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Zeiss ZM 50mm f/2 Planar for Leica

Expected Back Thursday, February 23

Zeiss ZM 50mm f/2 Planar for Leica

The Planar offers a reasonably wide-aperture 50mm lens known for its very low distortion, excellent sharpness, and 10 bladed aperture ring which provides smooth out-of-focus highlights. At a very reasonable price.

Zeiss M-mount lenses do not come with a lens hood.

Roger’s take: Lets get the slightly bad part out of the way: maximum aperture is f/2. The good parts go on and on, though—sharp as a tack, tiny enough to easily in your pocket, and inexpensive compared to its Leica counterpart. A great little lens, with slightly warmer color rendering compared to the Leica 50mm lenses.

Specs:

Filter Size
43mm (nonrotating)
Aperture
f12-22
Length
2.7”
Diameter
2.1”
Weight
7.8 oz.
Minimum Focusing Distance
2.1 feet
Maximum Magnification
.08x
Angle of view: (full frame)
47 degrees
Aperture Blades
9 curved, circular shape
Groups/Elements
4/6
Aspherical Elements
0

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MTF Chart:

MTF at full aperture and infinity focus distance. Shown at 10, 20, and 40 lp/mm. 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 $32.25 ~$8.07 per day
7 days $43.00 ~$6.15 per day
10 days $58.00 $5.80 per day
14 days $75.25 ~$5.38 per day
21 days $101.00 ~$4.81 per day
30 days $126.75 ~$4.23 per day
45 days $165.50 ~$3.68 per day
60 days $193.50 ~$3.23 per day
90 days $249.50 ~$2.78 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 +$6.75 $39.00 $9.75 per day
7 days +$9.00 $52.00 ~$7.43 per day
10 days +$12.25 $70.25 ~$7.03 per day
14 days +$15.75 $91.00 $6.50 per day
21 days +$21.25 $122.25 ~$5.83 per day
30 days +$26.50 $153.25 ~$5.11 per day
45 days +$34.75 $200.25 $4.45 per day
60 days +$40.50 $234.00 $3.90 per day
90 days +$52.25 $301.75 ~$3.36 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.