Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 lens slashed by $320 – today only!

Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 lens slashed by $320 – today only!
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The Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 is one of our favorite lenses for the Sony E system, with great image quality and wide aperture that makes it brilliant for portraiture. And today only it is available with a $320 discount!

Until midnight tonight (EST) you can buy the Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 for just $879 – a significant saving on its usual $1,199 price tag! 

Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 for Sony E: $879 (was $1,199)

Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 for Sony E: $879 (was $1,199)
It's sharper, more controlled, better built and has less aberrations than the Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 – and with $320 off the SRP, now it's actually affordable too! 

The Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 is great short telephoto lens that combines a classic portrait focal length with a fast, wide aperture. It's compact and lightweight, but features great build quality and weather sealing – along with a sleek OLED panel that displays distance and aperture. 

The lens also boasts optical image stabilization and great image quality. The Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 is cheaper, and faster to focus, but for this price and this performance the Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 is irresistible for portrait photographers. 

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James Artaius
Editor

James has 22 years experience as a journalist, serving as editor of Digital Camera World for 6 of them. He started working in the photography industry in 2014, product testing and shooting ad campaigns for Olympus, as well as clients like Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal. An Olympus / OM System, Canon and Hasselblad shooter, he has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes – and he loves instant cameras, too.