sony A6000 with the APS-C and have no sense of what I might get with another lens and a full frame setup. I can't do professional setups or take an hour a shot to tease out mineral relationships. The colors in the Zeiss Touit are much better than the Sony 30mm F3.5 so it goes back. Plus overall the Zeiss is reasonably hand held...with lots of light. I push to 75x with image processing at F16 on a stand and you can recognize somewhat blurry minerals in the enclosed lightened and colorized processed annotated image. I recognize the respective minerals from using higher magnification because the Macro isn't quite good enough for easy mineral identification at that grain size. Look at what I'm working with...drab yellow brown very fine grained dolomite. I can't get around the 5 meg max uploading files at BH so I can't really demo. the lens but the rock on the table is shot with the Sony Kit lens at macro setting...38mm. No way I can get the Sony 30mm 3.5 macro to show as much and the colors do not come out. The second image is with the Sony Kit lens, same rock, Kit lens on macro setting. You can't see anything really. It's just drab rock unless you know what you are looking for. The yellow rock third image shows the native grain size on the outside of the same rock. The dolomite crystals are just too small to see with the naked eye. I can't even see the lead and zinc minerals well enough to identify them with a 21 x Pentax monocular. They are suspicious minerals that cannot be recognized at 21x. I can't deal with a binoc. scope...too slow when you have thousands of meters of rock. Lighting? Please help. I'm not interested in saving a buck...but I can't haul professional stuff...too cumbersome. The Doctors Eyes lighting seems interesting but not much acceptance in the photographic community...and the petrologic community? Don't know. Maybe...but all day use? Eh.
While waiting for this lens to come out had been using a vintage Micro Nikkor 55/3.5 and a vintage Minolta Maxxum 100/f2.8. Both are fine lenses. But for my purpose of wildflower photography the Minolta is a bit long focal length to hand hold and heavy to tote, and the Micro Nikkor is hampered by lack of a preset diaphragm when used on a modern camera. Manually focusing a stopped down lens is less accurate than focusing wide open with the diaphragm preset for desired aperture. The Micro Nikkor also has poor color balance turning red geraniums into blue flowers, until corrected in Lr, a nuisance and an introduction of bias as I try to get correct color. Lab test involved mounting camera on tripod and photographing George Washington on a dollar bill at 1:2 ... MoreWhile waiting for this lens to come out had been using a vintage Micro Nikkor 55/3.5 and a vintage Minolta Maxxum 100/f2.8. Both are fine lenses. But for my purpose of wildflower photography the Minolta is a bit long focal length to hand hold and heavy to tote, and the Micro Nikkor is hampered by lack of a preset diaphragm when used on a modern camera. Manually focusing a stopped down lens is less accurate than focusing wide open with the diaphragm preset for desired aperture. The Micro Nikkor also has poor color balance turning red geraniums into blue flowers, until corrected in Lr, a nuisance and an introduction of bias as I try to get correct color. Lab test involved mounting camera on tripod and photographing George Washington on a dollar bill at 1:2 reproduction. Photos were all at f/11 and f/16, apertures I use in the field. Under these controlled conditions, in which the Micro Nikkor could be focused wide open, then stopped down for exposure, there was so little difference in sharpness that 3 experienced photographers could not agree on a winner. Field test involved taking 2 Nex 7 cameras, one with Zeiss Touit and other with Micro Nikkor, and shooting as close to identical photos of two wildflowers in bloom, one white and yellow, the other lavendar and yellow. In the field the Micro Nikkor was focused at the aperture of the exposure. Both lenses were tested at f/11 and at f/16. In all but one match-up the Zeiss was sharper, each photo was a keeper. Micro Nikkor focus was only precise in one photo. This is why when using the Micro Nikkor on the Nex 7 I had learned to shoot multiple frames while moving camera nearer and farther, either hand held or on a monopod. It is possible that the FX format Micro Nikkor, vs. the DX format Zeiss Touit, is less troubled with diffraction at f/16 and has sharper corner resolution at large apertures (apertures never used in macro work) but the imprecise focus, unless using a tripod to enable focus before stopping down, ruins too many photos. And the Zeiss Touit color balance and contrast is stunning. Some points and comments regarding reviews by others. 1. I am not troubled by absence of focus limiter, DOF scale, reproduction ratio scale. 2. Close focus, the auto focus never stops hunting, but so what, as you should use the excellent manual focus and in-camera peaking. 3. When using flash use an accessory flash and remove lens hood to avoid shadows.
