Zeiss Batis 2.8/135
Lens for Sony E-mount · Announced April 2017
Official site on zeiss.com (opens the maker's site in a new tab)
- Full frame lens
- Telephoto
Typically $1,529 new, from today's stores and the last 90 days
Best priceNew · in stock
$1,529
at Helix Camera
- Launch RRP
- $1,999Best new is 24% under
- Focal length: 135mm, Full frame lens
- Max aperture: f/2.8
- Optical stabilisation: Built in
- Autofocus: Yes
- Weight: 614 g
- Weather sealing: Sealed
- Max magnification: 0.19×, Focuses to 0.87 m
Batis 2.8/135 overview
The Zeiss Batis 2.8/135 is a 135mm f/2.8 prime for full-frame cameras on Sony E-mount, announced by Zeiss in April 2017. 39 cameras we track take it without an adapter.
Going by its spec sheet, it suits portraits.
New, it sells for $1,529 to $1,749 at the 3 stores we track in the United States that have it in stock. It launched at $1,999.
Worth comparing it with the Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM | Art, Sony FE 135mm F1.8 GM and Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC.
Where to buy the Batis 2.8/135 in United States
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Helix CameraBest price
NewIn stock
Authorized dealer · Sony E version
$1,529
10% off
$1,699Precision Camera
NewIn stock
Authorized dealer · Sony E version
$1,749
Dodd Camera
NewIn stock
Authorized dealer · Sony E version
$1,749
Pictureline
NewOut of stock
Authorized dealer · Sony E version
$1,749
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Things to know
- 135mm prime, f/2.8.
- Full frame lens; it also fits the mount's APS-C bodies.
- Autofocus; optical stabilisation.
- 614 g; 81 × 120 mm; 67mm filters.
- Focuses down to 0.87 m, up to 0.19× magnification.
- Weather sealed.
- No used body-only listings at the stores we track in United States today: check eBay and the Used filter.
Good for
- Portraits (135–135mm-equivalent reach at f/2.8)
From the Batis 2.8/135's published specs, not from a review.
Price history
Price around the world
Cheapest right here in the US: about 21% 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 | $1,529 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | — |
| Europe | — | — |
| Australia | A$2,799.95≈ $1,924 | A$1,299.95≈ $893 |
| 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 2.8/135 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 2.8/135
Sigma
135mm F1.8 DG HSM | Art
135mm f/1.8 · 2017
- 1,130 g
Sony
FE 135mm F1.8 GM
135mm f/1.8 · 2019
- Weather sealed
- 950 g
Samyang
135mm F2.0 ED UMC
135mm f/2 · 2015
- Manual focus
- 830 g
Sony
FE 100mm F2.8 STF GM OSS
100mm f/2.8 · 2017
- Stabilised
- Weather sealed
Sigma
135mm F1.4 DG | Art
135mm f/1.4 · 2025
- Weather sealed
- 1,430 g
Sigma
105mm F2.8 DG DN Macro | Art
105mm f/2.8 · 2020
- Weather sealed
- 715 g
More Zeiss lenses
- Batis 2/40 CF · 2018
- Loxia 2.4/25 · 2018
- 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 2/35 · 2014
More Sony E-mount lenses like it
- Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS · 2017
- Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS · 2017
- Sony FE 85mm F1.8 · 2017
- Sigma 105mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art · 2018
- Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art · 2016
- Sony FE 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G OSS · 2016
- Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS · 2016
- Sony FE 85mm F1.4 GM · 2016
Batis 2.8/135 specifications
Optics
- Focal length
- 135mm
- 35mm equivalent
- 135mm (full frame)
- Maximum aperture
- f/2.8
- Minimum aperture
- f/22
- Made for
- Full frame
- Elements / groups
- 14 / 11
- Aperture blades
- —
- Closest focus
- 0.87 m
- Max magnification
- 0.19×
Focus & handling
- Autofocus
- Yes
- Optical stabilisation
- Yes
- Weather sealed
- Yes
- Internal zoom
- —
- Aperture ring
- No
- Teleconverter compatible
- No
Size & weight
- Weight
- 614 g
- Diameter × length
- 81 × 120 mm
- Filter thread
- 67 mm
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