Zeiss Otus 100mm f1.4 review
Zeiss Otus 100mm f1.4 review
 |
Zeiss Otus 100mm f1.4 review |
Profoundly Suggested award Zeiss Otus 100mm f1.4 is a top of the line medium-length zooming focal point redressed for full-outline sensors and accessible in Canon EF and Nikon F mounts. It's the fourth focal point in the acclaimed Otus arrangement, joining the current 28mm, 55mm, and 85mm models, with all having the equivalent f1.4 central proportion, manual centering and positive way to deal with picture quality. In my tests the Zeiss Otus 100mm f1.4 was, obviously, an incredible entertainer, conveying additional sharp pictures over the full-outline sensor, even with the gap completely opened to f1.4. The Bokeh creates extremely delicate foundations and longitudinal shading distortions are all around controlled as is a trance-like state. It's a brilliant focal point, presumably, outperforming the picture nature of Zeiss' own 85mm f1.4 Otus which is no little accomplishment. Like all Otus focal points, the absence of self-adjust implies this focal point is best-utilized in live view where you can utilize help to nail the separation, and when mounted on a Sony or Nikon mirrorless camera you additionally resolve the nonattendance of adjustment; surely with the longest and most requesting central length in the Otus arrangement to date, it feels most usable on a cutting edge mirrorless camera as opposed to a DSLR. The general execution wins the Zeiss Otus 100mm f1.4 an Exceptionally Prescribed, yet with the admonitions referenced in regards to manual center, absence of adjustment and obviously the eye-watering cost. Additionally, recall there are some astounding, also increasingly down to earth rivals, most outstandingly the Sigma 105mm f1.4 Workmanship which has self-adjust, however, costs not exactly 33% of the Otus 100mm.
Get it now!
Check costs on the Zeiss Otus 100mm f1.4
Zeiss Otus 100mm f1.4 review
Introduction
The Zeiss Otus 100mm f1.4 is a top of the line medium-length zooming focal point rectified for full-outline sensors and accessible in Ordinance EF and Nikon F mounts. Propelled in May 2019, it turns into the fourth in the acclaimed Otus arrangement, joining the current 28mm, 55mm, and 85mm models, with all having the equivalent f1.4 central proportion and positive way to deal with picture quality.
With a f1.4 central proportion the new Otus 100mm f1.4 additionally joins the Sigma 105mm f1.4 Craftsmanship and Nikon 105mm f1.4E as the most splendid focal points at the 100-105mm central length, albeit significantly the Sigma and the Nikon appreciate self-adjust while the Otus, similar to the others in the arrangement, is manual concentrate as it were.
To be incorporated into Zeiss' acclaimed Otus arrangement of first-class focal points it ought to have superb optical execution and construct quality. This all includes some significant pitfalls however: 4500 EUR/5000 USD might be in accordance with the different Otus focal points yet is still amazingly costly contrasted with opponents.
The Zeiss 100mm f1.4 Otus is likewise entirely close in central length to the 85mm f1.4 Otus. To see if the new 100mm Otus is anything over a minor variety of a current focal point I tried it on the 46MP Z7 body against Zeiss' own 85mm f1.4 Otus, Sigma's 105mm f1.4 Workmanship which is my present reference 105mm focal point, and Nikon's 105mm f1.4E ED. So on the off chance that you like to know how the spic and span Zeiss 100mm f1.4 Otus perform, you've gone to the perfect spot! PS – in case you're keen on the different Otus focal points in Zeiss' line-up look at my top to bottom review: Zeiss Otus 28mm f1.4 review / Zeiss Otus 55mm f1.4 review / Zeiss Otus 85mm f1.4 review.
 |
| Zeiss Otus 100mm f1.4 review |
Facts from the catalog
As regular, I'll view the specialized information of the Zeiss Otus first. I've evaluated the highlights with a [+] (or [++]), when it's superior to average or even best in class, a [0] if it's standard or simply normal, and [-] if there's a weakness. For correlation, I'll utilize the Nikon 105mm f1.4E ("Nikon" for short) and Sigma's 105mm f1.4 Craftsmanship ("Sigma").
