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All Lenses for the Sony FE mirrorless system

Jan 19, 2017 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Written By Wim Arys

All Lenses for the Sony FE mirrorless system

Sony A7II vs A7 vs A7r, Sony A7 series

The Sony A7 was announced on 16 October 2013, the official beginning of Sony’s Full Frame mirrorless cameras. At first, there were only a couple of lenses available, but in the last 6 years this number has increased gradually to this massive list we see here today.

Sony A7 and A9 series Prime Lenses

These are all the Sony prime lenses designed and built by Sony, or Sony with Zeiss designs.

The Zeiss lenses are labeled ZA and have a T* coating, but are not always the best lenses available anymore. Sony’s GM range stands for quality, but at times their ‘normal’ range offers excellent lenses too. They key is to try (rent) before you buy

  • Sony 24mm f1.4 G 13/10 11R Ø67mm
  • Sony 28mm f2.0 9/8 9R Ø49mm  (with Fisheye 16mm Conversion Lens and Ultra-Wide 21mm Conversion Lens)
  • Sony 35mm f2.8 ZA Sonnar T* 7/5 7R Ø49mm
  • Sony 35mm f1.4 ZA Distagon T* 12/9 9R Ø72mm
  • Sony 50mm f1.4 ZA Planar T* 12/9 11R Ø72mm
  • Sony 50mm f1.8 6/5 7R Ø49mm
  • Sony 50mm f2.8 Macro 8/6 7 Ø49mm
  • Sony 55mm f1.8 ZA Sonnar T* 7/5 9R Ø49mm
  • Sony 85mm f1.8 9/8 9R Ø67mm H
  • Sony 85mm f1.4 GM 11/8 11R Ø77mm
  • Sony 90mm f2.8 Macro G OSS 15/11 9R Ø62mm
  • Sony 100mm f2.8 STF GM OSS 14/10 11R Ø72mm
  • Sony 135mm f1.8 GM 13/10 11R Ø82mm
  • Sony 400mm f2.8 GM OSS 23/17 11R

Sony A7 and A9 series Zoom Lenses

Plenty of zooms available too.

Zeiss designed and built AF & MF Primes

Zeiss decided to make lenses for FE too, besides designing them for Sony. Most are excellent lenses, I personally really like the Loxia manual focussing range, they are all small yet very high quality.

Full Autofocus Zeiss Lenses

  • Zeiss Batis 18mm f2.8 Distagon T* 11/10 Ø77mm
  • Zeiss Batis 25mm f2.0 Distagon T* 10/8 Ø67mm
  • Zeiss Batis 40mm f2.0 Distagon T*
  • Zeiss Batis 85mm f1.8 Sonnar T* 11/8 Ø67mm
  • Zeiss Batis 135mm f2.8 Sonnar T* 14/11 Ø67mm

Full Manual Zeiss Lenses

  • 21mm f2.8 Loxia Distagon T* 11/9 Ø52mm
  • 25mm f2.4 Loxia 10/8 10R Ø52mm
  • 35mm f2 Loxia Biogon T* 9/6 Ø52mm
  • 50mm f2 Loxia Planar T* 6/4 Ø52mm
  • 85mm f2.4 Loxia Sonnar T* 7/7 Ø52mm

Sigma Lenses for the Sony FE mirrorless system

Sigma also offers many of their ‘Art’ series lenses with an E-mount. These lenses are not truly designed for mirrorless, but are still an excellent value option if you don’t mind the extra size and weight.

Sigma autofocus Lenses for the Sony FE mirrorless system

  • Sigma 14mm f1.8 16/11 9R
  • Sigma 20mm f1.4 15/11 9R
  • Sigma 24mm f1.4 15/11 9R Ø77mm
  • Sigma 35mm f1.4 13/11 9R Ø67mm
  • Sigma 50m f1.4 13/8 9R Ø77mm
  • Sigma 85mm f1.4 14/12 9R Ø86mm
  • Sigma 1005 mm f1/4 Ø105mm
  • Sigma 90mm f2.8 Macro
  • Sigma 135mm f1.8 13/10 9R Ø82mm

Sigma Cine Lenses for the Sony FE mirrorless system

Sigma also offer a range of Cine lenses which can be bought in E-mount versions. These are all manual focus of course and are very expensive.

