New focal lengths Isolate Stunning Details With the New ZEISS Macro Lenses
Carl Zeiss presents the Makro-Planar T* 2/50 and 2/100 for EF bayonet
OBERKOCHEN/Germany, 04.12.2009.
Carl Zeiss has again applied its expertise in lens manufacturing to enable photographers to create wonderfully expressive images. With two new macro lenses, the Makro-Planar T* 2/50 and the Makro-Planar T* 2/100, both now also available with EF bayonet, Carl Zeiss expands its existing ZE line of lenses. Owners of EOS camera models can now create detail-rich macro images that allow sharpness and unsharpness to be deployed as creative elements as they choose. These highly light-sensitive, versatile lenses are also perfect as standard focal lengths for portraits or still life photography.
Even in tricky situations such as dusk, the Makro- Planer T* 2/50 and T* 2/100 ZE create distortion- free images thanks to their extraordinary light intensity of 1:2. Whether capturing an insect resting on a flower or the dampness on a piece of fruit, these lenses allow a degree of sharpness that was hitherto impossible. Even with a maximum aperture opening and a low focal depth, the desired image can be easily isolated from its disruptive surroundings.
Both macro lenses render objects in close-up on a scale of 1:2. To enable such detail, these lenses include Carl Zeiss’s acclaimed “floating elements” design. This special lens alignment enables high optical performance across the entire focusing range, from 0.24 m to infinity. The Makro-Planar T* 2/50 and Makro-Planar T* 2/100 are already available with F bayonet (ZF) and K bayonet (ZK). The Makro-Planar T* 2/50 is also available as a ZF.2 version. Both lens systems are optimized for analog and full-format digital SLR cameras.
The Makro-Planar T* 2/50 ZE is available in December 2009 at a recommended retail price of € 965,55 (excluding VAT)*.
The Makro-Planar T* 2/100 ZE will be available from beginning of 2010 at a recommended retail price of € 1.385,71 (excluding VAT)*.
* As of December 04, 2009
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Specifications: Makro-Planar T* 2/50
| Focal length: |
50 mm |
| Aperture range: |
f/2 - f/22 |
| Number of elements/groups: |
8/6 |
| Focusing range: |
0.24 m - infinity |
Angular field**
(diag./horiz./vert.): |
45/38/26 ° |
| Coverage at close range: |
72 x 48 mm (close-up) |
| Image ratio at close range: |
1:2 (close-up) |
| Filter thread: |
M 67 x 0.75 |
| Dimensions (with caps): |
ø 75,4mm
Length 91mm |
| Weight: |
570g |
| Mounts: |
ZE (EF bayonet)
ZF & ZF.2 (F bayonet)
ZK (K bayonet) |
| Accessories: |
Lens hood included |
Specifications: Makro-Planar T* 2/100 ZE
| Focal length: |
100 mm |
| Aperture range: |
f/2 - f/22 |
| Number of elements/groups: |
9/8 |
| Focusing range: |
0.44 m - infinity |
Angular field**
(diag./horiz./vert.): |
25/21/14 ° |
| Coverage at close range: |
72 x 48 mm (close-up) |
| Image ratio at close range: |
1:2 (close-up) |
| Filter thread: |
M 67 x 0.75 |
| Dimensions (with caps): |
ø 76,0mm
Length 115mm |
| Weight: |
680g |
| Mounts: |
ZE (EF bayonet)
ZF (F bayonet)
ZK (K bayonet) |
| Accessories: |
Lens hood included |
** relates to small camera format
