This is a list of all the full-frame E-Mount lenses available for Sony full-frame cameras. It’s gotten rather massive over the years so I’ve included a nice table of contents to help guide you.
All of the lenses in this list work on the A7, A7r, A7s, and A9 series of cameras. They will also work perfectly on Sony APS-C cameras as well.
If you want to see specific APS-C lenses, check out the list of Sony APS-C lenses.
There are so many lenses now that I’ve ordered them alphabetically by country of origin, except I put China last since there are so many Chinese lens companies now that it deserves its own category.
Table Of Contents
Sony Full Frame E-Mount Lens List
This is a list of Sony lenses built and designed by Sony, or Sony lenses using Zeiss coatings and designs. All lenses in this list have electronic aperture controls and autofocus.
The Sony GM lenses are considered their best lenses, similar to Canon L lenses.
Sony Prime Lenses
This is a list of all the Sony prime lenses designed and built by Sony, or Sony lenses that use Zeiss designs.
The Zeiss lenses are labeled ZA and have a T* coating. Sony lenses aren’t bad and they’re getting better, but the GM lenses or the Zeiss lenses are the way to go if you’re looking for the best from Sony.
Lens Name | Elements | Aperture | Filter | Check Price |
Sony Prime Lenses | ||||
Sony 20mm f1.8 G | 14/12 | 9R | Ø67mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 24mm f1.4 GM | 13/10 | 11R | Ø67mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 28mm f2.0 | 9/8 | 9R | Ø49mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
– Fisheye 16mm Conversion Lens For FE 28mm | 5/4 | — | Amazon / Adorama / B&H | |
– Ultra-Wide 21mm Conversion Lens For FE 28mm | 4/4 | — | Amazon / Adorama / B&H | |
Sony 35mm f2.8 ZA Sonnar T* | 7/5 | 7R | Ø49mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 35mm f1.4 ZA Distagon T* | 12/9 | 9R | Ø72mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 35mm f1.4 GM | 14/10 | 11R | Amazon / Adorama / B&H | |
Sony 35mm f1.8 | 11/9 | 9R | Amazon / Adorama / B&H | |
Sony 50mm f1.4 ZA Planar T* | 12/9 | 11R | Ø72mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 50mm f1.8 | 6/5 | 7R | Ø49mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 50mm f2.8 Macro | 8/6 | 7 | Ø49mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 55mm f1.8 ZA Sonnar T* | 7/5 | 9R | Ø49mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 85mm f1.8 | 9/8 | 9R | Ø67mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 85mm f1.4 GM | 11/8 | 11R | Ø77mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 90mm f2.8 Macro G OSS | 15/11 | 9R | Ø62mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 100mm f2.8 STF GM OSS | 14/10 | 11R | Ø72mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 135mm f1.8 GM | 13/10 | 11R | Ø82mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 400mm f2.8 GM OSS | 23/17 | 11R | – | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 600mm f4 GM OSS | 24/18 | 11R | – | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony Zoom Lenses
The list of Sony zoom lenses is getting quite massive now. In terms of quality, Zeiss was leading for a while but Sony has been putting out some really good GM lenses that are very high quality. Usually, the Sony GM lenses are better than the Zeiss lenses in terms of features that they offer but they are often bigger and more expensive.
Sony Zoom Lenses | Elements | Aperture | Filter | Check Price |
Sony 12-24mm f2.8 GM | 17/14 | 9R | — | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 12-24mm f4 G | 17/13 | 7R | — | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 16-35mm f2.8 GM | 16/13 | 11R | Ø82mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 16-35mm f4 ZA Vario-Sonnar T* OSS | 12/10 | 7R | Ø72mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 24-70mm f2.8 GM | 18/13 | 9R | Ø82mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 24-70mm f4 ZA Vario-Tessar T* OSS | 12/10 | 7R | Ø67mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 24-105mm f4 G OSS | 17/14 | 9R | Ø77mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 24-240mm f3.5-f6.3 OSS | 17/12 | 7R | Ø72mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 28-60mm f4-f5.6 | 8/7 | 7R | Ø40.5mm | Adorama / B&H |
Sony 28-70mm f3.5-5.6 OSS | 9/8 | 7R | Ø55mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 70-200mm f2.8 GM OSS | 23/18 | 11R | Ø77mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 70-200mm f4 G OSS | 21/15 | 9R | Ø72mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 G OSS | 16/13 | 9R | Ø62mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 28-135mm f4 G OSS | 18/12 | 9 | Ø95mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 GM OSS | 22/16 | 9R | Ø77mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 G OSS | 17/24 | 11R | Ø95mm | Amazon / Adorama / B&H |
Sony Cine Lenses
Sony has been busy developing a new line of Cine lenses. I’ll list what they’ve made so far and update as I find more information. So far there is just the 16-35mm T3.1 with two more lenses coming. If I had to guess I would say will complete the trinity.
