ZEISS Batis 2.8/18 Super Wide-angle Lens

The super wide-angle lens for a new era. This lens is ideal for achieving exceptional angles in landscape and astro photography. By virtue of the large image angle, the ZEISS Batis 2.8/18 allows you to capture high-quality architectural images with impressive interior shots -- even in small spaces. It offers outstanding performance across the entire image field.

The fast, quiet autofocus ensures a high-precision focus in every situation. You also benefit from excellent image performance in a compact system.

Construction:
Quick accurate autofocus, but also supports manual focus, so the user can easily choose the one that best suits the subject. Sleek modern design is familiar from Otus series and the lens delivers the right feel. The lens is equipped with an OLED display that shows the distance to the subject (from the focal plane) and the depth of field with the selected aperture.

The lens is weather sealed.
Fits cameras with E-mount

Technical data ZEISS Batis 2.8/18

• Focal length: 18 mm
• Aperture range: f/2.8 -- f/22
• Lens elements / groups: 11/10
• Focusing range: 0,25 m -- infinity
• Image field (diag./horiz./vert.) 99°/ 90°/ 67°
• Object field at minimum object distance**: 22.7 x 34,0cm 
• Filter thread: M77 x 0.75
• Diameter (max.): 100 mm
• Length (with lens caps): 95 mm
• Weight (without lens caps): 330 g
• Camera mounts: E-mount

ZEISS Batis 2.8/18 Super Wide-angle Lens

The very large field angle of this super wide-angle lens is perfect for creative shots with unusual perspectives. Consistently excellent image quality right into the corners makes the lens perfect for the challenges of, for example, landscape, astro and architectural photography.

The ZEISS Batis autofocus lenses were specially developed for mirrorless full-frame system cameras from Sony. The lenses are fully compatible with all E-mount cameras and offer not only fast, quiet autofocus, but also protection against dust and spray water. For creative photography, the innovative OLED display shows the distance and depth of field to ensure that the focusing range can always be perfectly set. The result: images that will amaze you. The completely new design of the high-speed ZEISS Batis family offers perfect image quality.

Design
Originally developed for SLR cameras in which, due to the mirror box, a long back focal distance is required for short focal lengths (the distance between the back lens element and the film plane must be considerably longer than the focal length), the Distagon lenses (retrofocus design) are also ideal for mirrorless system cameras thanks to their optimized ray path. This also enables excellent image performance with large image angles for digital camera systems without mirrors.

Smooth and reliable autofocus
The design of the autofocus system requires an extremely accurate shifting of particular lens groups. The focusing system of ZEISS lenses is designed to ensure a robust and smooth-running autofocus mechanism with the best imaging performance.

Versatile full-frame lens
The powerful lens for the mirrorless full-frame system of Sony fulfills the highest requirements. Despite its compact design, the image meets the expectations of professional photographers.

Excellent resolution and high contrast
Richly saturated and vivid colours are a must in the creation of lasting impressions. However, stray light within an optical system leads to a lightening of the image that is particularly noticeable in the shadows. This reduces image contrast, with the result that exposures lack contrast and appear faded. To avoid this, ZEISS combines various specially developed technologies to reduce the undesirable effects of stray light.

Innovative OLED display
For the first time, you can accurately read the focus distance and depth of field simply and intuitively on the OLED display on the lens. Especially in poor light conditions – excellent readability is always guaranteed.

Focal length

18 mm

Aperture range

f/2.8 – f/22

Focusing range

0,25 m (9.8 ″) – ∞

Number of elements/groups

11/10

Angular field, diag./horiz./vert.

99° / 90° / 67°

Coverage at close range

227 × 340 mm (8.9 × 13.4″)

Filter thread

M77 × 0,75

Dimensions (with caps)

95 mm (3.7″)

Diameter of focusing ring

78 mm (3.1″)

Weight

330 g (0.74 lbs)

Camera mounts

E-Mount