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Zeiss ZE 100mm f/2 Makro Planar for Canon

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Zeiss ZE 100mm f/2 Makro Planar for Canon

The Zeiss 100mm Makro Planar has for many years been considered the sharpest prime lens made and is now available in Canon mount. Ridiculously expensive, and worth it, the 100mm is frequently used as a long landscape, portrait, and Macro lens. In case you aren’t aware, this is a manual focus only lens, but will adjust exposure and white balance automatically if you wish.

Roger’s Take: It doesn’t have IS and it is more difficult to manually focus this Zeiss Macro than autofocus the Canon 100 IS L Macro. So why bother? Because the ZE 100mm is two steps beyond spectacular. I’ll be honest- I’m not the best person to manually focus in the world. I blow it with this lens sometimes, but when I hit it right, the results are just spectacular not only as a Macro but as a long portrait or short telephoto lens.

Sale of Zeiss ZE lenses: We are a registered Zeiss dealer and sell new in box, fully warrantied Zeiss ZE lenses and now stock for immediate delivery in our For Sale section. If the lens is listed, a new in box copy of the lens is in stock for immediate shipment. If it is not listed, it is backordered, although we still have rental copies available.

Zeiss Try and Buy: We offer a new service with ZE lenses only. First, rent any ZE lens for 4 days. Then if you decide you want to buy it, we will apply your 4 day rental fee to the purchase of a brand new copy at our listed price. (Note: this is not your used rental copy. You will be buying a new lens.)

Specs:

Filter Size
67mm (nonrotating front element)
Aperture
f2-22
Length
4.4”
Diameter
3”
Weight
1.5 lb
Hood
included
Minimum Focusing Distance
1.5 feet
Maximum Magnification
.5x
Angle of view: (full frame)
25 degrees
Zoom method
NA
Image Stabilization
NONE
Focusing System
Internal focusing, nonrotating, manual, floating element
Aperture Blades
9 curved, circular shape
Groups/Elements
8/9
Low Dispersion Elements
0
Fluorite Elements
0
Aspherical Elements
0
Weather Resistant
No

Links:

MTF Chart:

The three sets of line pairs are for 10, 20, and 40mm with the lens at maximum aperture. The solid lines trace the radical S (sagittal) curve, while the broken lines trace the tangential M (meridional) curve.

If you are bored and don’t understand MTF charts, you can read about them HERE

Lens Diagram:

Pricing

LensRentals.com offers rentals of every length between 4 and 90 days. Some common selections are:

Rental Period Price Day Rate
4 days $65.25 ~$16.32 per day
7 days $87.00 ~$12.43 per day
10 days $117.50 $11.75 per day
14 days $152.25 ~$10.88 per day
21 days $204.50 ~$9.74 per day
30 days $256.75 ~$8.56 per day
45 days $335.00 ~$7.45 per day
60 days $391.50 ~$6.53 per day
90 days $504.50 ~$5.61 per day

The shopping cart will automatically update the quoted price as you adjust the length of your rental.

LensRentals also offers an optional damage waiver on this product, limiting your expense should it get damaged while in your possession.

Rental Period Waiver Price Total Price Day Rate
4 days +$8.25 $73.50 ~$18.38 per day
7 days +$11.00 $98.00 $14.00 per day
10 days +$14.75 $132.25 ~$13.23 per day
14 days +$19.25 $171.50 $12.25 per day
21 days +$25.75 $230.25 ~$10.97 per day
30 days +$32.50 $289.25 ~$9.65 per day
45 days +$42.25 $377.25 ~$8.39 per day
60 days +$49.50 $441.00 $7.35 per day
90 days +$63.75 $568.25 ~$6.32 per day

Shipping

LensRentals.com ships via UPS 2-day service, unless your rental requires faster shipping. Return shipping is included in the shipping price, and we include a prepaid return label with your order—all you need to do is bring it to a UPS drop-off location when your rental is complete.

The shopping cart can automatically quote shipping, even for multi-item and oversize orders. Shipping multiple items together offers significant savings over shipping them individually.