Lens Name | Elements | Aperture | Front D | Check Price |
16-35mm T/3.1 G Cine | ? | 11 | 114mm | B&H |
Sony Lens Codes
If you’re wondering what all those numbers and letters on Sony lenses mean, here is a quick guide to Sony lens codes.
OSS – Optical Steady Shot. Or IS if you’re a Canon user.
T* – This is the code for Zeiss’ unmatched multi-layer lens coating. Often referred to as T coating. If you’re a Canon shooter this would be like their L lenses.
ZA – Mean Zeiss Alpha. Lenses by Zeiss for the Alpha cameras. Or E-Mount cameras.
G – This is the code by Sony to distinguish top quality in their lenses. Like the Zeiss T* or the Canon L. It basically means it’s good.
FE – Full Frame E mount
American Third-Party Lenses
There are not many lenses designed in America but Lensbaby continues to maintain relevance with their very unique approach to lens design.
Lensbaby Lenses
Lensbaby is one of the very few American companies that make lenses.
They have a few fun Sony FE lenses. While you won’t get anything optically spectacular with these lenses in terms of IQ, that’s not the point, these lenses are simply fun to use and they create some very unique effects.
The Velvet and Twist lenses work on their own. For the Edge and Sweet lenses, you’ll need to mount them to a Composer Pro or Composer Pro II. If you already have one of these, you can Check Price just the optics.
Lens Name | Elements | Filter Size | Check Price |
Velvet 28mm f2.5 1:2 Macro | Ø67mm | Announced | |
Trio 28mm f3.5 | 4/3 | Ø46mm | Amazon |
Composer Pro II Sweet 35 Optic | 4/3 | Ø46mm | Amazon |
Composer Pro II Edge 35mm Optic | 9/6 | — | Amazon |
Sol 45mm f3.5 | 3/2 | Ø46mm | Amazon |
Composer Pro III Sweet 50 Optic | 2/1 | Ø46mm | Amazon |
Composer Pro II Edge 50 Optic | 8/6 | Ø46mm | Amazon / B&H |
Velvet 56mm f1.6 | 4/3 | Ø62mm | Amazon / B&H |
Twist 60mm f2.5 | Amazon / B&H | ||
Velvet 85mm f1.8 | — | Ø67mm | B&H |
German Third-Party Lenses
There aren’t too many lens companies from Germany anymore. For the Sony E mount, Meyer Optic Gorlitz is still around and while Voigtlander is technically owned by the Japanese, I’ll throw them in this category since they come from a German heritage.
Meyer Optic Gorlitz
Meyer Optic is a German company that makes some very high-quality lenses that are often funded by Kickstarter.
They went bankrupt for a while then someone else bought them and now they are back in business.
Lens Name | Filter Threads | Check Price Links |
Nocturnus 50mm f0.95 II | Ø67mm | B&H |
Trioplan 50mm f/2.9 | — | B&H |
Primoplan 58mm f1.9 | Ø37mm | B&H |
Primoplan 75mm f1.9 | Ø52mm | B&H |
Trioplan 100mm f/2.8 | Ø52mm | B&H |
Trioplan 100mm f/2.8 Titanium | Ø52mm | B&H |
APO Makro Plasmat 105mm f2.7 | Ø52mm | coming soon |
Voigtlander / Cosina E-Mount Primes
Voigtlander also makes several lenses for the Leica M-mount. However, most of their good stuff is now available for the E-Mount and the lenses have been engineered to work with digital sensors.
Here is the list of the native Sony Voigtlander lenses.
Lens Name | Elements | Aperture | Check Price |
Heliar-Hyper Wide 10mm f5.6 | 13/10 | 10 | B&H |
Voigtlander 12mm f5.6 | 12/10 | 10 | B&H |
Wide-Heliar 15mm f4.5 III | 11/9 | 10 | B&H |
Nokton 21mm f1.4 | 13/11 | 12 | B&H |
Color-Skopar 21mm f3.5 | 9/8 | 10 | B&H |
Nokton Classic 35mm f1.4 Lens | 8/6 | 10 | B&H |
Nokton 40mm f1.2 | 8/6 | 10 | B&H |
Nokton 50mm f1.2 | 8/6 | 12 | B&H |
Lanthar 50mm f2 | 10/8 | 12 | B&H |
Apo-Lanthar 65mm f2 Macro | 10/8 | 10 | B&H |
Apo-Lanthar 110mm f2.5 Macro | 14/12 | 10 | B&H |
Zeiss AF & MF Lenses
This is a list of Zeiss lenses for Sony. I’ve broken the list up between Autofocus and Manual focus lenses.
The Batis lenses are legendary and are some of the best lenses you can buy for the Sony E-Mount.
These are lenses built and designed by Zeiss specifically for Sony E-Mount cameras. The T* is considered a Zeiss premium lens coating.
The Zeiss manual focus lenses are built like tanks and the Zeiss 50mm Loxia is considered one of the sharpest lenses out there of the lenses for the Sony Full Frame E-Mount.
