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Zeiss Milvus 50mm f/1.4

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Prime lens

A prime lens by Zeiss for Full frame cameras, 50mm f/1.4.

MakerZeiss
Focal length50mm (prime)
Maximum aperturef/1.4
Made forFull frame sensors
MountsCanon EF, Nikon F
Stabilisedno
Autofocusno, manual focus

What it frames like

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Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
Full frame 50mm · 40°APS-C 75mm · 27°APS-C (Canon) 80mm · 25°
How wide 50mm sees on each sensor it covers.
f/1.4
f/1.4 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On full frame (Canon EF, Nikon F): as marked, 50mm.
  • On APS-C (Nikon F): like 75mm on full frame; f/1.4 gives about the depth of field of f/2.1 there.
  • On APS-C (Canon) (Canon EF): like 80mm on full frame; f/1.4 gives about the depth of field of f/2.2 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.