A new all-around lens Zeiss Touit 2.8/50M

Thanks to its moderate telephoto focal length, the Touit 2.8/50M is also suitable as a portrait lens. When allowing for a crop factor of 1.5, the angular field corresponds to a full-frame-equivalent focal length of 75 mm. Here, too, the lens covers distances from infinity to a magnification power of 1:1. The Touit 2.8/50M is a versatile lens that harmonizes very well with the flexible application of compact APS-C system cameras. Its imaging power makes it an ideal choice for close-ups and portraits.

The Touit 2.8/50M also employs the floating elements design from Zeiss. This enables the lens to achieve a consistently high imaging performance, including up to the minimum object distance (MOD). Two aspheres – lens elements number three and four – deliver an important contribution to the high image quality. Two additional lens elements with low dispersion – lens elements number two and nine – help ensure that the lateral and longitudinal chromatic aberrations are kept to a minimum.

A round iris with a total of nine blades creates a well balanced bokeh.

The Touit 2.8/50M with E and X mount will be available worldwide in March 2014. The recommended sales price will be about Euro 755 (excl. VAT.) or US$ 999 (excl. VAT).