Lens Name | Elements | Aperture | Filter | Check Price |
Full Auto | ||||
Zeiss Batis 18mm f2.8 Distagon T* | 11/10 |
Ø77mm | Amazon / B&H | |
Zeiss Batis 25mm f2.0 Distagon T* | 10/8 | Ø67mm | Amazon / B&H | |
Zeiss Batis 40mm f2.0 Distagon T* | B&H | |||
Zeiss Batis 85mm f1.8 Sonnar T* | 11/8 | Ø67mm | Amazon / B&H | |
Zeiss Batis 135mm f2.8 Sonnar T* | 14/11 | Ø67mm | Amazon / B&H | |
Full Manual | ||||
21mm f2.8 Loxia Distagon T* | 11/9 | Ø52mm | Amazon / B&H | |
21mm f2.8 Ventum | announced | |||
25mm f2.4 Loxia | 10/8 | 10R | Ø52mm | Amazon / B&H |
35mm f2 Loxia Biogon T* | 9/6 | Ø52mm | Amazon / B&H | |
50mm f2 Loxia Planar T* | 6/4 | Ø52mm | Amazon / B&H | |
85mm f2.4 Loxia Sonnar T* | 7/7 | Ø52mm | Amazon / B&H |
Japanese Third-Party Lenses
There are a few nice companies in Japan going strong with some great lens design. Sigma is one of the big brands that just about everyone has heard of. And of course, Japan owns the digital imaging market with some of the best technology in the world for optics and design.
Sigma Lenses
The list of Sigma lenses for Sony E-Mount has grown into a really nice lineup.
Sigma lenses are considered to be really good in quality and can often be purchased at a very competitive price. They have a pretty hardcore following and a lot of people really love their rendering.
Lens Name | Elements | Aperture | Filter Threads | Check Price |
Sigma 14mm f1.8 | 16/11 | 9R | — | B&H |
Sigma 20mm f1.4 | 15/11 | 9R | — | B&H |
Sigma 24mm f1.4 | 15/11 | 9R | Ø77mm | B&H |
Sigma 28mm f1.4 | 17/12 | 9R | Ø77mm | B&H |
Sigma 35mm f1.4 | 13/11 | 9R | Ø67mm | B&H |
Sigma 40mm f1.4 | 16/12 | 9R | Ø82mm | B&H |
Sigma 50m f1.4 | 13/8 | 9R | Ø77mm | B&H |
Sigma 70mm f2.8 Macro | 13/10 | 9R | Ø49mm | B&H |
Sigma 85mm f1.4 | 14/12 | 9R | Ø86mm | B&H |
Sigma 105mm f2.8 DG DN Macro | 12/7 | 9R | Ø62mm | B&H |
Sigma 135mm f1.8 | 13/10 | 9R | Ø82mm | B&H |
Sigma Mirrorless Lenses
I’ve added the Sigma mirrorless lenses to their own section now that Sigma is updating their designs. All the other Sigma lenses were DSLR designs that have been adapted for the mirrorless mount. But now that mirrorless cameras are mainstream it seems Sigma is shifting over their designs to take advantage of that shorter flange distance that you get with mirrorless cameras. This should give us smaller lenses with some possible optical improvements.
Right now they’ve just made their lenses for the Leica / Panasonic L mount and the Sony Mount. It makes sense as those two mounts are very similar in size so it’s probably less work to adapt them to each system.
Lens Name | Elements | Aperture | Filter Threads | Check Price |
Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 | 18/13 | 11R | — | B&H |
Sigma 35mm f1.2 | 17/12 | 11R | Ø82mm | B&H |
Sigma 45mm f2.8 | 8/7 | 7R | Ø55mm | B&H |
Sigma 85mm f1.4 | 15/11 | 11R | Ø77mm | B&H |
Sigma 105mm f2.8 Macro Art | 12/7 | 9R | Ø62mm | B&H |
Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 | 19/15 | 11R | Ø82mm | B&H |
Sigma 100-400 f5-6.3 | 22/16 | 9R | Ø67mm | B&H |
Sigma Cine Lenses
Sigma also has a nice line of full-frame Cine lenses. Also available in the PL and Canon EF mounts. So if you wanted you could rent or buy the Canon or PL mount versions so they could be adapted to any mirrorless camera like the Panasonic, Nikon Z or Canon R.
Lens Name | Filter Threads | Check Price |
Sigma 14mm T2.0 | — | B&H |
Sigma 24-35mm T2.2 | Ø82mm | B&H |
Sigma 20mm T1.5 | — | B&H |
Sigma 24mm T1.5 | Ø82mm | B&H |
Sigma 35mm T1.5 | Ø82mm | B&H |
Sigma 50mm T1.5 | Ø82mm | B&H |
Sigma 85mm T1.5 | Ø86mm | B&H |
Sigma 135mm T2.0 | Ø82mm | B&H |
Tamron Lenses
The Tamron trinity of lenses are some of the best, but it’s not yet complete for Sony E-mount cameras. Right now we have the 28-75mm which is fantastic. There were a few firmware issues with the initial launch so make sure you upgrade the firmware of the lens when you get it.
