Zeiss Adds 40Mm F 2 Close Focus To Its Batis Range Of Lenses

A new camera with zero card slots isn’t all that Zeiss has announced at Photokina this year. They’ve also announced the Zeiss Batis 2/40 CF lens, too. It sits in between the Zeiss Batis 2/25 and Batis 1.8/85 lenses in the Zeiss E mount lineup. The Zeiss Batis lenses were developed specifically for the Sony E mount range of mirrorless cameras. There are five in total now, including this one, covering 18 to 135mm in focal length. As with the rest of the Batis lenses, the 2/40 CF has Zeiss T* coatings and is fully weather sealed.

Focal length: 40mmMax aperture: f/2Min aperture: f/22Mount: Sony E MountFormat: Full frameMinimum focus distance: 24cmDisplay: OLED showing focus distance and apertureOptics: 9 elements in 8 groupsFilter size: 67mmDimensions: 91 x 93mm (3.6″ x 3.7″)Weight: 361g (0.8lb)

Zeiss says that it’s the most versatile lens in the Zeiss Batis family, and they’re probably right. The 40-60mm range tends to be that most commonly hailed as “standard”, and is used for all kinds of things from landscapes to portraits and street photography. As I said when this lens was first rumoured, I still think there’s room for a 58mm in there. The Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 Close Focus lens is priced at $1,299. No pre-orders are available yet, and there’s no word on when it will actually be released.