Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8 Lens For Sony E Mount
Capturing shots of wild animals or a sporting event from a distance is made a lot easier with the Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8 Lens. The lens can be used with both 35mm film cameras and full-frame DSLRs, having a Sony E mount. The lens is made with 14 elements in 11 groups that offer the desired sharpness and illumination in images. Thanks to the Apochromatic Sonnar optical design, the lens ensures minimal-to-zero color fringing and chromatic aberrations. The Zeiss T* anti-reflective coating reduces lens flare and ghosting effects. With the linear AF motor, the lens can capture photos of subjects as close as 87 cm without making any noise. For reducing camera shakes when shooting handheld, the lens is designed with optical image stabilization. Moreover, an OLED screen shows the current focus distance and depth of field. This lens is ideal for nature photography as its body is weather-sealed, providing resistance to dust and moisture.
Capturing shots of wild animals or a sporting event from a distance is made a lot easier with the Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8 Lens. The lens can be used with both 35mm film cameras and full-frame DSLRs, having a Sony E mount. The lens is made with 14 elements in 11 groups that offer the desired sharpness and illumination in images. Thanks to the Apochromatic Sonnar optical design, the lens ensures minimal-to-zero color fringing and chromatic aberrations. The Zeiss T* anti-reflective coating reduces lens flare and ghosting effects. With the linear AF motor, the lens can capture photos of subjects as close as 87 cm without making any noise. For reducing camera shakes when shooting handheld, the lens is designed with optical image stabilization. Moreover, an OLED screen shows the current focus distance and depth of field. This lens is ideal for nature photography as its body is weather-sealed, providing resistance to dust and moisture.
Capturing shots of wild animals or a sporting event from a distance is made a lot easier with the Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8 Lens. The lens can be used with both 35mm film cameras and full-frame DSLRs, having a Sony E mount. The lens is made with 14 elements in 11 groups that offer the desired sharpness and illumination in images. Thanks to the Apochromatic Sonnar optical design, the lens ensures minimal-to-zero color fringing and chromatic aberrations. The Zeiss T* anti-reflective coating reduces lens flare and ghosting effects. With the linear AF motor, the lens can capture photos of subjects as close as 87 cm without making any noise. For reducing camera shakes when shooting handheld, the lens is designed with optical image stabilization. Moreover, an OLED screen shows the current focus distance and depth of field. This lens is ideal for nature photography as its body is weather-sealed, providing resistance to dust and moisture.
Capturing shots of wild animals or a sporting event from a distance is made a lot easier with the Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8 Lens. The lens can be used with both 35mm film cameras and full-frame DSLRs, having a Sony E mount. The lens is made with 14 elements in 11 groups that offer the desired sharpness and illumination in images. Thanks to the Apochromatic Sonnar optical design, the lens ensures minimal-to-zero color fringing and chromatic aberrations. The Zeiss T* anti-reflective coating reduces lens flare and ghosting effects. With the linear AF motor, the lens can capture photos of subjects as close as 87 cm without making any noise. For reducing camera shakes when shooting handheld, the lens is designed with optical image stabilization. Moreover, an OLED screen shows the current focus distance and depth of field. This lens is ideal for nature photography as its body is weather-sealed, providing resistance to dust and moisture.
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ZEISS Batis 135mm f/2.8 Lens for Sony E Mount Mirrorless Cameras, Black
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Zeiss 135mm f2.8 Batis 60089207
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Zeiss 135mm f2.8 Batis, Boxed 60123186
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Used Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8 Lens for Sony E Mount - Good
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originally posted on bhphotovideo.com
I purchased the Batis 135/2.8 to complete my set, which began with the Batis 25/2 and 85/1.8 as my first prime lenses for a Sony A7Rii. Like the others the 135 does not disappoint. Although somewhat large in profile, Batis lenses are fairly light, and balance well with the Sony. In terms of image quality, the 135 is arguably the best of the line, although the 40/2 comes very close. Batis lenses have the right balance of sharpness and tonality for nearly any application, from portraits to landscapes. Unlike many longer lenses, the 135 shows no sign of lateral color, even for dark branches silhouetted against a bright cloudy sky. Auto focus is both fast and accurate.