Lens Name | Elements | Aperture | Filter | Check Price |
Tamron 20mm f2.8 | 10/9 | 7R | Ø67mm | B&H |
Tamron 24mm f2.8 | 10/9 | 7R | Ø67mm | B&H |
Tamron 35mm f2.8 | 9/8 | 7R | Ø67mm | B&H |
Tamron 40mm f2.8 | ||||
Tamron 17-28mm f2.8 Di III | 13/11 | 9R | Ø67mm | Amazon / B&H |
Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 Di III | 15/12 | 9 | Ø67mm | Amazon / B&H |
Tamron 70-180mm f2.8 | 19/14 | 9R | Ø67mm | B&H |
Tamron 28-200 f/2.8-5.6 | 18/14 | 7R | Ø67mm | B&H |
Tamron 70-300 f4.5-6.3 | 15/10 | 7R | Ø67mm | B&H |
Tokina Lenses For Sony
Tokina is a Japanese company that has produced several prime lenses for the Sony full-frame E-mount system. The Firin 20mm f2 is a fairly new non-cinema lens that’s been turning heads. It’s an all-metal lens with a brushed finish. There is also an autofocus version of the Firin available.
Some of Tokina lenses share the optical designs of some Viltrox lenses but the build quality is different. Tonika uses their own proprietary lens coatings and autofocus systems.
Lens Name | Filter Threads | Check Price |
Full Auto | ||
Firin 20mm f2 AF | Ø62mm | Amazon / B&H |
Tokina 35mm f1.8 Atx-m | Autumn, 2020 | |
Tokina 50mm f1.8 Atx-m | Autumn, 2020 | |
Tokina 85mm f1.8 Atx-m | Ø72mm | B&H |
Firin 100mm f2.8 Macro | Ø55mm | Adorama / B&H |
Full Manual | ||
Firin 20mm f2 MF | Ø62mm | Amazon / B&H |
Tokina Cine Lenses
The list of Tokina cine lenses for Sony is looking really good with a nice range from 35mm to 100mm with a nice ultra-wide zoom as well.
These are initially PL or Canon EF lenses that have just been adapted to the Sony E-Mount with an extension, so it might be better to pick up a PL or E-Mount variant so they can be adapted to any mirrorless camera in the future.
Lens Name | Elements | Aperture | Filter Threads | Check Price |
AT-X 16-28mm T3.0 | 15/13 | 9 | Ø112mm | Amazon / B&H |
35mm T1.5 | 14/13 | 9 | Ø112mm | B&H |
50mm T1.5 | 13/10 | 9 | Ø112mm | B&H |
85mm T1.5 | 14/13 | 9 | Ø112mm | B&H |
AT-X 100mm T2.9 | 9/8 | 9 | Ø82mm | Amazon / B&H |
135mm T1.5 | 16/14 | 9 | Ø112mm | B&H |
Yasuhara Lenses
There is a new full manual lens coming from Yasuhara called the Anthy35. I’ve been testing this and it’s actually quite nice. Keep an eye out for this one.
Lens Name | Elements | Filters | Check Price |
Anthy35 35mm f1.8 Review | 9/7 | 52mm | coming soon |
Korean Third-Party Lenses
The Korean company Samyang makes a few lenses under different brands. Samyang and Rokinon are the popular brands we’re used to seeing.
Samyang / Rokinon Lenses
The list of Samyang and Rokinon lenses has gotten quite massive. There are a lot of older lenses on this list which aren’t as good as what they’ve been recently putting out.
The new AF lenses are quite nice and the company has come a long way in the last 10 years. I actually really like the Samyang manual focus lenses for APS-C cameras. They have an absolutely incredible output for what you pay.
Auto Focus
These are the Samyang / Rokinon Autofocus Sony full-frame lenses. Samyang is also updating the quality of these lenses in a line they call Premium MF. Those should be available someday.
Some of the lenses here are really nice alternatives to some of the other lenses out there. For example, the Samyang 35mm f2.8 is a better buy over the Zeiss 35mm f2.8. I’ve shot with the Zeiss 35mm f2.8 since day one, and feel the Samyang is much more practical.
That’s what you get with Samyang, fast, cheap lenses that do the job. If you want to get the feel of a certain focal length without breaking the bank, Samyang lenses are great.