I've only given this lens a short test, but really like what I see so far. It is sharp and produces good results. As someone new to macro, I have to get used to paying much greater attention to depth of field, but it's easy to evaluate that, especially since I use this with my Fujifilm X-T2 which has a great EVF -- what you see is what you get. I'd read that one downside was the slowness of the autofocus, but I feel it focuses reasonably fast. Even so, I'll try to use manual focus more. The Zeiss reputation for quality is another factor I considered here, and indeed, this lens is solidly made and the optics are terrific. It feels solid and well constructed. Only one downside -- it does not have image stabilization built into the lens, but that's something I can work ... MoreI've only given this lens a short test, but really like what I see so far. It is sharp and produces good results. As someone new to macro, I have to get used to paying much greater attention to depth of field, but it's easy to evaluate that, especially since I use this with my Fujifilm X-T2 which has a great EVF -- what you see is what you get. I'd read that one downside was the slowness of the autofocus, but I feel it focuses reasonably fast. Even so, I'll try to use manual focus more. The Zeiss reputation for quality is another factor I considered here, and indeed, this lens is solidly made and the optics are terrific. It feels solid and well constructed. Only one downside -- it does not have image stabilization built into the lens, but that's something I can work around, mostly. All in all, I'm very pleased.
I have used this lens since right after it was released and over the years it has been responsible for many of my favorite images. It does an amazing job with macro, but many of those favorites have been street shots, landscape and portraits. It so sharp right from f2.8, which adds to its versatility and the gorgeous rendering that it produces. It also has it's own subtile coloration that brings something special to the overall image quality. I have had the 50mm f2, the 90mm f2 and the 56mm f1.2 as well as the 50-140 f2.8 at various times and those are all impeccable optics in their own right, but that inexplicable quality that adds an element of art to an image comes though with this lens in it's own individual way that always makes it a joy to use.
The Zeiss Touit 50mm lens is one of my all time favorites for the Fujifilm X system. It is compact, light and beautifully built and designed. The optics are very sharp and exquisitely rendered, even wide open, making it great for portraits and other short telephoto applications. Even though with 1:1 macro work being very close to the end of the lens, I have had a lot of success even with small creatures. I also enjoy this focal length when used as a walk-around lens and have captured some of my most memorable shots at street fairs and concerts.
It's a Zeiss Makro-planar design, which in some senses is really all that needs to be said. The optics are superb, as one would expect from a Zeiss. It delivers biting, cut-your-eyeballs sharpness from corner to corner, saturated colors, and a very flat field of focus. Bokeh is smooth, with nice, circular out of focus highlights. AF is reasonably quick - actually quite quick for a macro lens - and very accurate. It's small and light, in keeping with the small and light raison d'etre of the X-series cameras. I've also used this lens with a Nikon 4T closeup lens to go even closer than 1:1, with surprisingly good results. The drawbacks are very, very picky and are not the fault of the lens at all. Minimum focus distance is quite close, and like any such lens, you can ... MoreIt's a Zeiss Makro-planar design, which in some senses is really all that needs to be said. The optics are superb, as one would expect from a Zeiss. It delivers biting, cut-your-eyeballs sharpness from corner to corner, saturated colors, and a very flat field of focus. Bokeh is smooth, with nice, circular out of focus highlights. AF is reasonably quick - actually quite quick for a macro lens - and very accurate. It's small and light, in keeping with the small and light raison d'etre of the X-series cameras. I've also used this lens with a Nikon 4T closeup lens to go even closer than 1:1, with surprisingly good results. The drawbacks are very, very picky and are not the fault of the lens at all. Minimum focus distance is quite close, and like any such lens, you can get in your own light. I get around this by using my Sigma EM-140 macro ring light. It's a Nikon fit, so it doesn't do through-the-lens flash metering, but that's hardly the fault of the lens! Another drawback is that it's small enough and light enough to encourage hand-holding, but it's really not suited for that: I simply can't keep still enough to keep subjects within the narrow DOF of macro work at magnification approaching 1:1. This is not the lens's fault either, as it applies to any macro lens near 1:1 without a tripod. Results from this Zeiss on the X-T10 are indistinguishable from similarly framed shots with a Nikon D3x + 105/f2.8 AFS VR Micro-Nikkor or 60/f2.8 AFS Micro-Nikkor once both are printed 17x22. Price is also far less than, say, the superb Zeiss 100/f2.8 Makro-Planar in ZF mount, despite that lens only reaching 1:2 unassisted. Highly recommended for anyone wanting to shoot macro subjects with Fuji XF series cameras.
| Focal Length | 50mm (35mm Equivalent- 75mm) |
| Maximum Aperture | f/2.8 |
| Minimum Aperture | f/22 |
| Lens Mount | Sony E |
| Lens Format Coverage | APS-C |
