Carl Zeiss MAKRO PLANAR T* 50mm F2
Review and Photo example of the Macro Planar T* 50mm F2.
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- The examples were taken with the KODAK DCS Pro SLR/n.
Review
Macro Planar 50mm is a Carl Zeiss brand macro lens manufactured and sold by Cosina.
The structure consists of a planar rear group and a close-up lens, making it a half-macro lens that can get as close as 0.24m. The aperture blades are eight, and are loosely octagonal rather than circular, and the Nikon Ai-S ZF and Canon EF ZE lens mounts have been released.
I bought this lens when I bought a second-hand Kodak single-lens reflex digital camera DCS Pro SLR/n, choosing it from among the F-mount lenses. I remember that I chose this because at the time I hadn’t bought a macro lens in a long time and the lens price was cheap. Personally, I like the design of the Cosina Zeiss from this era, and it looks beautiful when attached to the DCS Pro SLR/n.
The helicoid is a little heavy, but with a macro lens, having this much resistance is easier to use, and I didn’t have any trouble focusing. This may be due to the sensor of the camera you are using and the way you create the image, but since it is a bright F2 for macro, the depiction is not very sharp when the aperture is wide open, but it depicts the cat’s fur softly, and emphasizes the resolution in the distance. It feels like a painterly depiction rather than an elaborate drawing. Of course, it becomes crisper when you stop down, so you should use the lens accordingly. It’s a versatile lens that can be used for both long-distance photography and close-up photography, and I liked it as a standard lens because it didn’t have any annoying front or back blur.
Unfortunately, I ended up selling the camera and lens all at once when I was sorting out the mounts.
The lenses of the Macro Planar have been updated from the first generation introduced to the third generation.
- The first generation was this lens.
- The second generation was updated to ZF2 and ZE2 versions with electronic contacts added in June 2010.
- The third generation changed its exterior and name to Milvus 2/50 in July 2016.
Although there may be changes due to advances in coatings, the lens configuration is the same in all cases.
Lens construction diagram taken from Carl Zeiss Historical Products
Specification
| Items | Value | Note. |
| Focal length(mm) | 50 | |
| Max aperture | 2 | |
| Min aperture | 22 | |
| Lens Construction | 8elements in 6groups | |
| Leaf blade | 8 | |
| Min distance(m) | 0.24 | |
| Lens length(mm) | 107.6 | |
| Max diameter(mm) | 72 | ZF |
| Filter Size(mm) | 70.4 | ZF |
| Weight(kg) | 500 | ZF |
| Release date | 2007.3 |
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Update history
- 2024.03.04:update
- 2023.05.15:First draft
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