Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f1.4 ZF.2 Nikon F Mount SLR Lens

Description

The ZEISS Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZF.2 Lens for Nikon F-Mount cameras is a bright and compact standard lens with precise manual focusing with a large rotation angle for precise control. The Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 is designed for medium and longer distances and provides high-performance when used wide open, and improves as the lens is stopped down. The lens construction controls flare and ghosting artefacts, resulting in a brilliant image with excellent contrast and natural colour rendition. Combined with a DSLR with a 1.5 crop factor, the lens becomes a compact, lightweight 75mm portrait lens.

The new ZF.2 lenses are an enhanced version of ZF lenses. They feature an electronic interface (CPU) that enables support of all important camera operating modes such as shutter priority, aperture priority and programmed auto exposure or manual exposure settings. Photographers no longer have to set the parameters in the camera menu as the lens now transmits standard data such as focal length, speed and the aperture setting to the camera. This data can then be viewed in the EXIF data of each picture.

The ZF.2 lenses have a mechanical lock on the aperture ring to lock the aperture ring at the lowest setting and prevent unintentional adjustment while taking pictures.

For technical reasons, these lenses do not have a half-step aperture lock between the lowest (stop position) and the second lowest aperture setting. This guarantees reliable recognition of the automatic position. The lowest aperture on ZF.2 lenses is coloured orange to emphasise the automatic position of the aperture ring.

Features

Compatibility

Nikon:

F2-A, Nikkormat FT3, FM, FM2 ( Manual only )

F2-AS ( Manual & Aperture Priority only )

EM ( Shutter Priority only )

EL, FAE, FE2, FM3A, F3 ( Manual & Aperture Priority only )

F301, F501, FG ( Manual, Shutter Priority & Programme only )

FA, F4, F5 ( all functions supported )

F70, F90, F90X, F100, F401, F601, F801, D1, D1X, D1H, F50, F55, F65, F75, F80, D40, D40X, D50, D60, D70, D70s, D80, D90, D100, D3000, D5000 ( all functions supported )

F6, D2-Series, D200, D300, D300s, D3, D3s, D3X, D700, D800, D800E, D4 ( all functions supported )

FujiFilm

FinePix S1Pro, S2Pro, S3Pro, S5Pro ( all functions supported )

Kodak:

Kodak Pro 14n ( all functions supported )

• The floating elements design ensures a high quality image throughout the entire focusing range.
• Precision mechanics and a very large angle of rotation enable the photographer to very precisely focus on the details in the image.
• Optical system of fantastic performance and long-life, metal precision mechanics
• ZF.2 lenses have F bayonet and mechanical aperture coupling as well as CPU coupling for Nikon, Fujifilm or Kodak SLR cameras.