Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 Wide Angle Lens for Sony E Mount

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Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 Wide Angle Lens for Sony E Mount

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

Fantastic lens. This one's a keeper! First, speedy delivery from amazon. One tip to note for future buyers is to put the lens in manual mode and continuously turn counter clockwise until you see it light up and you'll then see selection on.

Close focus is very good, with nice smooth bokeh. The background melts away in bokeh or dial the aperture down and get a bit more surrounding detail -- it's all very smooth. It also has 11 plates in aperture mechanism rather than 9, which makes thebok... Read More

Autofocus is touch responsive and exceptionally sharp. Manual focus is very smooth and mates well with camera's manual focus setting.

The lens is large for the a6000 but its light weight does not cause an unbalance and allows for comfortable handling. Reasonable size and weight, balances beautifully on sony a7riii.

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Highlights

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Quality

I can say that i am very happy with the results

The picture quality is amazing i’m glad i sold my 1635 f4 zeiss for this bad boy on my a7riii

The sigma art and the gmaster maybe super sharp but the batis lenses have other characteristics in their image quality in addit... Read More

8 has glass craftsmanship and quality through the viewfinder but has disappointing poor quality build and plastic feel compared to loxia 2

Shipping

Love the lens overall very fast and great auto focus

I like the lens but it’s not nearly as fast as i felt it should be

Packaging/appearance

The lens came sooner than listed and packaging was secure i’m impressed and grateful

While pricey rarely see it much cheaper it is a very well made and sharp out of the box kind of lens

The packaging feels so premium and protective i almost want to put the lens back in it every night

It has a drawstring closure on top which does not completely close but keeps the camera safely inside the bag

Competitiveness

8 but i use a a7riii so not scared of cranking up the iso

Got this lens and the sony a7iii about 4 months ago

First off im a newb at photography

Autofocus and auto eye focus is pretty fast compared to nikon d5300 and manual focus is decent too but i wish the ring was more textured

Overview

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This product had a total of 576 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 6 2022.