The Classic 85mm Lens that Still Wows Me

Earlier this year in 2026, I completed my Zeiss 85mm f1.4 Otus ML lens review. to me, it felt stale, lacking imagination, and nowhere as good as the original did. The original Zeiss Otus 85mm f1.4, which I reviewed back in 2014, is a lens where I look back with fondness. Sure, it was big, heavy, and even hard to use. But to this day, I'm still in love with the images I made with it and even use them for references in my archive of photographs.