  • Sigma 14mm T2.0
  • Sigma 24-35mm T2.2 Ø82mm
  • Sigma 20mm T1.5
  • Sigma 24mm T1.5 Ø82mm
  • Sigma 35mm T1.5 Ø82mm
  • Sigma 50mm T1.5 Ø82mm
  • Sigma 85mm T1.5 Ø86mm
  • Sigma 135mm T2.0 Ø82mm

Samyang/Rokinon Lenses for the Sony FE mirrorless system

Samyang offers manual as well as autofocus lenses now. These are not the best quality, but inexpensive.

Samyang/Rokinon manual lenses for the Sony FE mirrorless system

  • Samyang 12mm f2.8
  • Samyang 14mm f2.8
  • Samyang 20mm f1.8
  • Rokinon 24mm f3.5 Tilt-Shift Ø82mm
  • Samyang 24mm f1.4 Ø77mm
  • Samyang 35mm f1.4 Ø77mm
  • Samyang 35mm f1.4
  • Samyang 35mm f2.8 Ø49mm
  • Samyang 45mm f.18 FE
  • Samyang 50mm f1.4 Ø67mm
  • Samyang 50mm f1.4 Ø77mm
  • Samyang 85mm f1.4 Ø72mm
  • Samyang 100mm f2.8 Macro Ø67mm
  • Samyang 135mm f2.0 ED UMC Ø77mm

Cine lenses in FE mount

  • Rokinon 20mm T1.9
  • Rokinon 24mm T1.5 Ø77mm
  • Rokinon 35mm T1.5 Ø77mm
  • Rokinon 50mm T1.5 DS Ø77mm
  • Rokinon 85mm T1.5 Ø72mm

Cine Xeen range in FE mount

  • Rokinon XEEN 20mm T1.9
  • Rokinon XEEN 24mm T1.5
  • Rokinon XEEN 50mm T1.5
  • Rokinon XEEN 85mm T1.5
  • Rokinon XEEN 135mm T2.2

Tamron Lenses for the Sony FE mirrorless system

Tamron now especially designs lenses for mirrorless too. They are excellent quality!

  • Tamron 17-28mm f2.8 Di III – – Ø67mm
  • Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 Di III 15/12 9 Ø67mm

Tokina Lenses for the Sony FE mirrorless system

Tokina is a Japanese company that is also producing e-mount lenses.

  • Firin 20mm f2 AF Ø62mm
  • Firin 100mm f2.8 Macro

Tokina Cine Lenses in FE mount

  • AT-X 16-28mm T3.0 Ø112mm
  • 35mm T1.5
  • 50mm T1.5
  • 85mm T1.5
  • AT-X 100mm T2.9 Ø82mm

SLR Magic Lenses for the Sony FE mirrorless system

SLR Magic is a Hong Kong company that makes more special lenses, always with a twist.

  • SLR Magic Cine 18mm f2.8 10/8 9 Ø62mm
  • SLR Magic Cine 25mm f1.4 11/9 13 Ø52mm
  • SLR Magic Cine 35mm f1.2 9/8 13 Ø52mm
  • SLR Magic Cine 50mm f1.16 6/5 13 Ø52mm
  • SLR Magic Cine 75mm f1.4 6/6 13 Ø52mm
  • MicroPrime 15mm T3.5 11/10 7 Ø82mm
  • MicroPrime 18mm T2.8 10/9 7 Ø82mm
  • MicroPrime 25mm T1.5 11/9 13 Ø82mm
  • MicroPrime 35mm T1.3 9/8 13 Ø82mm
  • MicroPrime 50mm T1.2 7/6 13 Ø82mm
  • MicroPrime 75mm T1.5 6/6 13 Ø82mm

Handevision Primes for the Sony FE mirrorless system

Handevision is a German-Chinese joint venture. Designed with German precision, build in China. All excellent quality but overpriced.

