Zeiss Batis 2.8/18
Lens for Sony E-mount · Announced April 2016
Official site on zeiss.com (opens the maker's site in a new tab)
- Full frame lens
- Ultra-wide
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- Focal length: 18mm, Full frame lens
- Max aperture: f/2.8
- Optical stabilisation: None
- Autofocus motor: Linear motor
- Weight: 330 g
- Weather sealing: Sealed
- Max magnification: 0.10×, Focuses to 0.25 m
Batis 2.8/18 overview
The Zeiss Batis 2.8/18 is an 18mm f/2.8 prime for full-frame cameras on Sony E-mount, announced by Zeiss in April 2016. 39 cameras we track take it without an adapter.
Going by its spec sheet, it suits landscapes and interiors. It is a weaker pick for close-ups.
No store we track in the United Kingdom lists it today. It is listed in the United States, Australia and Singapore.
Worth comparing it with the Samyang AF 18mm F2.8 FE, Viltrox AF 20mm F2.8 Air and Zeiss Loxia 2.8/21.
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Things to know
- 18mm prime, f/2.8.
- Full frame lens; it also fits the mount's APS-C bodies.
- Autofocus (Linear motor motor); no optical stabilisation.
- 330 g; 78 × 80 mm; 77mm filters.
- Focuses down to 0.25 m, up to 0.10× magnification.
- Weather sealed.
- No used body-only listings at the stores we track in United Kingdom today: check eBay and the Used filter.
Good for
- Landscapes and interiors (18mm-equivalent wide end)
Not the best for
- Close-ups (0.10× magnification)
From the Batis 2.8/18's published specs, not from a review.
Price history
Price around the world
Cheapest in the US. Not priced in the UK yet.
Prices are in each market's own currency. Under each: ≈ in GBP 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 StatesCheapest | $1,349≈ £1,008 | $549≈ £410 |
| United Kingdom(you) | — | — |
| Europe | — | — |
| Australia | A$2,499.95≈ £1,283 | A$699.95≈ £359 |
| 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
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Alternatives to the Batis 2.8/18
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Sony
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More Zeiss lenses
- Loxia 2.4/85 · 2016
- Batis 2.8/135 · 2017
- Batis 1.8/85 · 2015
- Batis 2/25 · 2015
- Batis 2/40 CF · 2018
- Loxia 2.4/25 · 2018
- Loxia 2/35 · 2014
- Loxia 2/50 · 2014
More Sony E-mount lenses like it
- Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D · 2016
- Sony FE 12-24mm F4 G · 2017
- Sony FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM · 2017
- Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro · 2015
- Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS · 2014
- Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN | Art · 2019
- Tamron 17-28mm F/2.8 Di III RXD · 2019
- Laowa 14mm f/4 FF RL Zero-D · 2020
Batis 2.8/18 specifications
Optics
- Focal length
- 18mm
- 35mm equivalent
- 18mm (full frame)
- Maximum aperture
- f/2.8
- Minimum aperture
- f/22
- Made for
- Full frame
- Elements / groups
- 11 / 10
- Aperture blades
- —
- Closest focus
- 0.25 m
- Max magnification
- 0.10×
Focus & handling
- Autofocus
- Yes (Linear motor)
- Optical stabilisation
- No
- Weather sealed
- Yes
- Internal zoom
- —
- Aperture ring
- No
- Teleconverter compatible
- No
Size & weight
- Weight
- 330 g
- Diameter × length
- 78 × 80 mm
- Filter thread
- 77 mm
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