Zeiss unveils an 18mm f/2.8 Batis lens, the third in its E-mount lineup
Apr 14, 2016
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Today, Zeiss has announced its newest Sony E-mount full-frame lens, the Batis 18mm f/2.8.
Designed alongside Zeiss’ 25mm and 85mm Batis lenses, the 18mm includes a linear autofocus motor as well as the signature OLED display for depth of field info and focus distance.
Inside, Zeiss includes seven ‘special’ glass elements, including four aspherical elements. Zeiss’ T anti-reflective coating also helps to ensure minimized ghosting and chromatic aberrations.
The lens isn’t specifically weatherproof, but Zeiss does say it’s dust and moisture resistant.
The lens will hit shelves in early May 2016 with a price tag of $1499. You can pre-order it now at B&H Photo.
Gannon Burgett
Gannon Burgett is a communications professional with over a decade of experience in content strategy, editing, marketing, multimedia content creation. He’s photographed and written content seen across hundreds of millions of pageviews. In addition to his communications work for various entities and publications, Gannon also runs his multimedia marketing agency, Ekleptik Media, where he brings his expertise as a full-stack creator to help develop and execute data-driven content strategies. His writing, photos, and videos have appeared in USA Today, Car and Driver, Road & Track, Autoweek, Popular Mechanics, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, Digital Trends, DPReview, PetaPixel, Imaging Resource, Lifewire, Yahoo News, Detroit Free Press, Lansing State Journal, and more.
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