  • Handevision IBERIT 24mm f2.4 Ø49mm
  • Handevision IBERIT 35mm f2.4 Review Ø49mm
  • Handevision IBERIT 50mm f2.4 Review Ø49mm
  • Handevision IBERIT 75mm f2.4 Review Ø49mm
  • Handevision IBERIT 90mm f/2.4 Ø49mm

Voigtlander/Cosina lenses for the Sony FE mirrorless system

I like these Voigtlander manual lenses. They relay EXIF data back to the camera and in fact it’s rumoured that they also build the Loxia range for Zeiss.

  • Voigtlander 10mm f5.6 Heliar
  • Voigtlander 12mm f5.6 Heliar
  • Voigtlander 15mm f4.5 Heliar
  • Voigtlander 21mm f3.5
  • Voigtlander 21mm f/1.8 (excellent lens)
  • Voigtlander 35mm f1.4 Nokton
  • Voigtlander 40mm f1.2 Nokton
  • Voigtlander 50mm f1.2 Nokton
  • Voigtlander 65mm f2 Apo-Lanthar Macro
  • Voigtlander 110mm f2.5 Macro 1:1 B
  • Voigtlander / Cosina M-Mount Primes

Meyer Optic Gorlitz lenses for the Sony FE mirrorless system

Meyer Optic is a German company that made kickstarter funded lenses. These were all basically low quality Chinese made lenses, but they are now in new hands. Current management has vowed to restore the good name of Meyer Optic Gorlitz.

  • Nocturnus 50mm f0.95 II Ø67mm
  • Trioplan 50mm f/2.9
  • Primoplan 58mm f1.9 Ø37mm
  • Primoplan 75mm f1.9 Ø52mm
  • Trioplan 100mm f/2.8 Ø52mm
  • Trioplan 100mm f/2.8 Titanium Ø52mm
  • APO Makro Plasmat 105mm f2.7 Ø52mm

Lensbaby Lenses for the Sony FE mirrorless system

Lensbaby makes very interesting “special fx” lenses for many systems. Some are also available in E-mount.

  • Velvet 56mm f1.6
  • Twist 60mm f2.5
  • Composer Pro + Sweet 50
  • Composer Pro II + Edge 50

Reflex Lenses for the Sony FE mirrorless system

Reflex has announced some new lenses for the Sony E mount, this will be interesting.

  • Reflex 24mm f1.8
  • Reflex 40mm f1.8
  • Reflex 75mm f1.8
  • Mitakon Zhongyi Lenses for the Sony FE mirrorless system
  • Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 Speedmaster Ø67mm
  • Mitakon Zhongyi 85mm f/1.2 Ø77mm

Shoten Lenses for the Sony FE mirrorless system

Shoten like SLR Magic and Mitakon are using lenses made by ZY Optics.

  • Speedmaster 50mm f0.95 III

Venus Laowa Optics Lenses for the Sony FE mirrorless system

7Artisans Lenses for the Sony FE mirrorless system

  • 7Artisans 35mm f2

MeiKe FE Lenses for the Sony FE mirrorless system

  • Meike 50mm f1.7 Ø52mm

Kamlan Lenses for the Sony FE mirrorless system

  • Kamlan 55mm f1.2

Oshiro Lenses for the Sony FE mirrorless system

  • Oshiro 8mm f/3.5 LD UNC AL
  • Oshiro 35mm f/2 LD UNC AL Ø55mm
  • Oshiro 60mm f2.8 LD UNC Ultra-Macro Ø62mm
  • Oshiro 135mm f/2.8 LD UNC AL Ø58mm
  • Oshiro 500mm f/6.3 LD UNC AL —

Viltrox Lenses for the Sony FE mirrorless system

  • VILTROX FE 35mm f/2 Ø43mm
  • Viltrox FE 85mm f/1.8 autofocus Ø72mm

Opteka

  • Opteka 85mm f/1.8 Ø55mm

NiSi

  • NiSi 18mm
  • NiSi 25mm T2.1
  • NiSi 35mm T2
  • NiSi 50mm T2
  • NiSi 75mm T2
  • NiSi 100mm T2

 

Written By Wim Arys

Wim Arys, a visionary photographer and educator, shares his expertise and passion for capturing the essence of life through the lens.

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