Lens Name | Elements | Filter Threads | Check Price |
Samyang 14mm f2.8 | 14/10 | — | Amazon / B&H |
Samyang 18mm f2.8 | 9/8 | Ø58mm | Amazon / B&H |
Samyang 24mm f2.8 | 7/7 | Ø49mm | Amazon / B&H |
Samyang 35mm f1.4 | 11/9 | Ø67mm | Amazon / B&H |
Samyang 35mm f2.8 | 7/6 | Ø49mm | Amazon / B&H |
Samyang 45mm f1.8 | 7/6 | Ø49mm | Amazon / B&H |
Samyang 50mm f1.4 | 9/8 | Ø67mm | Amazon / B&H |
Samyang 75mm f1.8 | 10/9 | Ø58mm | Amazon / B&H |
Samyang 85mm f1.4 | 11/8 | Ø77mm | Amazon / B&H |
Full Manual
For the last few years, Samyang has been upgrading the quality and design for the E-Mount lenses, but they are now seeing a lot of competition from Chinese companies like Venus Laowa who are building some very competitive lenses at a great price.
Rokinon has recently released a new line of cinema lenses for the Sony E Mount system called XEEN. These will go great with the Sony A7r II since it can shoot 4k internal, full-frame or APS-C super 35mm crop.
All XEEN lenses have an 11-blade diaphragm and a unified 114mm front element to work with standard matte boxes.
These lenses will also 6k ready, although the idea of lenses being “ready” for a certain resolution is just marketing nonsense.
Lens Name | Elements | Aperture | Filter Threads | Check Price |
Samyang 12mm f2.8 | — | Amazon / B&H | ||
Samyang 14mm f2.8 | — | Amazon / B&H | ||
Samyang 20mm f1.8 | Amazon / B&H | |||
Rokinon 24mm f3.5 Tilt-Shift | Ø82mm | Amazon / B&H | ||
Samyang 24mm f1.4 | Ø77mm | Amazon / B&H | ||
Samyang 35mm f1.4 | Ø77mm | Amazon / B&H | ||
Samyang 50mm f1.4 | Ø77mm | Amazon / B&H | ||
Samyang 85mm f1.4 | Ø72mm | Amazon / B&H | ||
Samyang 100mm f2.8 Macro | Ø67mm | Amazon / B&H | ||
Samyang 135mm f2.0 ED UMC | Ø77mm | Amazon / B&H | ||
Cine | ||||
Rokinon 20mm T1.9 | 13/12 | 8 | Amazon / B&H | |
Rokinon 24mm T1.5 | 13/12 | 8 | Ø77mm | Amazon / B&H |
Samyang 24mm T1.5 MK2 | 13/12 | 9 | — | B&H |
Rokinon 35mm T1.5 | 12/10 | Ø77mm | Amazon / B&H | |
Samyang 35mm T1.5 MK2 | 12/10 | 9 | — | B&H |
Rokinon 50mm T1.5 DS | 9/6 | 8 | Ø77mm | Amazon / B&H |
Samyang 50mm T1.5 MK2 | 9/6 | 9 | — | B&H |
Rokinon 85mm T1.5 | 9/7 | 8 | Ø72mm | Amazon / B&H |
Samyang 85mm T1.5 MK2 | 9/7 | 9 | — | B&H |
Cine Xeen | ||||
Rokinon XEEN 20mm T1.9 | — | Amazon / B&H | ||
Rokinon XEEN 24mm T1.5 | — | Amazon / B&H | ||
Rokinon XEEN 50mm T1.5 | — | Amazon / B&H | ||
Rokinon XEEN 85mm T1.5 | — | Amazon / B&H | ||
Rokinon XEEN 135mm T2.2 | — | Amazon / B&H |
List of Samyang Cine Lenses For the RF Mount
Samyang has released a series of Cine lenses for the RF mount. They are DSLR design lenses with fused on RF adapters.
Rokinon MF Lenses | Elements | Aperture | Filter | Check Price |
Russian Third-Party Lenses
The shortlist of available Russian lenses for the Sony E-Mount.
Zenit Lenses
Zenit as an FE 50mm f0.95. It’s supposedly not a rebranded Mitakon lens but has an improved lens barrel and is designed by Bogdankov.
Lens Name | Aperture | Filter Threads | Check Price |
Zenit 50mm f0.95 | 14 | 72mm | Amazon |
Swiss Third-Party Lenses
Irix Lenses
Irix has a set of Swiss designed Cine lenses that use Japanese optics.
List of Irix Cine lenses for the Sony E system.
List of Irix Lenses | Elements | Aperture | Filter | Check Price |
IRIX 11mm T4.3 Cine | 16/10 | 9R | — | B&H |
IRIX 15mm T2.6 Cine | 15/11 | 9R | — | B&H |
IRIX 45mm T1.5 Cine | 11/9 | 9R | — | B&H |
IRIX 150mm T3 Cine | 12/9 | 11R | — | B&H |
UK Third-Party Lenses
Reflex was founded by photographer Laurence Von Thomas. Today they’re bringing back analog film cameras and they’ve developed a few lenses to go along with it that will also be available in various mounts including the Sony E-Mount.
Reflex Lenses
Reflex has announced some new lenses for the Sony E mount. They’ll also be available for Canon and Nikon, probably Panasonic down the line too. Like the Rokinon / Samyang lenses, the Reflex lenses are basically DSLR lenses with built-in adapter tubes.
