Wide Angle. A 99° field of view would definitely fall under the wide-angle category on a full-frame camera. The ZE 18mm Milvus is an excellent choice for landscape and architecture photography, or if you want to shoot your own version of Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange. The f/2.8 maximum aperture is nearly a stop improvement over its ZE predecessor, meaning you get better low-light performance.

Close Focus. The Zeiss Milvus ZE 18mm f/2.8 for Canon has a 9.8-inch minimum focusing distance, which will make for crazy distortion on your subject as well as an expansive sense of depth. This can also help you achieve some truly Kubrickian shots

Advanced Optics. The Milvus ZE 18mm f/2.8 continues Zeiss’s legacy of phenomenal optics. This lens features four anomalous partial-dispersion glass elements within a floating-elements system, as well as two aspherical elements that control distortions and aberrations while retaining sharpness and clarity at any focus distance. The enhanced T* anti-reflective coating controls ghosting and flare for a color-neutral image that still flaunts that famous high micro-contrast “Zeiss look.”

High-Quality Build. The Milvus ZE 18mm f/2.8 features a weather-resistant construction with internal seals to guard against dust and moisture, while a blue sealing ring at the lens mount protects the lens-camera interface. The all-metal lens barrel has a frosted, anodized surface for increased durability.

Modern Manual Focus. This fully manual-focus lens features a 145° focus throw and rubberized focus ring for improved tactile control, while still providing electrical communication with the camera to control aperture and communicate EXIF data.