Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 MM Lens

Spellbinding .. mesmerizing ... fantastic are some of the adjectives I'd choose to describe the bokeh of this lens. For close up lens if u cant afford the Leica 80/1.4 then get this one. Get an adapter and mount on your 1DS III or 5D and show off to your friends.

The contrast is amazing the saturation is brilliant but what I really love about older MM type lenses is that they have this incredible bokeh along with an unbelievable cleanliness about the picture. It's hard to express but once you try it, you will get hooked.

I love being able to use this superb Carl Zeiss short telephoto lens on my Canon EOS digital bodies. When used on the cropped sensor of Canon's 10D, it works great as a portrait lens. With the maximum aperture of f/1.4, I can handhold in low light situations and the "bokeh" is beautiful.

I use the type of lens mount adapter with a "focus assist" chip installed on it (which I purchased on eBay) to help with the manual focus lens. As I turn the lens focus ring, the lights inside the viewfinder light up when in focus. There is also the focus assist beep function on the Canon DSLR cameras as well.

I've owned several Carl Zeiss lenses over the years and this one is as good as they get.