(Refurbished Good) Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZE - EF-mount (for Canon) Camera Lens

The Zeiss Planar T 50mm f/1.4 ZE* is a high-speed standard prime lens that brings the soul of traditional German optics to the Canon EOS system. Renowned for its "drawing" style, this lens is favored by photographers who prioritize character, color rendition, and tactile control over clinical automation. As a "ZE" series lens, it features electronic signaling that allows for full exposure control and focus confirmation within the Canon EF-mount ecosystem.

The Legendary Planar Design

The Planar optical concept is one of the most successful and copied designs in history, known for its symmetrical arrangement that effectively eliminates aberrations.

T Anti-Reflective Coating:* This world-famous coating ensures high contrast and brilliant colors by virtually eliminating stray light, flare, and ghosting, even in difficult backlighting.

f/1.4 Maximum Aperture: The wide aperture provides a shallow depth of field, allowing you to isolate subjects with a "dreamy" fall-off at f/1.4 that sharpens significantly as you stop down toward f/4.

9-Blade Diaphragm: Ensures that out-of-focus highlights remain pleasingly circular, contributing to the lens's signature smooth bokeh.

Precision Manual Control

This lens is built for the "slow photography" movement, where every adjustment is deliberate and tactile.

Silky Smooth Focus: The all-metal focus ring features a large rotation angle (223°), allowing for ultra-precise manual adjustments that modern autofocus lenses cannot match.

Electronic Integration: Despite being manual focus, the ZE mount includes an electronic interface. This means the camera can control the aperture, provide focus-confirmation "beeps" in the viewfinder, and record full EXIF data for every shot.

Professional Full-Metal Construction

Built to last for decades, the Zeiss Planar 50mm f/1.4 features a robust, high-quality all-metal barrel and mount.

Compact and Dense: Weighing 380g, it feels substantial and balanced on Canon full-frame bodies like the 5D or 6D series, as well as APS-C models where it serves as an ideal 80mm-equivalent portrait lens.

Non-Rotating Front: The 58mm filter thread does not rotate during focusing, making it easy to use circular polarizers and graduated ND filters.

Included Metal Hood: Comes with a dedicated, bayonet-mount metal lens shade that fits perfectly and protects the front element.