Lens Name | Filter Threads | Check Price |
Reflex 24mm f1.8 | coming soon | |
Reflex 40mm f1.8 | coming soon | |
Reflex 75mm f1.8 | coming soon |
Chinese Third Party Lenses
The list of Chinese lenses for Sony is getting huge now so I’ve had to put them in their own category. Some are actually good, some are just only ok.
7Artisans Lenses
7Artisans makes some very low budget lenses for full-frame Sony mirrorless cameras. While their lenses usually have poor build quality, they often produce a ton of character with some decent overall image quality.
Lens Name | Elements | Aperture | Filter Threads | Check Price |
7Artisans 50mm f1.05 | coming soon | |||
7Artisans 35mm f1.4 | 10/9 | 11 | Ø46mm | Amazon / BHphoto |
7Artisans 35mm f2 Review | 7/5 | 10R | Ø43mm | Amazon / BHphoto |
TTAritsans Lenses
Not sure what the TTArtisans is about but they are releasing a few lenses now.
Lens Name | Elements | Aperture | Filter Threads | Check Price |
TTAritsans 11mm f2.8 | 11/7 | — | — | Amazon |
Brightin Star
The Chinese company Brightin Star is now making mirrorless lenses for the Sony FE E-Mount, starting with the 55mm f1.8 lens. At $99 dollars it looks like it could be a lot of fun, especially with that 12 blade aperture. I’ve reviewed many cheap lenses like this and usually, they are worth the price if you’re just looking to mess around with a manual lens. Often only real flaws are the corner performance and inner element light scattering in bright conditions which causes a loss of clarity and contrast.
Lens Name | Elements | Aperture | Filter Threads | Check Price |
Brightin Star 55mm f1.8 | 7/5 | 12 | Ø49mm | Amazon |
Kamlan 55mm f1.2
Kamlan has a 55mm f1.2 that is for the full-frame E-mount. It’s still a little difficult to find.
Lens Name | Filter Threads | Check Price |
Kamlan 15mm f2 | ||
Kamlan 55mm f1.2 | Ø52mm | — |
Kipon Primes For Sony E-Mount
Formerly sold as Handevision which was a German-Chinese joint venture. Designed with German precision, build in China.
These lenses are made with high-quality anodized aluminum, brass and stainless steel. I personally love these lenses, especially on my Sony A7r III. They are lightweight manual lenses with very good optics that are just about perfect for street photography.
Lens Name | Filter Size | Check Price |
Kipon IBERIT 24mm f2.4 | Ø49mm | B&H |
Kipon IBERIT 35mm f2.4 Review | Ø49mm | B&H |
Kipon IBERIT 50mm f2.4 Review | Ø49mm | B&H |
Kipon IBERIT 75mm f2.4 Review | Ø49mm | B&H |
Kipon IBERIT 90mm f/2.4 | Ø49mm | B&H |
Meike FE Lenses
Lens Name | Filter Threads | Check Price |
Meike 50mm f1.7 Review | Ø52mm | Amazon |
Meike 85mm f1.2 | Ø67mm | Amazon |
Meike 85mm f2.8 | Ø55mm | Amazon |
Mitakon Zhongyi
This is one of the more interesting Chinese lens companies and is known for its crazy fast lenses. They also make some amazing Sony APS-C lenses.
They have three versions so the 50mm Speedmaster lens, it was updated in 2016 then again in 2019 and it gets a little better each time.
Update: Mitakon 50mm f0.95 Speedmaster III is on the way. If you were considering grabbing this lens it might be worth your while to wait. Mitakons lens updates usually offer some really nice build improvements.
Lens Name | Filter Threads | Check Price |
Mitakon 50mm f0.95 Speedmaster | Ø67mm | Amazon / B&H |
Mitakon 50mm f0.95 Speedmaster III | Ø67mm | Adorama / B&H |
Mitakon Zhongyi 85mm f/1.2 | Ø77mm | Amazon / B&H |
NiSi Lenses For Canon
NiSi, a popular company known for its ND and UV filters has started making non-cine for the various mirrorless cameras.
Lens Name | Elements | Filter Size | Check Price |
Nisi 15mm f4 | 12/10 | Ø72mm | NiSi |
NiSi F3 Cinema Lenses For Sony E-Mount
Nisi is a Chinese company that has made filters and accessories for lenses since 2005. They are now making cinema lenses for the Sony E-Mount. These lenses have excellent chromatic aberration control. They are all the same length of 11.7cm and all weight just under 3 pounds.
In terms of character, they aren’t overcorrected for flaring like many modern photography lenses, so you can get artistic effects with them when shooting into lights.
You can Check Price them at NiSi Filters.
Lens Name | Check Price |
NiSi 18mm | coming soon |
NiSi 25mm T2.1 | coming soon |
NiSi 35mm T2 | coming soon |
NiSi 50mm T2 | coming soon |
NiSi 75mm T2 | coming soon |
NiSi 100mm T2 | coming soon |
Opteka
Opteka is actually owned by Samyang. Like Viltrox, Opteka also makes a lot of camera accessories. Their handheld camera mounts are fairly popular and they also make a decent shutter remote for Sony cameras. Now they’re making some lenses.
