Zeiss 50mm Macro F2.8 Touit for Fujifilm X

The ZEISS Touit lens range brings ZEISS quality and expertise to Sony3 E-mount and Fujifilm4 X-mount APS-C sensor camera systems. With fast, accurate autofocus and specially designed optics, these prime lenses deliver superb-quality images. Lightweight and compact in your kitbag with a metal lens barrel, they will nevertheless stand up to many years of use.

• Macro with 1:1 magnification ratio
• Fast and accurate autofocus function
• Lightweight yet sturdy barrel
• APS-C sensor format

Reveal more than the naked eye can see with the outstanding macro capability of this lens. You can bring out the tiniest details of an insect's wing or the delicate structures of the eye - all in their actual size. And close-up work isn't all it is good at: the beautiful bokeh lends romance to the background of a portrait, and the f/2.8 aperture will make your subject stand out beautifully. The light telephoto range can also make for interesting panoramas or enhance distant subjects in their environment. Extend your creativity with this lens and show off the pin sharp details it produces.

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.

Full compatibility - The ZEISS Touit lenses are designed and constructed specifically for use on Sony NEX and FUJIFILM X Series cameras with APS-C sensors. The lenses are therefore fully-compatible and support all camera functions, including autofocus.

Ideal aperture characteristics - Photographers want to lead the viewer through their images. Planes with minimum depth of focus are often employed as creative elements. For instance, the background is kept intentionally out of focus to lead the viewerâ??s eye to the actual subject of the image. The Touit lenses feature a nine-blade iris that closes to create an almost perfectly circular aperture. The effect of this is the creation of a particularly harmonious effect in the out of focus areas of the image.

1:1 macro capability - The Touit 2.8/50M lets you capture the smallest things and the tiniest details at their actual size. At its closest focusing distance, subjects sized 15x23 mm fill the frame with an impressive maximum reproduction ratio of 1:1. The imaging performance of the Touit 2.8/50M is just as exceptional at such short distances as it is at medium and long distances. Minimum distortion, outstanding correction of chromatic aberrations, minimal image field curvature and excellent correction of coma and astigmatism allow true-to-life reproduction of any subject, particularly in combination with the high resolving power of modern sensors.

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. This is achieved by variation of the axial distance between individual lens elements or groups. This adjustment of the lens-to-lens distance is coupled to the distance setting to ensure correct compensation at all times. The mechanical construction of these lenses is extremely complex and they must be assembled with utmost precision â?? both of which are key competencies of ZEISS.

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