Zeiss Batis 2/40 CF
Lens for Sony E-mount · Announced September 2018
Official site on zeiss.com (opens the maker's site in a new tab)
- Full frame lens
- Standard
Typically $1,169 new, from today's stores and the last 90 days
Best priceNew · in stock
$1,169
at Helix Camera
- Launch RRP
- $1,299Best new is 10% under
- Focal length: 40mm, Full frame lens
- Max aperture: f/2
- Optical stabilisation: None
- Autofocus: Yes
- Weight: 361 g
- Weather sealing: Sealed
- Max magnification: 0.30×, Focuses to 0.24 m
Batis 2/40 CF overview
The Zeiss Batis 2/40 CF is a 40mm f/2 prime for full-frame cameras on Sony E-mount, announced by Zeiss in September 2018. 39 cameras we track take it without an adapter.
New, it sells for $1,169 to $1,349 at the 2 stores we track in the United States that have it in stock. It launched at $1,299.
Worth comparing it with the TTArtisan AF 40mm F2, Voigtländer Nokton 40mm F1.2 Aspherical and Sony FE 40mm F2.5 G.
Where to buy the Batis 2/40 CF in United States
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Helix CameraBest price
NewIn stock
Authorized dealer · Sony E version
$1,169
10% off
$1,299Precision Camera
NewIn stock
Authorized dealer · Sony E version
Above RRP +4%
$1,349
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Things to know
- 40mm prime, f/2.
- Full frame lens; it also fits the mount's APS-C bodies.
- Autofocus; no optical stabilisation.
- 361 g; 78 × 93 mm; 67mm filters.
- Focuses down to 0.24 m, up to 0.30× magnification.
- Weather sealed.
- No used body-only listings at the stores we track in United States today: check eBay and the Used filter.
Price history
Price around the world
Cheapest right here in the US: about 19% under the price in Australia, the next cheapest.
Prices are in each market's own currency. Under each: ≈ in USD at today's exchange rate. Body only; where a market lists only kits, its cheapest kit is shown and marked.
| Market | Lowest new | Lowest used/refurb |
|---|---|---|
| United States(you)Cheapest | $1,169 | — |
| United Kingdom | £1,099≈ $1,471 | — |
| Europe | — | — |
| Australia | A$2,099.95≈ $1,443 | A$1,199.95≈ $824 |
| Singapore | — | — |
Each price is in its own currency, as the store charges it. The ≈ figures are approximate, at today's exchange rate (ECB reference rates, 2026-11-06), rounded, and leave out shipping, import duty, GST/VAT and card fees. A camera bought abroad may not carry a local warranty: see grey-market cameras before you buy.
Used: what it should be worth
No used Batis 2/40 CF listings at the stores we track yet. A "should be worth" value appears after a week of used prices.
From used and refurbished asking prices at the stores we track, checked every few hours. Confirmed eBay sale prices will be added once eBay grants us access to its sold-listings data.
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Alternatives to the Batis 2/40 CF
Voigtländer
Nokton 40mm F1.2 Aspherical
40mm f/1.2 · 2017
- Manual focus
- 420 g
Sony
FE 40mm F2.5 G
40mm f/2.5 · 2021
- Weather sealed
- 173 g
Sony
FE 35mm F1.8
35mm f/1.8 · 2019
- Weather sealed
- 280 g
Zeiss
Loxia 2/35
35mm f/2 · 2014
- Manual focus
- 340 g
Sigma
35mm F2 DG DN | Contemporary
35mm f/2 · 2020
- 325 g
Sigma
35mm F1.2 DG DN | Art
35mm f/1.2 · 2019
- Weather sealed
- 1,090 g
More Zeiss lenses
- Loxia 2.4/25 · 2018
- Batis 2.8/135 · 2017
- Loxia 2.4/85 · 2016
- Batis 2.8/18 · 2016
- Loxia 2.8/21 · 2015
- Batis 1.8/85 · 2015
- Batis 2/25 · 2015
- Loxia 2/50 · 2014
More Sony E-mount lenses like it
- Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III RXD · 2018
- Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN | Art · 2019
- Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS · 2017
- Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm F2 Aspherical · 2017
- Sony FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM · 2017
- Sigma 65mm F2 DG DN | Contemporary · 2020
- Sony FE 28-60mm F4-5.6 · 2020
- Tamron 28-200mm F/2.8-5.6 Di III RXD · 2020
Batis 2/40 CF specifications
Optics
- Focal length
- 40mm
- 35mm equivalent
- 40mm (full frame)
- Maximum aperture
- f/2
- Minimum aperture
- f/22
- Made for
- Full frame
- Elements / groups
- 9 / 8
- Aperture blades
- —
- Closest focus
- 0.24 m
- Max magnification
- 0.30×
Focus & handling
- Autofocus
- Yes
- Optical stabilisation
- No
- Weather sealed
- Yes
- Internal zoom
- —
- Aperture ring
- No
- Teleconverter compatible
- No
Size & weight
- Weight
- 361 g
- Diameter × length
- 78 × 93 mm
- Filter thread
- 67 mm
Cameras it fits
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Full frame · 33 MP · 2025
- IBIS
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Sony
FX2
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- IBIS
- 4K 60p
Sony
α1 II
Full frame · 50.1 MP · 2024
- IBIS
- 8K video
Sony
ZV-E10 II
APS-C · 26 MP · 2024
- 4K 60p
- 11 fps