originally posted on bhphotovideo.com
I bought this lens primarily for kids sports, mid range wildlife on 2-3 hr hikes, and in general capturing life/not staged/surprise portraits from a 25'-50' working distance. Used on both an a6000 and a7riii.Handling - supurb, very light for a 135mm, fits my hands well. Used without sunshade without any flaring/ghost issues. No concerns with multi hour hikes (also, excellent weather sealing and no dust so far).Action- very fast autofocus, no issues keeping up with little electrons running around the yard. Could not keep up with kids on swingsets. Most gymnastic routines had good sharpness at 1/1000 shutter with an occasional slight AF prediction offset.Sharpness - very good at center to edge. Best around f5.6. However, I suspect the a7riii is getting full use ... MoreI bought this lens primarily for kids sports, mid range wildlife on 2-3 hr hikes, and in general capturing life/not staged/surprise portraits from a 25'-50' working distance. Used on both an a6000 and a7riii.Handling - supurb, very light for a 135mm, fits my hands well. Used without sunshade without any flaring/ghost issues. No concerns with multi hour hikes (also, excellent weather sealing and no dust so far).Action- very fast autofocus, no issues keeping up with little electrons running around the yard. Could not keep up with kids on swingsets. Most gymnastic routines had good sharpness at 1/1000 shutter with an occasional slight AF prediction offset.Sharpness - very good at center to edge. Best around f5.6. However, I suspect the a7riii is getting full use of the lens capability and doubt an a7riv will show meaning real world performance increase. Judged from center to edge sharpness changes between the aps-c and FF. All my shots so far were handheld so maybe a reasonable limit regardless. I have not yet tried the tripod. The 135mm in-lens stabilization used on the a6000 (205mm effective) was great down to about 1/100 shutter speed.Bokeh: Under a torture test (forest brush hike under full sun) bokeh showed slight cat-eye, good overall but a little busy at f/2.8. Doesn't fully melt like the 135 2.0 lenses that I have used previously. To get a similar effect with the Zeiss the subject needs to be separated from the background by about 1/2 the working distance, so a work around is available. Sun stars were pleasing.Conclusion: Strongly recommended as an active/in the field lens.
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Experience was great. The only pain is I had 2 separate orders for the same shoot over the same time period. When I went to send them back, one went to FedEx and the other to UPS so I had to go to 2 different drop off places. Other than that, it was great!
| Focal length | 135 mm |
| Aperture range | f/2.8 – f/22 |
| Focusing range | 0.87 m – 8 |
| Free working distance | 0.74 m – 8 |
| Diameter of image field | 43 mm |
ZEISS Batis 135mm f/2.8 Lens for Sony E Mount Mirrorless Cameras, Black
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Zeiss 135mm f2.8 Batis 60089207
Zeiss 135mm f2.8 Apo Sonnar Batis, Boxed 60122924
Zeiss 135mm f2.8 Batis, Boxed 60123186
Used Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8 Lens for Sony E Mount - Excellent
Delivery $42.56
I purchased the Batis 135/2.8 to complete my set, which began with the Batis 25/2 and 85/1.8 as my first prime lenses for a Sony A7Rii. Like the others the 135 does not disappoint. Although somewhat large in profile, Batis lenses are fairly light, and balance well with the Sony. In terms of image quality, the 135 is arguably the best of the line, although the 40/2 comes very close. Batis lenses have the right balance of sharpness and tonality for nearly any application, from portraits to landscapes. Unlike many longer lenses, the 135 shows no sign of lateral color, even for dark branches silhouetted against a bright cloudy sky. Auto focus is both fast and accurate.
