Carl Zeiss Milvus 85 mm f/1.4 review - Focusing

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Carl Zeiss Milvus 85 mm f/1.4

30 December 2015

Arkadiusz Olech

10. Focusing

The Zeiss Milvus 1.4/85 is a completely manual lens. Fortunately the producer took proper care of the manual focus ring which working range is very wide and generally is a joy to use. Additionally you have a depth of field scale at your disposal ranging from f/16 to f/4.0.

Carl Zeiss Milvus 85 mm f/1.4 - Focusing

The combination of full frame, 85 mm focal length and f/1.4 aperture makes the depth of field quite shallow so you still have to have some experience with manual devices in order to manage without any problems. A proper focusing screen in a viewfinder would be very helpful or the focus peaking function, providing you can attach the Milvus to a camera offering it.

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In the catalogue dedicated to the tested lens you find a depth of field chart as the one we show below, computed for a circle of confusion amounting to 0.033 mm.