Zeiss Otus 55mm F1.4

The Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 Distagon T* is a superb standard prime lens for photographers looking for the ultimate in image quality. You’d expect sharpness to be high across both the frame and aperture range from such a premium optic, and it doesn’t...

Superb optical quality ; Impeccable construction quality ; Very uniform, even performance

No weather resistance ; Manual focus difficult with AF screen ; Large and heavy lens ; Very high price

If the objective is the best possible technical quality then there is no doubt here is a lens that's probably as good as we can get. It's not a compact travel lens, it's not weather resistant, so as a constant companion it might well be a burden. In...

Outstanding performance across the frame of a high-resolution full-frame sensor even wide open ; Excellent build quality

Extremely high price ; No auto-focus ; Large and heavy ; Light fall-off at apertures larger than f2.8 ; Not weather-sealed at the lens mount