![]() ![]() ![]() Open up that aperture on most lenses and things go south quickly. Even wide open it does not show any weaknesses. This is probably one of the most impressive aspects of the lens. I mean the images are just razor sharp and ooze details gallore. And that, in my book, is a very good thing!Īfter a few shots, the first thing you will notice is: this is one super sharp puppy, even when shot at f2. In terms of size and handling it feels closer to a Leica Summicron 35 or 40 than any modern 50mm kit lens. It is actually rather compact and small – which is surprising when you think that it uses an auto-focus. It feels very well made, yet at the same time does not weight a tone. Aperture settings feel quality and have clicks. For a full in-depth history of the Planar, check out this article.įirst of all lets start with the construction: most Carl Zeiss Planar 2/45 have a titanium grey finish. This is no surprise when you consider the noble heriate and lineage this 45mm lens comes from: the Planar formula. But hold it – this is the Carl Zeiss Planar 2/45 we are talking about here: a lens from another century, made when quality still mattered, and it truly is an excellent lens that really ticks all the boxes. Nowadays, when you say “kit lens” you immediately think about a cheap, plastic 50mm f1.8 feeble little lightweight lens that will satisfy you for its first 24 hours of its existence and will thereafter spend the rest of its life in a shelf before dying a long and painful fungus death. The Carl Zeiss Planar 2/45 was the “kit lens” of the Contax G series of cameras. ![]() The Contax G cost over $2000 when equipped with the 45mm Planar. The Contax G cameras are actually very interesting cameras: high-end auto focus rangefinders in a Titanium body. Both these cameras were manufactured by Kyocera, who bought the illustrious Contax brand. Known for their sharpness and lack of distortion, all Planar 45mm lenses were manufactured in Contax G mount for the Contax G1 and G2 cameras. It was the kit lens of the illustrious Contax G series of cameras. The Carl Zeiss Planar 2/45 was manufactured from 1994 until 2005. ![]()
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