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Zeiss Milvus 50mm f/2 Macro

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Macro lens

A macro lens by Zeiss for Full frame cameras, 50mm f/2.

MakerZeiss
Focal length50mm (macro)
Maximum aperturef/2
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/2
f/2 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/2 gives about the depth of field of f/3 there.
  • On APS-C (Canon) (Canon EF): like 80mm on full frame; f/2 gives about the depth of field of f/3.2 there.

Cameras it fits

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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.