Zeiss has recently launched several high-end lenses with which will potentially revolutionize the world of optical lenses. Along with this recent announcement, they also stated their plans to undertake the development of various other state-of-the-art lenses, prime among those being the 55mm F1.4. Photography aficionados and others who closely related to the professions should recollect that the first look of this lens was displayed by Zeiss at the Photokina event last year. Christened as “No Compromise”, it thoroughly takes us through the company's goals to meet the demands of most contemporary high resolution sensors to satisfy the needs of both professional photographers and ambitious hobbyists. All the leading professionals from the Zeiss roster, including the highly revered product managers Nicole Balle, Dr. Michael Pollmann, and Christopher Casenave shed light on the manufacturing strategies of the 55mm F1.4. Their sole aim was just to develop the greatest lens ever, which could be fully compatible and also extract the best performance from cameras like Nikon's 36 MP D800. Once lengthy discussions with future patrons were concluded, the teams resolved on creating lenses for portraits, landscapes and still images, as they felt that the label's manual focus lenses work best in these areas.
Further interactions with Dr. Pollmann led to him speaking about the initial prototypes of this lens. And he was glad to declare that the lens' estimated performance would actually live up to expectations when actually put to use. According to Dr. Pollmann, the entire team was left astounded with the superlative image quality delivered by the prototypes. However, because of its intricate optical mechanism, the 55 mm F1.4 does have a rather bulky build. The entire team worked overtime to meticulously plan everything perfectly, right down to the most minute detail. Not even the packaging was overlooked, as Christopher Casenave felt that this too adds to the production and selling value of the product. He wanted the customers to experience a special feeling while unpacking this lens. Expected to arrive in the market by year end, the 55mm F1.4 should supersede all expectations and become the darling of photographers all over the globe. "There will be nothing of comparable quality, and that not only applies to this specific focal length range ", says Casenave.