Lens Name | Filter Threads | Check Price |
Opteka 85mm f/1.8 | Ø55mm | Amazon |
Oshiro Lenses
Although Oshiro is a Japanese company, the lenses are all made in China so I put them in the Chinese company section.
Some of these Oshiro lenses aren’t actually made for E-Mount but they ship with an all-metal mount. Honestly, you’re probably better off buying vintage M42 mount lenses and adapting them. But these are cheap enough that they could be a fun experiment. I just don’t know enough about Oshiro to have any opinion on them.
Lens Names | Filter Threads | Check Price |
Oshiro 8mm f/3.5 LD UNC AL | — | Amazon |
Oshiro 35mm f/2 LD UNC AL | Ø55mm | Amazon |
Oshiro 60mm f2.8 LD UNC Ultra-Macro | Ø62mm | Amazon |
Oshiro 135mm f/2.8 LD UNC AL | Ø58mm | Amazon |
Oshiro 500mm f/6.3 LD UNC AL | — | Amazon |
Shoten E Mount Lenses
Shoten has just released a new update to its Speedmaster 50mm f0.95 lens. Shoten like SLR Magic and Mitakon are using lenses made by ZY Optics. They are all essentially using the same lenses but tuned or designed slightly different for different markets. For example, the SLR Magic lenses are mostly Mitakon lenses but with gearing for cinema shooters.
Originally these lenses coming out of ZY Optics were terrible and I wrote an article about it, but as they’ve learned new techniques and acquired new lens designers, their lenses have improved significantly over the years.
ZY optics does something interesting with these ultra-fast lenses by using several Ultra High Refractive elements. This polymer (plastic) has a different index of refraction than glass and allows them to ‘simulate’ these super fast apertures with a lens that is much smaller and lighter.
If you are ever wondering why these lenses are smaller and cheaper than what Nikon offers at f0.95, and why these lenses work so well on the smaller E-Mount, this is why. Ultra-high refractive elements, usually up to four of them. The tech is cool and interesting, especially since nobody else is doing this right now.
Note: Some of this is my speculation based on what I know from talking to some insiders in the Chinese lens designing scene coming out of Shenzhen.
Lens Name | Filter Threads | Check Price |
Speedmaster 50mm f0.95 III | — |
SLR Magic Cinema Lenses
SLR Magic is a Hong Kong company has been around a few years now. They’ve taken an interesting approach to lens design by targeting the low budget indie filmmakers and are known for their Anamorphic lenses and adapters.
They now make some Sony E-Mount cinema lenses with some nice controls and specs. If you’re looking for low budget cinema lenses, SLR Magic is probably your best option.
SLR Magic lenses seem to have severe decentered issues and it might be hard to get a good copy of the older versions, so try to always find the latest update to any of the lenses you’re considering.
They also have some MicroPrime cine lenses that are all weight about the same so you won’t have to rebalance your rig every time you change lenses.
Lens Name | Elements | Aperture | Filter Threads | Check Price |
SLR Magic Cine 18mm f2.8 | 10/8 | 9 | Ø62mm | B&H |
SLR Magic Cine 25mm f1.4 | 11/9 | 13 | Ø52mm | B&H |
SLR Magic Cine 35mm f1.2 | 9/8 | 13 | Ø52mm | B&H |
SLR Magic Cine 50mm f1.16 | 6/5 | 13 | Ø52mm | B&H |
SLR Magic Cine 75mm f1.4 | 6/6 | 13 | Ø52mm | B&H |
MicroPrime Cine | ||||
MicroPrime 15mm T3.5 | 11/10 | 7 | Ø82mm | B&H |
MicroPrime 18mm T2.8 | 10/9 | 7 | Ø82mm | B&H |
MicroPrime 25mm T1.5 | 11/9 | 13 | Ø82mm | B&H |
MicroPrime 35mm T1.3 | 9/8 | 13 | Ø82mm | B&H |
MicroPrime 50mm T1.2 | 7/6 | 13 | Ø82mm | B&H |
MicroPrime 75mm T1.5 | 6/6 | 13 | Ø82mm | B&H |
Venus Laowa Optics
Laowa has a full set of full frame lenses for the Sony E mount now.
