I find these to be valuable additions but a very significant departure from the original Otus philosophy.
The original Otus, as described by Zeiss, were lenses that prioritized image quality over anything else. That’s why they were very heavily criticized for their size and weight.
These ML versions are compromised since size was obviously a key criteria. They may still be very good compromises, but using Otus is IMHO misleading.
The real ML Otus is the Nikon 58mm f0.95 Noct. Way too heavy and expensive for most people, heavily limited in its applications due to manual focus,… but out of this world good. Exactly what the Otus was about.
Cheers,
Bernard
Feb 25, 2025 at 05:47 PM
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I find these to be valuable additions but a very significant departure from the original Otus philosophy.
The original Otus, as described by Zeiss, were lenses that prioritized image quality over anything else. That’s why they were very heavily criticized for their size and weight.
These ML versions are compromised since size was obviously a key criteria. They may still be very good compromises, but using Otus is IMHO misleading.
The real ML Otus is the Nikon 58mm f0.95 Noct.
Cheers,
Bernard
Feb 25, 2025 at 03:02 PM
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