I bought this lens primarily for kids sports, mid range wildlife on 2-3 hr hikes, and in general capturing life/not staged/surprise portraits from a 25'-50' working distance. Used on both an a6000 and a7riii.Handling - supurb, very light for a 135mm, fits my hands well. Used without sunshade without any flaring/ghost issues. No concerns with multi hour hikes (also, excellent weather sealing and no dust so far).Action- very fast autofocus, no issues keeping up with little electrons running around the yard. Could not keep up with kids on swingsets. Most gymnastic routines had good sharpness at 1/1000 shutter with an occasional slight AF prediction offset.Sharpness - very good at center to edge. Best around f5.6. However, I suspect the a7riii is getting full use ... MoreI bought this lens primarily for kids sports, mid range wildlife on 2-3 hr hikes, and in general capturing life/not staged/surprise portraits from a 25'-50' working distance. Used on both an a6000 and a7riii.Handling - supurb, very light for a 135mm, fits my hands well. Used without sunshade without any flaring/ghost issues. No concerns with multi hour hikes (also, excellent weather sealing and no dust so far).Action- very fast autofocus, no issues keeping up with little electrons running around the yard. Could not keep up with kids on swingsets. Most gymnastic routines had good sharpness at 1/1000 shutter with an occasional slight AF prediction offset.Sharpness - very good at center to edge. Best around f5.6. However, I suspect the a7riii is getting full use of the lens capability and doubt an a7riv will show meaning real world performance increase. Judged from center to edge sharpness changes between the aps-c and FF. All my shots so far were handheld so maybe a reasonable limit regardless. I have not yet tried the tripod. The 135mm in-lens stabilization used on the a6000 (205mm effective) was great down to about 1/100 shutter speed.Bokeh: Under a torture test (forest brush hike under full sun) bokeh showed slight cat-eye, good overall but a little busy at f/2.8. Doesn't fully melt like the 135 2.0 lenses that I have used previously. To get a similar effect with the Zeiss the subject needs to be separated from the background by about 1/2 the working distance, so a work around is available. Sun stars were pleasing.Conclusion: Strongly recommended as an active/in the field lens.
Experience was great. The only pain is I had 2 separate orders for the same shoot over the same time period. When I went to send them back, one went to FedEx and the other to UPS so I had to go to 2 different drop off places. Other than that, it was great!
So far, I'm really impressed with this lens. It focuses quickly, I can get sharp images at 1/15th of a second, the bokeh is very nice, as is the color, and, for its speed and focal length, it's pretty lightweight. I'm looking forward to taking it with me on a trip to Paris this May along with shorter fixed focal length lenses. I considered getting Sony's 135mm f/1.8 lens, but I opted for the Zeiss Batis because of its weight-plus it's a pretty darn good lens!
Instantly became the go-to lens in my bag. Perfectly tack sharp. Absolutely no visible CA or distortions regardless of subject or lighting conditions. That great Zeiss color pop that makes your subjects almost 3D. My only small dings on it are it doesn't have the greatest bokeh I've ever seen wide open, though still very pleasant, and it would have been nice to have a slotted opening in the bottom of the hood to adjust filters without having to take the hood entirely off.
I cant really fault this lens optically and it feels very well balanced on A7RII and surprising well on a6500 - I might even prefer the lens on that camera with its (slightly) superior focusing speed. The colors and contrast are unreal, and while the Rokinon 135mm f/2 I own is slightly sharper even wide open at f/2, it has much less contrast and the colors are slightly muted compared to the Zeiss lens. Given you can bring those back in post, essentially you're paying a $1500 premium for Eye-AF while losing a tiny bit of sharpness and more importantly a full stop of light. Thats a tough bargain. But. BUT! But don't underestimate the effects of an APO lens. It is the first APO lens Ive owned and it does make a difference in any high contrast scene, everything is ... MoreI cant really fault this lens optically and it feels very well balanced on A7RII and surprising well on a6500 - I might even prefer the lens on that camera with its (slightly) superior focusing speed. The colors and contrast are unreal, and while the Rokinon 135mm f/2 I own is slightly sharper even wide open at f/2, it has much less contrast and the colors are slightly muted compared to the Zeiss lens. Given you can bring those back in post, essentially you're paying a $1500 premium for Eye-AF while losing a tiny bit of sharpness and more importantly a full stop of light. Thats a tough bargain. But. BUT! But don't underestimate the effects of an APO lens. It is the first APO lens Ive owned and it does make a difference in any high contrast scene, everything is cleaner, fine details have a more natural look and specular highlights look just amazing. I think the complaints about 2.8 are totally overblown as you still get massive depth of field at 135mm, while the size and weight of the lens is ideal. The lens is easily worth the asking price for me. The only people complaining about it are people who haven't bought it.
