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These are the very first images of the new Batis 18mm f/2.8 E-mount lens. It will be announced by Zeiss today at 11 am Berlin time. And those are the specs:

– 11 lenses in 10 groups 10. Has four aspherical lens
– Distagon-based design
– Newly adopted floating element
– Dust and water proof
– Electromagnetic diaphragm
– Has a minimum focusing distance of 0.25m
– Filter diameter of 77mm
– Weight 330g
– OLED display
– Quiet linear motor AF

via Digicameinfo.

I got this image which confirms Zeiss will announce the Batis 18mm f/2.8 FE lens on April 14 at 11am Berlin time. Stay tuned on SAR!

P.S.: Who is going to buy this lens?

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Batis 85mm in Stock status at [shopcountry 45791].
Batis 25mm in Stock status at [shopcountry 45790].

I got a rumor from a source saying that the new Batis 18mm lens is scheduled to ship in May. It’s likely the lens will be announced this week on April 14.

Still even if the rumor is correct I wonder how Zeiss will manage to ship the lens that quickly. They still struggle to make enough of the current two lenses. They are out of Stock in most stores:
Batis 85mm in Stock status at [shopcountry 45791].
Batis 25mm in Stock status at [shopcountry 45790].

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I just got this from a Meyer “internal source”:

The image above from photographer Firat Bagdu is the first image you see that is shot with the upcoming new Meyer Optik Görlitz prime lens with native Sony mount (not clear if A or E). The lens will be announced on April 14 at 11am London time (yeah same time as the Zeiss announcement!).

The lens is a mid range prime with “near-macro” capability. The look of the lens is historic but the internal lens design is new. This will be Meyer’s most technologically advanced lens. I have been told the specs are the same of one of their historic lenses. You take the guess which one it could be:
[shoplink 46792 ebay]Primoplan 25mm f/1.9[/shoplink]
[shoplink 46793 ebay]Lydith 30mm f/3.5[/shoplink]
[shoplink 46789 ebay]Primagon 35mm f/4.5[/shoplink]
[shoplink 46791 ebay]Trioplan 50mm f/2.5[/shoplink]
[shoplink 46791 ebay]Primoplan 58mm f/1.9[/shoplink]
[shoplink 46790 ebay]Telefogar 90mm f/4.5[/shoplink]

P.S.: The lens will also be available for Canon-Nikon-MFT-Fuji-Leica mount…

Sony launched a new teaser for their press conference at the NAB show on April 17 at 2pm Las Vegas time.I have been told Sony will announce plenty of new products. You can follow the video live stream here on SonyAlphaRumors! Mark the event on your calendar!

What can we expect? New camcorder of course, maybe an FF E-mount camcorder and also first 8K camcorder prototypes. A surprise could be the launch of a new A7III but I that’s just a pure guess for now…

Source: blog.sony.com/nabshow/

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The German company Meyer Optik Görlitz is teasing a new lens launch. The lens will be announced on April 14. And like I told before on the very same day at 11am Zeiss will announce the new Batis lens!