There is one more thing at Photokina: Tomorrow (Sept 27) Zeiss will announce a new Full Frame fixed lens camera with 35mm lens and a new Batis 40mm CF. I have been told the event starts at 18:30 Berlin time and we can expect press release to be official at 19:00 or max 19:30.
The Full Frame Zeiss camera will have a Sony sensor and Sony electronics. But the body design and lens design (35mm probably f/2.0) are from Zeiss.
And of course there will be the new Batis 40mm FE lens:
Distagon optical design
The shortest shooting distance is 0.24 m
With focus limiter (Full / ∞ ~ 0.4 m / 0.5 m to 0.24 m)
Filter diameter is 67 mm
size is φ 91 mm 93 mm. Close to the 85mm Batis
magnification is 1: 3.3
Price is 1299 dollars / 1299 euros
Ships in October
via Nokishita
Links to current Batis lenses:
Batis 135mm FE lens at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Batis 85mm FE lens at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Batis 25mm FE lens at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Batis 18mm FE lens at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.