Size (distance across x length): 101 x 126mm (4.0 x 5.0in), the focal point hood includes 49mm (with a measurement of 107mm) which gives a complete length of 175mm (6.9in). The Nikon is 95 x 106mm with the focal point hood including another 47mm (111mm distance across). The Sigma is 116 x 129mm, the focal point hood includes 43mm (with a distance across of 128mm). [0]
Weight: 1307g (46.1 oz) in addition to 107g (3.4 oz) for the metal focal point hood. The Nikon is 979g, the focal point hood includes another 55g. The Sigma comes in at 1496g in addition to 104g for the carbon fiber focal point hood and 123g for the separable tripod neckline which means an absolute load of 1723g. [-]
Optics: 14 components in 11 bunches versus 14 components in 9 bunches for the Nikon and 17 components in 12 bunches for the Sigma. This is a mind-boggling plan for a prime focal point and contains 9 unique scattering components and one aspherical focal point component. The Nikon has no aspherical components, the Sigma has one. [+]
 |
| Zeiss Otus 100mm f1.4 review |
Nearest center separation is 1.0m (3.3ft) with amplification of 1:8.6. Amplification of 1:10 is accomplished at a separation of 1.15m. The Nikon does 1:6.7 at 0.92m in manual concentration and accomplishes 1:10 at 1.26m while the Sigma goes to 0.94m with amplification of 1:7.7 in manual core interest. It accomplishes 1:10 amplification at 1.18m separation. [0]
Channel string: 86mm which likely implies that you will require another channel set. The Sigma is surprisingly more dreadful with its 105mm channel string while the Nikon takes less expensive 82mm channels. [-]
Picture adjustment: No. That is about not all that bad on huge opening primes. Sadly at a central length of 100mm and with the present high goals sensors, it's truly testing to evade obscure/shake with hand-held shots. Use 1/200 sec to be on the safe(r) side or utilize a tripod. Standard has demonstrated that you can fabricate f1.4 primes with picture adjustment and not bargain picture quality for it. In any case, utilize any of these focal points (using connector) on an advanced mirrorless body from Nikon or Sony and get sensor-based picture adjustment "for nothing". [0]
Auto center: No, all Zeiss Otus focal points are manual concentrate as it were. The Nikon and the Sigma offer self-adjust with manual-center supersede by essentially turning the center ring. [-]
Covers full edge/FX or littler. Same with the options. [+]
Cost: 4500 EUR (incl. 19% Tank)/5000 USD. The Sigma has a road cost of around 1300 EUR/1600 USD and the Nikon is around 2000 EUR/1900 USD. [-]
The Otus accompanies no focal point pocket however a metal focal point hood is incorporated, reversible for a vehicle, and the focal point tops are like Nikon's. The Nikon comes in any event with a delicate focal point pocket. The Sigma is the best prepared: It accompanies a pleasant cushioned focal point case and a lash, the focal point hood is incorporated, produced using carbon fiber to diminish weight and rubber treated front section to keep dings and scratches from putting the focal point down on the focal point hood. What's more, Sigma included a separable tripod mount with an Arca-Swiss style interface. [-]
Separation data isn't transferred to the camera, the focal point conveys an estimation of 0.01m paying little heed to the separation you pick. This impairs a portion of the propelled presentation related stuff, for example, a Nikon body can do even though the focal point has electrical contacts and imparts some EXIF information with the body. The Nikon and the Sigma hand-off subject-to-camera-separation. The Standard EF-mount variant of the Sigma is additionally perfect with the focal point variation amendments accessible in late Group bodies to make up for vignetting, chromatic abnormalities and twisting. [0]
Opening ring: yes (Nikon ZF.2 form just), so you can control gap from the focal point on an advanced Nikon F-mount DSLR. Utilize the Otus using FTZ connector on a Nikon Z body and the opening ring loses its capacity. The gap is incited precisely not electronically like with the Nikon or Sigma. [+]
Fixing: no elastic grommet at the focal point mount. I got some information about their Otus focal points being "solidified" for the components. They answered that the fenced-in area of the optical gatherings adequately seals the focal point against residue and dampness. Yet at the same time: without a seal between the focal point and the body, there is the danger of dampness getting in there. The Nikon just has climate fixing at the focal point mount while the Sigma offers further uncommon climate fixing all through the development. [0]
The score in the "highlights division" is 5[-]/5[0]/3[+]. So the focal point does not show up well-highlighted. Its significant drawbacks being the cost, missing self-adjust, the impressive weight and size, and the need to utilize 86mm channels. So just uncommon optical execution will make the new Zeiss Otus fascinating to anyone.
 |
| Three large aperture medium telephoto lenses |
Alternatives:
There are no other 100mm f1.4 (or f1.8) focal points accessible for Group, Nikon or Sony proprietors. So you either need to go marginally more (105mm) or shorter (85mm).
