Zeiss Batis Image Thread
p.78 #1Zeiss Batis Image Thread
Batis 85
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Dec 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
p.78 #2Zeiss Batis Image Thread
It was incredibly cold today...
Batis 85
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Batis 85
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Dec 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
p.78 #3Zeiss Batis Image Thread
zeitlos wrote:
I love the Batis 18.
My Batis 18 will be delivered on Monday...
I love the Batis 18.
My Batis 18 will be delivered on Monday...
Dec 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
p.78 #4Zeiss Batis Image Thread
Batis 85
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Dec 26, 2025 at 05:31 AM
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Dec 28, 2025 at 03:14 PM
p.78 #7Zeiss Batis Image Thread
I really enjoy using an 85mm lens for landscape photography in the forest, especially shooting wide open. The color rendering, microcontrast, and three-dimensional depth of the Batis 85 are spectacularly beautiful. Plus, images taken with a Batis lens never look flat at all.
Batis 85/1.8; f1.8
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Batis 85/1.8; f1.8
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p.78 #8Zeiss Batis Image Thread
My Zeiss Batis 18 was delivered yesterday. For the price, I could have also bought an FE 14mm f1.8 GM (100 euros more). A friend had the Batis 18 for quite some time and then swapped it for an FE 20/1.8G, which he later really regretted because, in his opinion, the images with the 20/1.8 look flat compared to the Batis. I’ve read several similar comments online. I had looked at some sample images taken with the 14/1.8 GM and the 20/1.8G beforehand, but they didn’t convince me.
Since I already own all the other Batis lenses and didn’t want to give up the Zeiss T* coating, I went with the Batis 18. Today, while out and about, I took a few test shots and am really impressed. The lens was introduced about 9 years ago, yet it is still extremely sharp, has rich, beautiful contrast, and delivers great colors—just as I know from the other Batis lenses—and it is very well corrected for chromatic aberrations. The images are anything but flat and instead convey a strong sense of spatial depth. I’m a bit annoyed that I didn’t buy it 5–6 years ago. I actually thought I wouldn’t have much use for this focal length, but now I’m finding that it’s very suitable for everyday use.
Batis 18; f6.3; iso100, 0,8 sec.
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Batis 18; f6.3; iso 100; 1/4 sec.
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Batis 18; f3.5; iso 100; 1/50 sec.
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Since I already own all the other Batis lenses and didn’t want to give up the Zeiss T* coating, I went with the Batis 18. Today, while out and about, I took a few test shots and am really impressed. The lens was introduced about 9 years ago, yet it is still extremely sharp, has rich, beautiful contrast, and delivers great colors—just as I know from the other Batis lenses—and it is very well corrected for chromatic aberrations. The images are anything but flat and instead convey a strong sense of spatial depth. I’m a bit annoyed that I didn’t buy it 5–6 years ago. I actually thought I wouldn’t have much use for this focal length, but now I’m finding that it’s very suitable for everyday use.
Batis 18; f6.3; iso100, 0,8 sec.
DSC03475 by stm geist, auf FlickrBatis 18; f6.3; iso 100; 1/4 sec.
DSC03488 by stm geist, auf FlickrBatis 18; f3.5; iso 100; 1/50 sec.
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Dec 30, 2025 at 02:45 PM
p.78 #9Zeiss Batis Image Thread
Batis 18; f3.5; iso100; 1/50 sec.
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Batis 18; f4.5; iso100; 1/60 sec.
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DSC03506 by stm geist, auf FlickrBatis 18; f4.5; iso100; 1/60 sec.
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Jan 01, 2026 at 02:33 PM
p.78 #12Zeiss Batis Image Thread
Batis 85
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Jan 02, 2026 at 07:52 AM
Jan 02, 2026 at 08:51 AM
p.78 #14Zeiss Batis Image Thread
3D-Pop?
Batis 18; f5.6
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Batis 18; f5.6
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Jan 02, 2026 at 09:43 AM
p.78 #16Zeiss Batis Image Thread
Batis 18
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Jan 02, 2026 at 10:32 AM
p.78 #17Zeiss Batis Image Thread
I think it is the poppiest Batis
Schwarzlicht wrote:
Good thing the Batis is sealed so well...
Batis 18
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Schwarzlicht wrote:
Good thing the Batis is sealed so well...
Batis 18
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Jan 02, 2026 at 11:07 AM
p.78 #18Zeiss Batis Image Thread
Schwarzlicht wrote:
3D-Pop?
Batis 18; f5.6
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Yes, and congrats on your new Batis 18mm, Stefan!
3D-Pop?
Batis 18; f5.6
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Yes, and congrats on your new Batis 18mm, Stefan!
Jan 02, 2026 at 11:22 AM
p.78 #19Zeiss Batis Image Thread
Garmadon wrote:
I think it is the poppiest Batis
Batis 18
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I am truly surprised and did not expect this. I thought the Batis 40 had the highest microcontrast. However, the Batis 18 appears to clearly surpass all other Batis lenses. The rich contrast, colors, and especially the microcontrast are really extreme. In the pictures of the shopping street, the ground is very dark and saturated straight out of camera, yet the overall impression with the buildings is simply beautiful. I actually noticed this a few days ago already. The tree was shot at f/5.6, and practically everything in the image is sharp from front to back. Even during the on-site image review in the viewfinder, I thought the tree was about to leap right out at me. The colors have been just fantastic so far, and I haven’t taken many pictures yet. Subjects are separated by the colors, the contrasts, and the intense microcontrast. Achieving subject separation through depth of field is difficult anyway at 18mm, even if you had an f/1.8 aperture. The Batis 18 has a unique rendering.
I think it is the poppiest Batis
Schwarzlicht wrote
Good thing the Batis is sealed so well...Batis 18
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55019605808_0b6694f34f_h.jpgDSC03742 by stm geist, auf Flickr
I am truly surprised and did not expect this. I thought the Batis 40 had the highest microcontrast. However, the Batis 18 appears to clearly surpass all other Batis lenses. The rich contrast, colors, and especially the microcontrast are really extreme. In the pictures of the shopping street, the ground is very dark and saturated straight out of camera, yet the overall impression with the buildings is simply beautiful. I actually noticed this a few days ago already. The tree was shot at f/5.6, and practically everything in the image is sharp from front to back. Even during the on-site image review in the viewfinder, I thought the tree was about to leap right out at me. The colors have been just fantastic so far, and I haven’t taken many pictures yet. Subjects are separated by the colors, the contrasts, and the intense microcontrast. Achieving subject separation through depth of field is difficult anyway at 18mm, even if you had an f/1.8 aperture. The Batis 18 has a unique rendering.
Jan 02, 2026 at 11:48 AM