I’m a landscape shooter and I prefer the Batis 135 than the 70-200 as a tele solution because it is much compact and lightweight for cary. For photographing intimate landscapes, the 85 is not enough and I need more reach. The Batis 135 has premium optics with beautiful Bokeh and very good built quality, say no more. Could be used for landscape photography, travels, portraits, nature and sport. When I shoot animals or far away mountains I use the APS-C mode in my Sony A7R2 (18 Megapixel resolution), so the lens become 202mm lens! I had the chance to try the Sony 135 f/1.8 GM and the Sigma 135mm f/1.8 Art (for Sony) and I can say : The Sony is really impressive, the AF is fast and silent as I remember (I tried it in low light), I liked a lot the Bokeh, and the lens ... MoreI’m a landscape shooter and I prefer the Batis 135 than the 70-200 as a tele solution because it is much compact and lightweight for cary. For photographing intimate landscapes, the 85 is not enough and I need more reach. The Batis 135 has premium optics with beautiful Bokeh and very good built quality, say no more. Could be used for landscape photography, travels, portraits, nature and sport. When I shoot animals or far away mountains I use the APS-C mode in my Sony A7R2 (18 Megapixel resolution), so the lens become 202mm lens! I had the chance to try the Sony 135 f/1.8 GM and the Sigma 135mm f/1.8 Art (for Sony) and I can say : The Sony is really impressive, the AF is fast and silent as I remember (I tried it in low light), I liked a lot the Bokeh, and the lens feels amazing in the hand, it feels like a 700 grams lens (plus minus) and not 950 grams, anyway, another category of price and we are talking about 1.8 so it’s another story. The Sigma is also 1.8 lens, a little beast, amazing built quality and high end optics, the AF is slow in low light, and the lens is heavy for all day shooting.
I owned the Batis 135mm f/2.8 for 3 weeks and wanted so much for it to work. I previously tried the Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS and loved the results. I felt the Sony was too heavy for my purposes, so I was looking for a combination of other lenses as alternatives, including the Batis 85 and 135. I have somewhat mixed feelings about the 135, unlike most other reviewers, in part because of the lens itself and in part because of its uses and function. Based on my experience with this lens, I immediately though about the debate/complaints over the past year that Zeiss should have offered this 135 lens with a wider aperture. I’m thinking that many of those who held that view didn’t use this lens or were just uninformed. Zeiss made the right choice with the ... MoreI owned the Batis 135mm f/2.8 for 3 weeks and wanted so much for it to work. I previously tried the Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS and loved the results. I felt the Sony was too heavy for my purposes, so I was looking for a combination of other lenses as alternatives, including the Batis 85 and 135. I have somewhat mixed feelings about the 135, unlike most other reviewers, in part because of the lens itself and in part because of its uses and function. Based on my experience with this lens, I immediately though about the debate/complaints over the past year that Zeiss should have offered this 135 lens with a wider aperture. I’m thinking that many of those who held that view didn’t use this lens or were just uninformed. Zeiss made the right choice with the f/2.8, for most purposes. The first few test shots that I took with this lens right out of the box on my Sony A7R III were of my son. I was standing just a few meters away; very close, but far enough for a complete head shot. I used the Eye AF feature and took some shots in quick succession at f/2.8. (I was also comparing different lenses.) I thought I had some difficulty at f/2.8 getting proper focus. Upon close inspection in post, the first image showed my son’s eyebrows in perfect focus (you could count the hairs), but his eye lashes were out of focus. The second image showed his eye lashes in perfect focus, but his eyebrows were out of focus. Ouch! This problem repeated for the entire session. At short range, this lens is almost unusable at f/2.8 for general portraiture. It only resolved itself when I changed the aperture to f/5.6 and moved back a couple of