Zeiss Batis Image Thread
p.72 #1Zeiss Batis Image Thread
In my opinion, the micro-contrast on the Batis 135 is exceptional. It renders true, deep blacks that look truly impressive on a large 65-inch OLED screen.
Batis 135/2.8; f3.2
DSC00806 by stm geist, auf Flickr
Edited on Jul 04, 2025 at 02:42 AM · View previous versions
Batis 135/2.8; f3.2
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Jul 02, 2025 at 12:21 PM
p.72 #2Zeiss Batis Image Thread
Wow, Flickr Explore just featured the majestic raven (page 71, #20) this morning! Had a feeling this little guy would go places... 
Jul 03, 2025 at 08:30 AM
p.72 #5Zeiss Batis Image Thread
Schwarzlicht wrote:
Batis 40/2; f2.8
Exquisite capture, Stefan!
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Batis 85 in action...
Chandler
Batis 40/2; f2.8
Exquisite capture, Stefan!
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Batis 85 in action...
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Chandler
ILCE-1M2 E 85mm F1.8 lens 85mm f/2.0 1/125s 100 ISO 0.0 EV
Jul 04, 2025 at 12:00 PM
p.72 #6Zeiss Batis Image Thread
Thanks a lot! That's so nice of you to say – I'm really glad you like it!
AGeoJO wrote:
Exquisite capture, Stefan!
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Batis 85 in action...
AGeoJO wrote:
Schwarzlicht wrote
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Batis 85 in action...
Jul 04, 2025 at 02:46 PM
p.72 #7Zeiss Batis Image Thread
Meadow of Mule Ears wildflowers and Castle Peak from a few days ago in a high mountain meadow. Batis 135.
ILCE-7CR ZEISS Batis 2.8/135 lens 135mm f/9.0 1/40s 400 ISO 0.0 EV
Jul 04, 2025 at 08:56 PM
p.72 #8Zeiss Batis Image Thread
Schwarzlicht wrote:
In my opinion, the micro-contrast on the Batis 135 is exceptional. It renders true, deep blacks that look truly impressive on a large 65-inch OLED screen.
Batis 135/2.8; f3.2
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54628929591_ebb0b9ff1a_h.jpgDSC00806 by stm geist, auf Flickr
This is a great photo for a whole bunch of reasons, and shows the Batis 135 to great effect. My only question is: those greens? Are they really that fluorescent? Maybe they are, but I have never seen it in real life!
In my opinion, the micro-contrast on the Batis 135 is exceptional. It renders true, deep blacks that look truly impressive on a large 65-inch OLED screen.
Batis 135/2.8; f3.2
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54628929591_ebb0b9ff1a_h.jpgDSC00806 by stm geist, auf Flickr
This is a great photo for a whole bunch of reasons, and shows the Batis 135 to great effect. My only question is: those greens? Are they really that fluorescent? Maybe they are, but I have never seen it in real life!
Jul 05, 2025 at 12:08 AM
p.72 #9Zeiss Batis Image Thread
The meadow was indeed glowing beautifully in the soft backlight from the low, evening sun coming from the left. That's precisely why I stopped and took 7-8 quick snapshots of the scene as I walked by. Whether the meadow actually glowed exactly like it does in the picture, I can't really say anymore.
All Batis lenses share this ability somehow – they can make beautiful contrasts really glow. There was a solid cloud cover in the sky. However, the cloud layer was so thin that you could see the sun the entire time. The lower the sun sank, the more spectacular the light looked.
In the unprocessed RAW file, the sky was so bright that no detail was visible anymore. Consequently, the meadow was too dark. In Lightroom, I increased the exposure globally so much that it looked right for the meadow. Then, I only reduced the exposure for the overly bright sky until detail became visible. The shadows and highlights remained unprocessed. So, this was just a standard edit for handling dynamic range.
The picture was taken on a small hill. I had only driven up there to take a long exposure of the local city during blue hour. After I finally found the right composition for the city, mounted the camera on a tripod, disabled stabilization, selected manual mode and ISO 100, I was just waiting for sunset and the subsequent blue hour. Behind me was the hilly meadow with the mountain bikers. The lower the sun sank, the more spectacular the scene behind me with the mountain bikers became. It even looked amazing after sunset, when the mountain bikers were just silhouettes against a spectacularly beautiful sky. That's why I kept taking the camera off the tripod, changing the settings accordingly, to photograph the mountain bikers. (The picture of the city during blue hour, by the way, didn't turn out well and was delete-worthy).
The Batis 135 is really something special. The contrast and micro-contrast are extraordinary – unlike anything I've ever seen with any other lens. The dark areas aren't just dark; they're often deep black. Sometimes you have large areas of the image that are simply deep black. The overall impression this creates is something I really like, and I generally leave the shadows completely unprocessed with the Batis 135.
If I try to brighten the dark areas, sometimes the areas do get brighter, but simultaneously, intense micro-contrasts appear, again featuring deep black. When I first bought the Batis 135, I tried increasing the shadows in Lightroom on a picture. I moved the shadows slider a little, then all the way to the maximum... and nothing happened. The image remained unchanged, and at first, I thought my Lightroom was broken!
