A brilliant lens for portraits, low light and midrange telephoto shooting. It’s a beautiful piece of glass -- and for intimate or low-light portraits, fashion shots, and quick candid photographs with superior visual accuracy, this professional lens will satisfy the most uncompromising demands. Its performance at fully open aperture is astonishingly precise -- and its 35mm-equivalent 125.7mm focal length gives you sharp midrange close-ups and natural, distortion-free portraits at relaxed distances.

Features

• Superb Sharpness at Fully Open Aperture:
  In conjunction with the Super SteadyShot® image stabilization system of the Sony® α (alpha) DSLR-A100 camera, this superb Carl Zeiss® lens achieves pinpoint sharpness -- even working with hand-held camera by available light.
• Excellent Contrast Reproduction:
  Precision optical design and advanced T* coatings help to reduce flare and increase contrast.
• Smooth Backgrounds:
  Smooth, visually pleasing out-of-focus backgrounds give portraits and close-ups an extra dimension of beauty.
• Focus Hold Button:
  For full creative control, a focus hold button located on the lens can lock auto-focusing even in continuous advance mode -- and focus lock can also be set on the spot-focus center frame area.
• Auto Clutch:
  In auto-focus mode, the manual focus ring does not rotate -- and in manual focusing, you’ll have a solid, hands-on feel.

Specifications

Type	Carl Zeiss® Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 Telephoto Lens Smooth, visually pleasing background effects
Design	Professional performance for portraits and close-ups
Optics	T* Coating to reduce flare and increase contrast
Focusing	Focus Hold button for full creative control Auto Clutch to stop manual focus ring rotation
Focal Length	35mm Equivalent: 85 mm APS: 127.5 mm
Angle of View	35mm Equivalent: 19 deg APS: 29 deg
Min Focus Distance	2' 10" (85 cm)
Aperture Maximum	f1.4
Aperture Minimum	f22
Maximum Magnification	0.13x
Lens Construction	8 elements in 7 groups with 9 aperture blades
Filter Diameter	72 mm
Lens Dimensions	3-1/4" x 2-7/8" (81.5 mm x 72.5 mm)
Lens Weight	1 lb 3.75 oz (560 g)

Includes

• Front & Rear Lens Caps
• SH0002 Lens Hood