steps. Okay, I can do that. But an aperture wider than f/2.8 on this 135 lens? If this lens were a f/1.8, at a couple of meters, the tips of my son’s eye lashes would have been in focus and the base of his eye lashes would not have been in focus. I found that the DOF for this 135 lens to be very narrow for quite some distance and all the way up to 5.6 (although I didn’t test too much beyond that). I was about 15 meters away from a flock of birds feeding in a grass field. I shot several images at f/4.5. There as a narrow strip of birds/grass about 1 meter that was in focus, and the rest was out of focus. This relatively narrow DOF persisted at different ranges. I’ve owned a Canon 135 before and more than one 70-200mm f/4 lens that I shot frequently at or near 135mm and don’t recall having this acutely narrow DOF. Perhaps it did and I was not observant or this is all just math and I don’t get math (true). But I also owned the Canon 50 f/1.2 and 85 f/1.2 lenses. They had beautiful glass but were difficult to work with. Wide open, I would get results similar to this unless I was considerably farther away. We all know that it’s no fun shooting portraits where the subject’s eyes are tack sharp but the ends of their noses are out of focus. What all this means to me is that this is not a problem with the lens, but that if you are going to buy it, you should be aware that this is a high quality specialty tool. It’s not one of those lenses that you can slap on, put the camera in auto and pump out great shots wherever you point it. You have to know how to use it and then shoot within its parameters. As far as form factor is concerned, this lens fits so, so, so very nicely on the A7R III. I barely knew it was there. The form factor is absolutely perfect!! I cannot emphasize that enough. This type of lens was one of the primary reasons I made the switch to Sony from Nikon. A wider (larger/heavier) aperature lens would have made it unmanageable on the A7R III. Moreover, with advances in sensor development and OSS, it has become increasingly less important to use wider aperture lenses now. I understand, however, that more light may be necessity for indoor weddings and other low light situations. The Batis 135 has OSS that works very well with the A7R III’s internal OSS. This combination gives very good results, and is worth a number of stops in my estimation (but I didn’t measure it). Eye AF generally worked great for me, unless I was standing too close. I did not use it for action. I love the Batis feel. I didn’t use the DOF gauge on the top of the lens. But you can see it in manual focus mode (or DMF). You can see the DOF like a thin horizontal strip moving towards you or away from you as you focus (great for focus stacking). The feel of the focusing ring is very nice, unlike the fly-by-wire Sony 70-200 f/2.8 GM. It feels somewhat like (but no identical to) Zeiss manual focus lenses of which I currently have 3 that I use on this same camera. I felt the image quality for medium range portraits when I nailed the focus was excellent. It produces really nice images with beautiful depth, color and a rich character. But that meant I was in good light with at least f/4.5 or f/5.6 aperture. It also produces wonderful bokeh, even at higher apertures. On the other hand, I personally felt that I got noticeably better sharpness on my Sony A7R III with the Sony 70-200 f/2.8 GM compared with the Batis 135. This actually surprised me very much and was the primary reason that I returned the 135. IQ for my shooting matters most. I felt my sample was just a bit soft, especially at longer distances. Maybe Zeiss would tell me I am wrong. But because the Batis 135 is a specialty lens, for approx. $2,000, I wanted it to perform at least as good, if not better, than the Sony 70-200 f/2.8 GM on the A7R III at 135mm. It might actually be that the substantially better OSS combination on the Sony 70-200 f/2.8 GM with the Sony A7R III attributed significantly to that difference. It may turn out that some of the “deficiencies” that I found with my “results” were more operator error than equipment problems. I would concede to that. But I’m thinking I took enough test shots (and re-tests) to conclude that I did not have a perfect sample, and I just wasn’t going to risk it anymore. I believe others may have better experiences.
