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On paper, probably the best 35/1.4 ever made...
http://lenspire.zeiss.com/en/milvus-14-35/
https://www.zeiss.com/camera-lenses/us/ ... .html#data

Kind of awful trying to manual focus a 35mm as a portrait lens on a dSLR, though!

sdaconsulting wrote:Kind of awful trying to manual focus a 35mm as a portrait lens on a dSLR, though!

Not at all, the in-focus indicator in the viewfinder still works with these lenses.

E.J. Peiker wrote:

sdaconsulting wrote:Kind of awful trying to manual focus a 35mm as a portrait lens on a dSLR, though!

Not at all, the in-focus indicator in the viewfinder still works with these lenses.

In-focus, does that include a sharp eye?

Mike in O wrote:

E.J. Peiker wrote:

sdaconsulting wrote:Kind of awful trying to manual focus a 35mm as a portrait lens on a dSLR, though!

Not at all, the in-focus indicator in the viewfinder still works with these lenses.

In-focus, does that include a sharp eye?

Not sure I understand the question - if the selected focus point is on the eye and the in-focus light comes on then yes - no different than if you are using an AF lens.