An absolute highlight for those who appreciate the finer details - in a lens that also offers you all the creative freedoms you could possibly desire. With the ZEISS Otus 1.4/85, you can look forward to sublime performance in almost every possible photographic situation. The ZEISS Otus 1.4/85 is a superlative lens in every respect, designed and constructed with comprehensive expertise and vast experience. Features in portraits and finest details in textures are not the only things reproduced in perfect quality by the Otus 1.4/85. Its extremely large initial aperture is simply ideal for isolating subjects from their backgrounds. At the same time, the Otus 1.4/85 is far more than a portrait lens. Take advantage of its high speed for available light photography, its moderate angle of view for landscapes or its close focusing distance for reproductions. The optical correction of the Otus 1.4/85 eliminates almost all possible forms of aberration and makes every picture as exciting as the first, even after thousands of exposures.

Apochromat

The Zeiss Otus 1.4/85 is an Apo Planar with 11 lens elements in 9 groups and a floating elements design. Because this lens is an apochromat, chromatic aberrations (axial chromatic aberrations) are corrected with elements of special glass with anomalous partial dispersion. The chromatic aberrations are therefore significantly below the defined limits. Bright-dark transitions in the image, and especially highlights, are reproduced almost completely free of color artifacts. Elaborate optical corrections make for substantially less time spent in image processing and in post-production.

Ultimate Image Contrast

Aberrations caused by extreme differences between shadows and highlights are particularly obvious in images captured at night. Thanks to the outstanding correction of lateral chromatic aberration, the floodlit facade is reproduced with absolute perfection. The Zeiss Otus 1.4/85 gets consistently high resolution and contrast over the entire image frame - even into the corners.

No Color Fringing

Sources of light located in front of or behind the plane of focus present particular challenges to every lens. In the case of the Otus, longitudinal chromatic aberration is so low that practically no color fringing occurs, even at an aperture of f/1.4.

Medium Format Look

Thanks to its exceptional sharpness, the ZEISS Otus exploits the full potentials of contemporary high-resolution sensors and rewards photographers with images characterized by breathtaking rendition of even the finest details. The lens is well-suited for cinema applications, especially with high-res, 8K sensors. Get the quality and performance of medium format systems - even at the highest apertures.

Aspherical Design

The aspherical lens design ensures consistent imaging performance throughout the entire focusing range as well as sharpness to the periphery of the image. The asphere's more complex surface profile can reduce or eliminate spherical aberration and also reduce other optical aberrations compared to a simple lens.

Manual Focus

An easy-grip focus ring allows the finest of manual focus adjustments.

High Performance Construction

This lens achieves highly precise mechanical build quality and a large rotation angle for exact work. Outstanding build quality and extremely smooth internal focusing mechanism with very long rotation angle provide the very best usability. The Otus 1.4/85 is built with a robust all-metal construction. It comes accessorized with a matching lens shade.