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Zeiss Milvus 18mm f/2.8

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Prime lens

A prime lens by Zeiss for Full frame cameras, 18mm f/2.8.

MakerZeiss
Focal length18mm (prime)
Maximum aperturef/2.8
Made forFull frame sensors
MountsCanon EF, Nikon F
Stabilisedno
Autofocusno, manual focus

What it frames like

142435508513520040080018mm equiv.18mm
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
Full frame 18mm · 90°APS-C 27mm · 67°APS-C (Canon) 29mm · 64°
How wide 18mm sees on each sensor it covers.
f/2.8
f/2.8 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On full frame (Canon EF, Nikon F): as marked, 18mm.
  • On APS-C (Nikon F): like 27mm on full frame; f/2.8 gives about the depth of field of f/4.2 there.
  • On APS-C (Canon) (Canon EF): like 29mm on full frame; f/2.8 gives about the depth of field of f/4.5 there.

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See what it frames: its view on the Nikon D780 at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.