Zeiss Otus 85mm f1.4 ML Review: 5 Reasons Why This Could Be Your Worst Purchase

I’m going to say this right off the bat: the Zeiss 85mm f1.4 ML Otus is the single most uninspiring lens that I’ve used in many years. And every single review done by influencers and YouTubers probably are all done by someone who is so star-struck to feel validated. I say this as being one of the only long-time journalists to champion manual focus lenses over others. Beyond that, I've tested the original Zeiss 85mm f1.8 Otus, the Batis, and the Milvus. To that end, I can speak with experience and say that this lens will only get in the way of your photography experience -- therefore enshitifying it. What's more, Zeiss's long term reliability can't be trusted.