Lens Name | Elements | Filter Threads | Check Price |
Laowa 9mm f5.6 | 14/10 | — | B&H |
Laowa 10-18mm f4.5-5.6 | 14/10 | — | Amazon / B&H |
Laowa 11mm f4.5 | 14/10 | Ø62mm | B&H |
Laowa 12mm f2.8 Zero-D | 16/10 | — | Amazon / B&H |
Laowa 14mm f4 | 13/9 | — | B&H |
Laowa 15mm f2 Zero-D | 12/9 | Ø72mm | Amazon / B&H |
Laowa 15mm f4 | Ø77mm | Amazon / B&H | |
Laowa 15mm f4.5 W-Dreamer Shift | 17/11 | — | B&H |
Laowa 24mm f14 2X Macro Probe Lens | 27/19 | — | Amazon / B&H |
Laowa 25mm f2.8 | 8/6 | — | Amazon / B&H |
Laowa 60mm f2.8 2X | 9/7 | Ø62mm | B&H |
Laowa 105mm f2 | 11/8 | Ø67mm | Amazon / B&H |
Viltrox
Viltrox makes a lot of camera gear and accessories. Now they’re making lenses, including some for Sony full-frame cameras.
Lens Name | Elements | Filter Threads | Check Price |
VILTROX FE 20mm f1.8 | 12/9 | — | Amazon |
VILTROX FE 35mm f2 | 7/5 | Ø43mm | Amazon |
VILTROX FE 85mm f1.8 | 10/7 | Ø72mm | Amazon / B&H |
Yongnuo FE Lenses
The Tongnuo 35mm f2.0 is an autofocus lens.
Lens Name | Filters | Check Price |
Yongnuo 35mm f2.0 FE | coming soon | |
Yongnuo 50mm f1.8 FE | coming soon |
Sony E-Mount Adapters
There are too many full-frame E-Mount lens adapters to count now; so I’ll start by listing what I’ve used and what others are finding useful.
I love the Metabones adapters but they are a little pricey. For a fraction of the price, the Novoflex adapter works perfectly fine. That’s actually what I’m using right now because my Metabones adapter broke and I just didn’t see any benefit of spending the extra money on a new one.
I also use the Voigtlander for my Leica lenses. It’s a very solid adapter. The close focus version just means it telescopes slightly.
Metabones E-Mount Adapter | Autofocus | Aperture Control | Check Price |
T Canon EF to E IV | Yes | Yes | B&H |
Canon EF to E IV | Yes | Yes | Amazon |
Nikon F to E | No | No | Amazon / B&H |
Nikon G to E | No | No | Amazon / B&H |
Leica M to E | No | No | B&H |
Metabones Speed Booster Adapter | |||
Canon EF Speed Booster Ultra II .71x | Yes | Yes | B&H |
Canon EF Speed Booster Ultra | Yes | Yes | Amazon |
Canon EF T Speed Booster Ultra 0.71x | Yes | Yes | Amazon / B&H |
Nikon F Speed Booster Ultra | No | No | Amazon / B&H |
Sigma E-Mount Adapter | |||
MC-11 Canon EF to E Adapter | Yes | Yes | Amazon / B&H |
Fotodiox E-Mount Adapter | |||
Canon EF to E Pro Fusion | Yesy | Yes | Amazon / B&H |
Canon EF to E ND Throttle | Yes | Yes | B&H |
Canon EF to E Iris Control | No | Manual | Amazon / B&H |
Canon EF to E | No | No | Amazon |
Canon FD to E | No | No | Amazon |
Nikon F to E | No | No | Amazon |
Nikon G to E | No | No | Amazon |
Nikon F(G-Type) to E DLX | No | Manual | B&H |
Nikon F(G-Type) to E DeClick | No | Manual | B&H |
Leica M to E Pro | No | No | Amazon / B&H |
Leica M to E | No | No | Amazon |
Leica M to E Helicoid | No | No | B&H |
Leica L39 to E | No | No | B&H |
M42 to E Pro | No | No | B&H |
M42 to E | No | No | B&H |
Commlite E-Mount Adapter | |||
Nikon F to E | Yes | Yes | — |
Kipon E-Mount Adapter | |||
EF Auto Focus + Integrated ND | Yes | Yes | |
Novoflex E-Mount Adapter | |||
Nikon F to E-Mount | No | No | Amazon / B&H |
Canon FD to E-Mount | No | No | Amazon / B&H |
Pentax-K to E-Mount | No | No | B&H |
Leica M to E-Mount | No | No | Amazon / B&H |
Leica R to E-Mount | No | No | Amazon / B&H |
PL to E-Mount | No | No | B&H |
M42 to E-Mount | No | No | B&H |
Contax/Yashica to E-Mount | No | No | B&H |
Minolta MD/MC to E-Mount | No | No | B&H |
Voigtlander E-Mount Adapter | |||
Leica M to E-Mount | No | No | Amazon |
Leica M to E-Mount Close Focus | No | No | Amazon / B&H |
Mitakon Zhongyi | |||
M42 to E-Mount Turbo Mk II | B&H | ||
Hawks | |||
Leica M to E-Mount Helicoid V | No | No | B&H |
Sony FE Lens List | Conclusions
When I started this list years ago there were hardly any choices, now there are almost too many lenses to list.
I try to list everything I find that is easy to buy. There are some lenses out there that cannot be bought through major retailers so I don’t bother listing them.
Don’t forget to check out the Sony APS-C Lens List. There are some great options there for APS-C cameras and the list continues to grow.