Then there's the bokeh, which I usually find simply beautiful with the Batis 135. I owned the 85/1.4 GM (I) for over 5 years, which is considered a reference for bokeh. The Batis 135 absolutely doesn't have to hide behind it and, in my opinion, has much nicer colors and contrast straight out of camera (OOC).
DSC00836 by stm geist, auf Flickr
DSC01045 by stm geist, auf Flickr
rob_ww wrote:
Batis 135/2.8; f3.2
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54628929591_ebb0b9ff1a_h.jpgDSC00806 by stm geist, auf FlickrThis is a great photo for a whole bunch of reasons, and shows the Batis 135 to great effect. My only question is: those greens? Are they really that fluorescent? Maybe they are, but I have never seen it in real life!
All Batis lenses share this ability somehow – they can make beautiful contrasts really glow. There was a solid cloud cover in the sky. However, the cloud layer was so thin that you could see the sun the entire time. The lower the sun sank, the more spectacular the light looked.
In the unprocessed RAW file, the sky was so bright that no detail was visible anymore. Consequently, the meadow was too dark. In Lightroom, I increased the exposure globally so much that it looked right for the meadow. Then, I only reduced the exposure for the overly bright sky until detail became visible. The shadows and highlights remained unprocessed. So, this was just a standard edit for handling dynamic range.
The picture was taken on a small hill. I had only driven up there to take a long exposure of the local city during blue hour. After I finally found the right composition for the city, mounted the camera on a tripod, disabled stabilization, selected manual mode and ISO 100, I was just waiting for sunset and the subsequent blue hour. Behind me was the hilly meadow with the mountain bikers. The lower the sun sank, the more spectacular the scene behind me with the mountain bikers became. It even looked amazing after sunset, when the mountain bikers were just silhouettes against a spectacularly beautiful sky. That's why I kept taking the camera off the tripod, changing the settings accordingly, to photograph the mountain bikers. (The picture of the city during blue hour, by the way, didn't turn out well and was delete-worthy).
The Batis 135 is really something special. The contrast and micro-contrast are extraordinary – unlike anything I've ever seen with any other lens. The dark areas aren't just dark; they're often deep black. Sometimes you have large areas of the image that are simply deep black. The overall impression this creates is something I really like, and I generally leave the shadows completely unprocessed with the Batis 135.
If I try to brighten the dark areas, sometimes the areas do get brighter, but simultaneously, intense micro-contrasts appear, again featuring deep black. When I first bought the Batis 135, I tried increasing the shadows in Lightroom on a picture. I moved the shadows slider a little, then all the way to the maximum... and nothing happened. The image remained unchanged, and at first, I thought my Lightroom was broken!
Then there's the bokeh, which I usually find simply beautiful with the Batis 135. I owned the 85/1.4 GM (I) for over 5 years, which is considered a reference for bokeh. The Batis 135 absolutely doesn't have to hide behind it and, in my opinion, has much nicer colors and contrast straight out of camera (OOC).
DSC00836 by stm geist, auf FlickrDSC01045 by stm geist, auf Flickrrob_ww wrote:
Schwarzlicht wrote
In my opinion, the micro-contrast on the Batis 135 is exceptional. It renders true, deep blacks that look truly impressive on a large 65-inch OLED screen.Batis 135/2.8; f3.2
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54628929591_ebb0b9ff1a_h.jpgDSC00806 by stm geist, auf Flickr
Jul 06, 2025 at 02:20 PM
p.72 #10Zeiss Batis Image Thread
Thanks. Great description. Inspires me to get my own B 135 out and use it more often!
Jul 07, 2025 at 04:44 AM
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p.72 #11Zeiss Batis Image Thread
Batis 40; f5
DSC09048-1 by stm geist, auf Flickr
DSC09048 by stm geist, auf Flickr
DSC09048-1 by stm geist, auf FlickrDSC09048 by stm geist, auf FlickrJul 07, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Jul 09, 2025 at 09:34 AM
p.72 #14Zeiss Batis Image Thread
Sunset and beautiful contrasts on the North Sea
Batis 40/2
f6.3
DSC09423 by stm geist, auf Flickr
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Batis 40/2
f6.3
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Jul 09, 2025 at 12:50 PM
p.72 #18Zeiss Batis Image Thread
Batis 135/2.8; f8
DSC01736 by stm geist, auf Flickr
Edited on Jul 22, 2025 at 04:25 AM · View previous versions
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Jul 10, 2025 at 04:38 PM
p.72 #19Zeiss Batis Image Thread
Batis 135/2.8; f2.8
DSC01623 by stm geist, auf Flickr
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Jul 11, 2025 at 04:48 AM
p.72 #20Zeiss Batis Image Thread
Batis 135; f3.5
DSC01498 by stm geist, auf Flickr
Edited on Jul 11, 2025 at 04:36 PM · View previous versions
DSC01498 by stm geist, auf FlickrEdited on Jul 11, 2025 at 04:36 PM · View previous versions
Jul 11, 2025 at 05:07 AM