The best Sony lenses are not just designed for Sony full frame models, you can also use full frame E mount lenses on APS-C models, often this can be the best choice for telephoto lenses , macro lenses and other longer focal length options. But for standard zoom and ultra-wide-angle lenses, you have to get lenses designed specifically for APS-C format cameras. And if you haven't decided which model to buy yet, check out our best Sony cameras guide too.
Sony now also produces its own premium "G" and top-of-the-line "G Master" lenses. Especially in terms of sharpness and bokeh (the quality of out-of-focus areas in an image).
Many of these optics are excellent in their own right and can make Sony's G Master optics a real steal.
The best Sony lenses also tend to be the biggest, which won't help if your job is travel or street photography, or if you're a vlogger who captures fast-moving events. What's exciting is that Sony is turning its attention to smaller, more compact lenses to meet the needs of these users.
Sony FE 50mm F1.2 G Master
Portrait Realm King
The weather-sealed construction feels completely professional-grade quality, there are two customizable function buttons that fall naturally under the thumb for both landscape and portrait shooting, and the manual aperture ring comes with a de-click switch for stepless adjustment control during video capture. This lens feels quite heavy for a Sony mirrorless body, but it's still quite compact and fairly lightweight for an f/1.2 lens. Even so, it's oversized in terms of features and performance. There's noticeable vignetting when shooting at f/1.2, but it's almost gone at f/2. Unlike most ultra-fast lenses, the Sony maintains stunning sharpness across the entire image frame even when shooting wide open. Bokeh is very smooth, with negligible lateral and axial color fringing.
. Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 G Master
A must-have for professional Sony photographers
Beyond the Zeiss -marked FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS, this G Master lens is just as good as its own-brand Sony standard zooms. The lens' weather-sealed construction feels very solid, and the lens features a customizable focus hold feature, as well as AF/MF and zoom lock switches. Autofocus is very fast for stills and provides smooth and near-silent autofocus transitions during video shooting. Image quality is excellent in every aspect: even when shooting wide open, the clarity is stunning throughout the zoom range. There's no optical stabilization, but that's just a problem with the first version of Sony's mirrorless full-frame cameras, which lacked in-camera stabilization.
Sony FE 85mm f1.8
A portrait photographer’s dream lens
Sony’s own FE 85mm f1.8 It costs just as much as its f/1.4 G-Master At about a third the size of a lens and less than half the weight, it eases the burden of handheld shooting, the handling is exquisite, the build quality is impressive, and the image quality is excellent in every way: center sharpness is absolutely outstanding, even when shooting wide open it's still very impressive, and the image quality is excellent in every way, making this lens a great value for money.
This lens has a minimalist design with no aperture ring and no focus scale, but it does have an AF/MF switch and a customizable focus hold button. Autofocus is provided by fast and virtually silent dual linear stepper motors, and the electronic coupled manual focus ring operates smoothly and precisely.
Weather Resistance The build quality of the feels very good, while the optical design incorporates ED (extra-low dispersion) elements and a sleek 9-blade aperture. Relatively small and light, compared to Sony's 85mm G Master lens, which measures 78x82mm and weighs 371g. As a result, the f/1.8 lens is more suitable for long-term handheld shooting, although it lacks optical image stabilization , which can be an issue on older Sony cameras that lack built-in stabilization.
Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 G Master
As good as a full-frame wide-angle zoom
The Sony FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM ("G Master") is a premium wide-angle zoom lens. It features "extreme aspherical" and ED elements, Nano AR coating, 11-blade aperture, and internal direct drive SSM focus motor. The lens is weather-sealed and has a fluorine coating on the front element to protect it from dust and fingerprints. It has a minimum focal length of 0.28 meters and a maximum magnification of 0.19x. Many people may find the 16-
Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD
An attractive lightweight, high-performance standard zoom
The Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD is a new entrant into the Sony mount lens market. That's because, while the Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS is a best-seller, it's widely bundled with A7 series cameras as a kit lens. It's certainly small and light, but the aperture stops down to a disappointing f/5.6 at the long end of the zoom range, and it offers lackluster sharpness away from the central area of the frame. If you want to upgrade to the own-brand Sony standard zoom with its fast and constant f/2.8 aperture, you'll need to buy the powerful FE 24-70mm f/2.8 G Master, which costs around £1,800/$2,200 and weighs nearly a kilogram, negating the advantages of an ultra-thin, lightweight mirrorless camera. This lays the perfect foundation for the performance of Tamron .
