Zeiss Touit 2.8/50M

The Zeiss Touit 2.8/50M lens produces fantastic macro images, but the lack of a focus limiter switch can slow down its autofocus speed.

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Product details

  • EXCELLENT RESOLUTION AND HIGH CONTRAST: Richly saturated and vivid colours are a must in the creation of lasting impressions. However, stray light within an optical system leads to a lightening of the image that is particularly noticeable in the shadows. This reduces image contrast, with the result that exposures lack contrast and appear faded. To avoid this, ZEISS combines various specially developed technologies to reduce the undesirable effects of stray light.
  • ASPHERICAL DESIGN: The asperical lens design ensures consistent imaging performance throughout he entirefocusing range as well as shapness to the periphery of the image. The asphere's morecomplex surface profile can reduce or eliminatespherical aberration and also reduce other optical aberrations compared to a simple lens.
  • SMOOTH AND RELIABLE AUTOFOCUS: The design of the autofocus system requires an extremely accurate shifting of particular lens groups. The focusing system of ZEISS lenses is designed to ensure a robust and smooth-running autofocus mechanism with the best imaging performance.
  • FLOATING ELEMENTS DESIGN: Today's camera technologies and high-resolution sensors demand continuous improvement of lens performance. Thanks to the use of the latest floating element design principles, optical aberration effects in ZEISS lenses are reduced to a minimum throughout their entire focusing range.

PROS

+ Very sharp.
+ No distortion.
+ Minimal chromatic aberration.
+ 1:1 magnification.
+ Metal barrel.
+ Lens hood included.
+ Available for Fujifilm and Sony mirrorless systems.

CONS

- Pricey.
- Lacks focus limiter switch.
- Electronic manual focus system.
- No optical stabilization.
- No full-frame coverage for Sony cameras.

Expert reviews and ratings

By PCMag on May 07, 2014
The Zeiss Touit 2.8/50M lens produces fantastic macro images, but the lack of a focus limiter switch can slow down its autofocus speed.
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