The Batis 25mm lens will finally be in Stock on January 11 according to BHphoto (Click here).
Deals reminder:
Full list of Christamas deals can be found on those special pages at BHphoto and Amazon.
$350 off on the Open Box Zeiss 24-70mm lens sold by [shoplink 43442 ebay]OneCall on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
A6000 double zoom kit for $629 at [shoplink 43464 ebay]CameraLand on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
New A6000 kit with lot of free extras at Adorama (Click here).
Large amount of free extras with the RX100 sold by FocusCamera (Click here).
$150 off on the Bower 8mm E-mount lens at Adorama (Click here).
$250 off on the Bower 16mm A-mount lens at BHphoto (Click here).
Big Sony deal reminder: Up to 10% reward offer on both Sony cameras (Click here) and Sony-Zeiss lenses (Click here).
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since it’s been almost a year since the lens first launched, so I have zero intention to pay for the original “early adoption” price for it. Zeiss should at least offer a promotion to compensate us for a year of time waiting for its lenses.
Zeiss doesn’t do early adopter pricing. ..
Zeiss will promptly send you a $1 off coupon, thank you for your patronage.
this is success business strategy. like wise canikon offered no FP, EVF, 4K, mirrorless but they expected and known you can’t do anything because you still need them since you have owned[stuck] with many their lenses — what a Ha-Ha strategy to them!
What grade did you drop out at? Can’t read jack!
Compensate you? Holidays sure bring out the sense of entitlement, don’t they! Keep on waitin’ for that handout, mate 🙂
Given there’s literally people paying 200+ premium to get it now on eBay, I see little reason why they need to discount it when it’s continuously sold out every since it’s launched.
Also, it hasn’t been a year, it’s been 6 months.
Zeiss can ask what ever they want as Sony is just simply not producing just Sony branded lenses – yes few costly G branded – so there is no competition for Zeiss –
I was lucky to pick up a Zeiss 85mm f1.8 in my small corner of the earth which was very surprising that the main markets of US and Europe don’t have much stock.
The lens itself is a pleasure to use. My biggest surprise wasn’t the IQ cause honestly paying this much one expects IQ but the AF speed and accuracy which was very impressive for an 85mm prime and also that it has IS/VR which is actually pretty rare for an 85mm prime and much appreciated.
The Batis 25mm f2 is also a lovely lens but there is also a much cheaper Sony 28mm f2 which is making me think twice before thinking of picking up the 25mm
Any news on the 85mm availability in the US?
Just wondering, if BH says it will be available on 11st of Jan, does it mean they have got large amount of stocks coming in which unlikely to stock-out again? I pre-ordered my Batis lenses somewhere else, if this is true so I’m assuming Zeiss has prepared lots of stock worldwide and I should be able to get my Batis soon… Can anyone tell how BH indicates its stock level? Thanks!
endless Zeiss lenses – no Sony branded lenses – amazing how Zeiss can pump out lenses but the Giant Sony cannot – lots of bodies yes but not lenses – so 2 just Sony branded – rest is all G branded or Zeiss – and how many E mount APS-C in the last 2 years ?? I suspect Sony will discontinue E APS-C mount soon – we hear of an A7000 or A6100 but so far nothing – is it not just a less expensive FF E mount body as they have been talking about – make no sense to come out with a fancy E APS-C mount body now when they have completely stopped developing and making lenses for the E APS-C mount –