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Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 ZA ( Sony SAL-85F14Z ) - Review / Test Report - Sample Images & Verdict |
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Sample Images
Here're some sample images taken with the Alpha 700 and RAW-converted via CaptureOne 4.1.
Click on a thumbnail to view the original file (opens in a separate window). Please note that the originals are FULL SIZE samples
(=several megabytes) thus requiring a significant amount of bandwidth so please take care of the limited resources here.
| Make |
SONY |
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| Model |
DSLR-A700 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
85.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/5.6 @ 1/400s |
| Size |
2848x4272 |
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| Make |
SONY |
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| Model |
DSLR-A700 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
85.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/5.6 @ 1/1250s |
| Size |
2848x4272 |
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| Make |
SONY |
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| Model |
DSLR-A700 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
85.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/1.4 @ 1/4000s |
| Size |
4272x2848 |
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| Make |
SONY |
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| Model |
DSLR-A700 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
85.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/1.4 @ 1/5000s |
| Size |
4272x2848 |
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| Make |
SONY |
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| Model |
DSLR-A700 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
85.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/1.4 @ 1/2000s |
| Size |
4272x2848 |
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| Make |
SONY |
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| Model |
DSLR-A700 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
85.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/1.4 @ 1/2000s |
| Size |
2848x4272 |
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| Make |
SONY |
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| Model |
DSLR-A700 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
85.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/2.0 @ 1/5000s |
| Size |
4272x2848 |
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| Make |
SONY |
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| Model |
DSLR-A700 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
85.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/2.2 @ 1/1000s |
| Size |
2848x4272 |
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Verdict
The Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 ZA is a great lens but we expected no less than that anyway, didn't we ? :-) It is already able to produce exceptionally sharp and contrasty results straight from f/1.4. The excellent performance peak is reached around
f/4. The center to border quality is very even (although that's a lesser issue regarding the typical
applications of such a lens). The quality of the bokeh (out-of-focus blur) is buttery and about as
good as it gets. Distortions, vignetting and lateral CAs are non-issues in field conditions. Nonetheless
there's also a bug - longitudinal CAs, sometimes also called "Bokeh CAs", are very pronounced at large
aperture settings but that's a fate the Zeiss shares with fellow lenses such as the Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 USM L
and Nikkor AF 85mm f/1.4D. Thanks to an all-metal body the lens feels very solid. If you're nit-picky
you may criticize the focus ring which shows a little play when changing the focus direction. The AF
speed is fine although nothing to rave about. At around 1200EUR/US$ the Zeiss ZA 85mm f/1.4 isn't cheap
but definitely worth a deep thought regarding its optical qualities.
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