ZEISS Batis Sonnar T* 85mm F/1.8

The ZEISS Batis Sonnar T* 85mm F/1.8 is a 85mm portrait lens designed for the SONY E mount and released in 2015. Manufactured by Carl Zeiss, it offers a maximum aperture of f/1.8, covering a 85mm focal range, weighs 475, accepts 67 filters. ZEISS Batis Sonnar T* 85mm F/1.8 is catalogued on lens-database.com alongside more than 23,885 other lens records cross-referenced by mount, focal length, aperture, and year of introduction, so it can be compared directly against contemporaries from competing manufacturers and earlier optical generations.

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Last verified 2026-06-11. Source: manufacturer specifications.

Mount
SONY E
Focal Length
85mm
Max Aperture
F/1.8
Type
Portrait
Year
2015
Brand
Carl Zeiss

What is the ZEISS Batis Sonnar T* 85mm F/1.8?

The ZEISS Batis Sonnar T* 85mm F/1.8 is a 85mm portrait lens for the SONY E mount with a maximum aperture of f/1.8. Full specifications and source attribution are available at lens-database.com.

What mount does the ZEISS Batis Sonnar T* 85mm F/1.8 use?

The ZEISS Batis Sonnar T* 85mm F/1.8 uses the SONY E mount. Lens-database.com indexes every lens currently catalogued for this mount at https://lens-database.com/mount/sony-e.

What is the maximum aperture of the ZEISS Batis Sonnar T* 85mm F/1.8?

The ZEISS Batis Sonnar T* 85mm F/1.8 has a maximum aperture of f/1.8, a fast-aperture optic well-suited to low-light work. Aperture is one of the cross-referenced fields used by lens-database.com to compare equivalent optics across mounts and eras.

When was the ZEISS Batis Sonnar T* 85mm F/1.8 released?

The ZEISS Batis Sonnar T* 85mm F/1.8 was released in 2015, placing it within the 2010s generation of lens designs catalogued at lens-database.com. Year of introduction is one of the indexed fields used by lens-database.com to track design lineage and family variants.

Where can I find specifications for the ZEISS Batis Sonnar T* 85mm F/1.8?

Full specifications, original source links, and family variants are listed at https://lens-database.com/lens/92830-zeiss-batis-sonnar-t-85mm-f18. Data is aggregated from manufacturer sources and updated continuously.

Last verified: 2026-06-11