I was waiting forever for the Sony 70-200mm F4 to come down another hundred dollars, considering that the price for the same lens in the Canon edition is less than $900. The other lens I had my eye on for my Sony a 7 III was the Zeiss Batis 135 F 2.8. The 70-200 would bring me closer to wild life (I live in the country and don't have the money for a 200-600mm lens), the Batis 135 would gather more light for indoor dance and band photos. The Batis price came down first and I so bought it, not sure whether it was a wise move. I have used it now for two weeks, mostly to photograph late-in-the-day and under-the-lights soccer games, and while the telephoto reach is marginal for such events, the images are tack-sharp and color popping at 1/800, F 4, and ISO 1000. A sweet ... MoreI was waiting forever for the Sony 70-200mm F4 to come down another hundred dollars, considering that the price for the same lens in the Canon edition is less than $900. The other lens I had my eye on for my Sony a 7 III was the Zeiss Batis 135 F 2.8. The 70-200 would bring me closer to wild life (I live in the country and don't have the money for a 200-600mm lens), the Batis 135 would gather more light for indoor dance and band photos. The Batis price came down first and I so bought it, not sure whether it was a wise move. I have used it now for two weeks, mostly to photograph late-in-the-day and under-the-lights soccer games, and while the telephoto reach is marginal for such events, the images are tack-sharp and color popping at 1/800, F 4, and ISO 1000. A sweet lens, and actually smaller and lighter than my Sony FE2.8/90 Macro G OSS, also a great lens. I will keep this Batis.
I’m a an f2 type of photographer and I’m not the writing-review kind of guy but this lens really pushed me. I sold my Samyang 135mm f2 because I needed autofocus and something that would comunicate with my Sony body. I was debating between this lens and the Samyang 135mm f1.8 for obvious reasons that I stated above. I’m sure that the new Samyang is an incredible lens and surely very compatible with this Zeiss. If you buy that one you can’t go wrong with that! However, this lens really “haunted” me! I’m in awe at its rendering of colors, white balance and micro-contrasts capabilities thanks to its T* coating. I was very concern about not being an f2 lens due to my style but after taking for a spin the f2.8 really doesn’t bother me because the IQ, the character and ... MoreI’m a an f2 type of photographer and I’m not the writing-review kind of guy but this lens really pushed me. I sold my Samyang 135mm f2 because I needed autofocus and something that would comunicate with my Sony body. I was debating between this lens and the Samyang 135mm f1.8 for obvious reasons that I stated above. I’m sure that the new Samyang is an incredible lens and surely very compatible with this Zeiss. If you buy that one you can’t go wrong with that! However, this lens really “haunted” me! I’m in awe at its rendering of colors, white balance and micro-contrasts capabilities thanks to its T* coating. I was very concern about not being an f2 lens due to my style but after taking for a spin the f2.8 really doesn’t bother me because the IQ, the character and the bokeh I get out of this lens is (to me) superior and it’s worth to the point that I don’t miss that f2 anymore. Additionally, this lens is more in harmony with other Zeiss Batis lenses and this makes it easier in post production and consistency. The Samyang would have made things more complicated on that end due to its yellower white balance. In the end, to me that Zeiss look really matter. After trying many brands (Sony GMs, Samyangs, Viltrox, etc… at last the right lens has found me!I hope this review can be helpful to you f2 photographers out there :).
| Focal length | 135 mm |
| Aperture range | f/2.8 – f/22 |
| Focusing range | 0.87 m – 8 |
| Free working distance | 0.74 m – 8 |
| Diameter of image field | 43 mm |
