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Zeiss Announces Milvus 25mm f1.4 Prime Lens Share This on LinkedIn   Share This on Google   Tweet This   Forward This

18 October 2017

Zeiss has announced its Milvus 1.4/25, the latest focal length to be added to its largest range of lenses for full-frame single-lens reflex cameras. The lens, available in Canon and Nikon mounts, is suitable primarily for landscape and architecture photography and for journalistic shots and videos, the company said.

"The completely new optical design ensures superior performance across the entire image field," says Christophe Casenave, product manager at Zeiss. "This results in high-contrast photos and a harmonious bokeh.

"Even at full aperture, there are hardly any color fringes," Casenave said. "The finest details can be reproduced in high definition and contrast all the way into the corners."

The lens features a metal housing plus dirt and dust protection. The large 172-degree focus rotation angle enables precise manual focusing as well.

SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications for the Milvus 25mm include:

ZEISS MILVUS 25mm LENS SPECIFICATIONS
Mount Canon, Nikon
Focal Length 25mm
Aperture f1.4 to f16
Angle of View 81.2° diagonal
70.8° horizontal
50.4° vertical
Minimum Focus 3.66 inches
Magnification 1:4.6
Optical Design 15 elements in 13 groups
Autofocus No
Image Stabilization No
Dimensions 3.75 x 4.85 x 5.52 inches
Weight 43.2 oz.

PRICE, AVAILABILITY

Zeiss said the Milvus 1.4/25 will retail for €2,399 including 19 percent sales tax, or $2,399 and will be available starting Nov. 2 at dealers and from the Zeiss online shop.

For more information see the news release below.

Zeiss Unveils High-Speed dSLR Lens: Zeiss Milvus 1.4/25

With its new wide-angle focal length, the Zeiss Milvus family now boasts eleven lenses for single-lens reflex cameras, including four focal lengths with a maximum aperture of 1.4, which are perfect for videographers too.

OBERKOCHEN, Germany -- The Zeiss Milvus 1.4/25 is the latest focal length to be added to Zeiss's largest range of lenses for full-frame single-lens reflex cameras. The lens, which was developed for the dSLR systems from Canon1 is a trademark or registered trademark of Canon Inc. and/or other members of the Canon Group. and Nikon2 is a registered trademark of Nikon Corp., is suitable primarily for landscape and architecture photography and for journalistic shots and videos. "The completely new optical design ensures superior performance across the entire image field," says Christophe Casenave, Product Manager at Zeiss. "This results in high-contrast photos and a harmonious bokeh."

High-speed wide-angle lens

Thanks to a maximum aperture of 1.4, this lens can even capture exceptional images in poor light. "Even at full aperture, there are hardly any color fringes," says Casenave. "The finest details can be reproduced in high definition and contrast all the way into the corners." The metal housing is what makes the lens robust and its dirt and dust protection even makes the Zeiss Milvus 1.4/25 ready for action in adverse weather. The large 172-degree focus rotation angle enables precise manual focusing for adding creative touches to photos and videos.

The largest Zeiss lens family yet

Featuring eleven focal lengths ranging from 15 to 135 millimeters, including two macros, the Zeiss Milvus family covers a host of applications, such as portrait, landscape, architecture and street photography. "We can offer every photographer just the right lens," says Casenave.

Perfect for videographers too

The four Zeiss Milvus focal lengths 25, 35, 50 and 85 millimeters with an aperture of 1.4 are just perfect for filming. Thanks to their high speed, they are suitable primarily for interviews and documentaries where the videographer can utilize natural light. Thanks to the de-click function in the version for the Nikon-Mount the aperture can be adjusted continuously. Zeiss Lens Gears in a range of sizes permit the use of follow-focus systems.

Price and availability

The Zeiss Milvus 1.4/25 retails for €2,399 including 19 percent sales tax or $2,399 and will be available starting Nov. 2 at dealers and from the Zeiss online shop.


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