It's an Apo-Sonnar, and for this price (I guess roughly 5-6 k ?) low or none axial CAs are to be expected. Until last Friday when I first saw the rumor on Nikon rumors I was not aware that The Otii are available also with geared focus rings - the price I stated is for the 55 mm photo version. If Sigma calls for the triple price, there's no reason why Zeiss would give away the cine version for only 4 k. To put things in perspective, a Zeiss 70-200 T2.9 costs 20 k.
But Otii were not meant to become cine lens primarily:
It makes a lot of sense to use manual focus lenses with aperture ring for movies, but for photography... for this kind of money and still only 135 size sensor, there are better options in larger formats.
Anyway, a cine lens version can't be the excuse to sell a focuswise very slow lens for superhigh prices - or maybe better: "no excuse to buy it".
But Otii were not meant to become cine lens primarily:
Quote:ZEISS Otus lenses were originally designed to meet the needs of demanding still photographer looking for the best image result even when shooting the lens at the largest aperture of f/1.4
It makes a lot of sense to use manual focus lenses with aperture ring for movies, but for photography... for this kind of money and still only 135 size sensor, there are better options in larger formats.
Anyway, a cine lens version can't be the excuse to sell a focuswise very slow lens for superhigh prices - or maybe better: "no excuse to buy it".