There's Nikon's 105mm f1.4E ED from their line of expert enormous gap primes. This focal point has generally excellent picture quality and is littler and lighter than the new Zeiss. It costs additionally less at around 2000 EUR. For more subtleties see my Nikon 105mm f1.4E ED audit. The 5% distinction in central length is practically immaterial.
Sigma has the 105mm f1.4 Workmanship focal point. It is the biggest and heaviest focal point in this range at 1.7kg (inc focal point hood and tripod neckline). It offers astounding optical execution. For more subtleties see my Sigma 105mm f1.4 Craftsmanship review.
On the shorter side there are a plenitude of 85mm f1.4 focal points of which may be the main balanced out focal point in this gathering, the Canon EF 85mm 1.4 L IS USM for around 1500 EUR/USD and the optically astounding and similarly costly Zeiss Otus (manual concentrate just, 4000 EUR) merit uncommon referencing. See my Zeiss Otus 85mm f1.4 review. Be that as it may, you lose 15% reach with an 85mm focal point when contrasted with 100mm central length which is proportionate to editing 28% of your pixels away.
Sony proprietors ought to likewise consider the Sony 85mm f1.4 G Ace which performs great, even though costs somewhat more than the Sigma. See my Sony FE 85mm f1.4 G Ace review.
Group mirrorless proprietors ought to likewise consider the Canon RF 85mm f1.2L USM which sports a more splendid opening than the others here; see my Canon RF 85mm f1.2L USM review for more subtleties. There's additionally the multi-year old Canon EF 85mm f1.2L II USM which is local to DSLRs or versatile to Canon's mirrorless cameras.
 |
| Zeiss Otus 100mm f1.4 review |
Focus
Similarly, as with all different Otus focal points, I can say: if you can't figure out how to appropriately concentrate physically you better disregard this focal point, skirt this audit to abstain from being contaminated by the predominant picture quality, and head over to elective focal points that offer self-adjust. Be that as it may if you are utilizing this focal point adjusted on a mirrorless body like the Nikon Z or Sony Alpha models, center cresting and an amplified viewfinder make it simple to concentrate absolutely. It just requires some investment than with a self-adjust framework. What's more, to be completely forthright: Even with all the self-adjust focal points I use, I quite often check for the immaculate center, because with not exactly perfect focus there's consistently a shot the camera destroyed concentration to an unexpected spot in comparison to you proposed it to.
The center ring has no leeway/play between its development and the center activity and a toss of 315 degrees, which is perfect for exact concentrate wide open. The center ring is anything but difficult to hold even with gloves even though it has no structure. It moves in all respects easily and can be worked with one finger. It has hard stops on the two sides of the separation scale so you know precisely when you've arrived at either part of the bargain extend. Be that as it may, the hard stop on the far end is a bit past vastness so you star-looking picture takers still need to discover precise concentrate physically if you need to catch the Smooth Path in the entirety of its shimmering magnificence.
As you draw center, you'll see some center breathing: the picture turns out to be increasingly amplified at nearer centering separations. When I balanced spotlight from vastness to 1.15m on the new Zeiss Otus, I gauged an 11% expansion in amplification. This is entirely obvious and probably won't satisfy videographers. The Zeiss 85mm f1.4 Otus and Sigma 105mm f1.4 Craftsmanship increment amplification by 10% resp. 13% and the Nikon 105mm f1.4E even by an astounding 28%.
Build quality
The focal point has nine adjusted gap sharp edges and the opening ring has half-stop snaps up to f11, even though there's no smooth advance less alternative that videographers would have enjoyed. To work the opening from a Nikon F-mount DLSR essentially set it to f16 where it is consequently captured with a little hook/catch. The focal point is manufactured like a tank with a completely metal external barrel, metal innards, and a metal focal point hood that fits consistently at the focal point front and does not shake. This full-metal form is disliked by some dreading issues at below zero temperatures. However, I tried the previous 55mm f1.4 Otus originating from a night in the profound cooler and neither did my exposed fingers adhere to the virus metal surface nor did the center activity become excessively hardened. Working the focal point at - 22 degrees Celsius (- 8 degrees Fahrenheit) was no issue at all and I expect the 100mm f1.4 being the same in such manner.
The structure is delicately bended even with the focal point hood appended and the surfaces are altogether smooth and simple to clean aside from the elastic center ring. All things considered holding and working this focal point passes on a sentiment of incredible craftsmanship and strong superb form that is in-accordance with the different Otuses and surpasses some other focal points I've at any point contacted.
Next look at my quality outcomes.
No comments