Tamron 20mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M
A great value ultra-wide-angle prime lens that fills a gap in Sony’s lens range
The Tamron 20mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 offers owners of Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras a rather unique proposition. It is a small, lightweight prime lens that is weather-sealed and provides good to very good resolution in the APS-C image circle at normal shooting distances. It allows you to shoot confidently in adverse backlighting conditions, which is a boon, especially when shooting at very wide angles and at close range. On the downside, its unique selling point of 1:2 magnification delivered results in my tests that looked mushy outside of center, and of course it's difficult to avoid shadowing at these distances with any ultra-wide-angle lens. Additionally, the Tamron is very slow to focus, although this won't be a big issue with most still subjects. Ultimately, while Sony's FE 20mm f1.8 G is superior in most ways, the Tamron is cheaper and has closer focus - as long as you understand its limitations. It's this good value for money that gives the Tamron 20mm f2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 a well-deserved recommendation.
Sony FE 35mm f/1.8
Clean and tidy, it's an attractive lens with real street smarts
The Sony FE 35mm f/1.8 is the ideal prime lens for street photography (opens in a new tab) as well as for everyday shooting with a full-frame mirrorless Alpha camera. It has a classic focal length that offers a moderately wide viewing angle, and a reasonably fast f/1.8 aperture, crammed into a compact, lightweight yet sturdy build. The Sony FE 35mm F1.8 does the best job of balancing size, optical performance and aperture value. It costs more than some budget alternatives, like Tamron's promising 35mm F2.8 ($349), but it has a solid build and optics that capture more light.
Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS
This constant aperture zoom makes a great long kit lens
The Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS is a constant maximum aperture full-frame zoom lens for the Sony E-mount, released by Sony on October 25, 2017. Given its unusually high 1:3 image reproduction ratio, the 24-105mm lens can be considered a pseudo-macro lens. While designed specifically for Sony's full-frame E-mount cameras, the lens can be used on Sony's APS-C E-mount camera bodies with a full-frame equivalent field of view of 36–157.5 mm.
Compared to the top-of-the-line Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 G Master, this lens is smaller, lighter, and feels more balanced on the A7 series bodies. It also has a wider zoom range and adds optical stabilization that larger lenses lack, and it's only about two-thirds the price.
Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 G OSS
The first telephoto zoom lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras
The Sony FE 70-200mm F4.0 G OSS is a full-frame constant maximum aperture telephoto zoom lens for Sony E-mount, released by Sony in 2013. The 70-200mm F4.0 G lens is popular among the heavyweight crowd. Sensitive landscape photographers and amateurs who want G lens quality without spending thousands of dollars on a heavier, faster aperture telephoto lens.
Sony's FE 70-200mm f4G OSS is the first telephoto zoom lens for its full-frame mirrorless cameras, and remains one of the best options for close-up action. The f4 aperture may not offer as much (or as attractive) blur as the FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM, nor does its focal length reach the FE 100-400mm GM, but it's noticeably lighter and more affordable than either, not to mention physically better suited to Sony's smaller bodies, especially the cropped APSC model, which reduces coverage to 105-300mm. Optical quality may lack the ultimate bite and smooth rendering of the more expensive and heavier G Master Telezoom, but it's still respectable with a high level of detail throughout the frame, while focus speeds are fast enough to track fast action when coupled with the right body.
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