The new BATIS 85mm and 25mm lenses have an OLED display on lens!
Preorder links:
Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 lens at Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here).
Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2.0 lens at Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here).
Lens shade for 25mm at Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here).
Lens shade for 85mm at Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here).
New Zeiss Batis key info and specs:
Chapeau Zeiss! The new BATIS lens announcement just added a huge value to the FE system. Those are the key points of the new lenses:
1) They are the first Full Frame Zeiss lenses with autofocus
2) Those are the first worldwide lenses with OLED display on lens to show aperture and dpeth of field info. And at startup it reminds you what you spent $$$ for with a “ZEISS” writing
3) The 85mm f/1.8 is the first Zeiss with optical stabilization.
The lenses are also weather sealed!
And here are the specs:
Technical specifications Zeiss
| Product | Zeiss Batis 2/25 | Batis Zeiss 1.8 / 85 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 85 mm |
| Aperture range | f / 2 – f / 22 | f / 1.8 – f / 22 |
| Elements / groups | 10/8 | 11/8 |
| Focusing | 0.2 m – infinity | 0.80 m – infinity |
| Working distance | 0.13 m – infinity | 0.71 m – infinity |
| Field ** (diag. / Horiz. / Vert.) | 82 ° / 72 ° / 51 ° | 29 ° / 24 ° / 16 ° |
| Image circle diameter | 43.3 mm | 43.3 mm |
| Coverage at close range ** | 12.4 mm × 18.7 mm | 18.9 mm × 28.3 mm |
| Magnification at close range | 1: 5.2 | 1: 7.9 |
| Filter Diameter | M67 x 0.75 | M67 x 0.75 |
| Diameter max. | 81 mm | 81 mm |
| Diameter of the focus | 78 mm | 78 mm |
| Length (without lens cap) | 78 mm | 92 mm |
| Length (with lens caps) | 92 mm | 105 mm |
| Weight | 335 g | 475 g |
| Camera mounts | E-mount | E-mount |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 85 mm |
| Aperture range | f / 2 – f / 22 | f / 1.8 – f / 22 |
| Elements / groups | 10/8 | 11/8 |
| Focusing | 0.2 m – infinity | 0.80 m – infinity |
| Working distance | 0.13 m – infinity | 0.71 m – infinity |
| Field ** (diag. / Horiz. / Vert.) | 82 ° / 72 ° / 51 ° | 29 ° / 24 ° / 16 ° |
Full press release and more images can be seen on that SAR post. And here are the Adorama preorder links (Click on the image):
Reminder: Tomorrow (April 23) big Sony announcement! Follow live on SAR at 12,00 London time.
