(SR5) First image of the Full Frame Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 Sonnar E-mount lens. Costs around 1100 Euro.

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via Mirrorlessrumors: That lens is quite huge but it’s said to deliver a very high image quality. One source said that the big size was necessary to deliver an impressive performance from center to corner. A f/1.4 lens would have become much larger. What does the “Sonnar” mark stay for? Compared to Planar designs the Sonnars had more aberrations, but with fewer glass-to-air surfaces it had better contrast and less flare (Source: Wikipedia).

The price is about 1100 Euro. More or less the launch price of the [shoplink 8450]Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 APS-C lens[/shoplink].

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Only for manual focusing shooter: There are many possible alternatives if you want a smaller 50mm prime lens:
[shoplink 21846 ebay]Zeiss ZM 50mm f/1.5 (here on eBay)[/shoplink] [shoplink 21847 ebay]Canon FD 50mm f/1.8 (here on eBay)[/shoplink] [shoplink 21848 ebay]Leica M Summicron 50mm f/2.0 (here on eBay)[/shoplink]

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