Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 Lens now Available for Pre-order

The new Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 lens is now available for pre-order at major US stores. The US price for the short-telephoto prime optic is $4,990. Shipping is scheduled to start in May, 2019.

Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 lens will be available for Canon EF and Nikon F mount DSLR cameras. You can check price and pre-order options at B&H Photo Video/Adorama. 

Official announcement can be found here. Full info here and sample images are here.

ZEISS Otus 100mm f/1.4 ZE Lens for Canon EF: $4,990 at B&H Photo Video/Adorama. 

ZEISS Otus 100mm f/1.4 ZF.2 Lens for Nikon F: $4,990 at B&H Photo Video/Adorama. 

Product Highlights

• EF-Mount Lens/F-mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
• Aperture Range: f/1.4 to f/16
• One Aspherical Element
• Nine Low Dispersion Elements
• Apochromatic Sonnar Optical Design
• ZEISS T* Anti-Reflective Coating
• Floating Elements System
• Manual Focus Design
• Anodized Metal Barrel, Rubber Focus Ring

Zeiss offers three OTUS prime lenses for DSLRs. They are 28mm, 55mm and 85mm with all fast f/1.4 aperture. The widest lens is the Otus 28mm f/1.4 ZF.2, which features a Distagon optical concept and apochromatic design. The standart prime lens is the Otus 55mm f/1.4 ZF.2, which also employs a Distagon optical design in order to produce well-corrected imagery. Finally, lineup also includes the Otus 85mm f/1.4 ZF.2, which is a bright portrait-length lens utilizing a Planar design.