Zeiss Milvus 85mm f/1.4 Review

Sharpness at 85mm
Our sharpness tests were conducted using a 50-megapixel Canon EOS 5DS R body mounted to a tripod. The camera's shutter release was also set on a timer-delay to avoid any possible camera shake. The test subject was shot using ambient lighting, hence some colour and contrast variation is to be expected between apertures.
The full frame at 85mm
Centre sharpness is high right throughout the entire aperture range, with peak performance between f/2.8-f/11. Only f/16 is marred slightly by diffraction. At the edges, peak performance is achieved between f/4-f/11
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