{"id":4889,"date":"2016-01-25T16:57:44","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T15:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?page_id=4889"},"modified":"2025-12-06T23:24:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T22:24:13","slug":"guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/guides\/","title":{"rendered":"Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Finding the right lens<\/h1>\n<p>You can always have a look at the <a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/lenses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full list of all our reviews<\/a> but we also have a growing series with short summaries for different focal length ranges which make orientation easier:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/fe-lenses-sony-comprehensive-independent-guide\/\">Sony FE lenses: The honest Guide for the A7\/A9\/A1 Series<\/a> <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Mar 2025<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/user-guide-ultra-wideangle-lenses-sony-alpha-7-series\/\">9-18mm Ultra-Wideangle lenses for the Sony A7\/A9\/A1 Series<\/a> <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Sept 2025<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wideangle-lenses-for-the-sony-alpha-7-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20-28mm Wideangle lenses for the Sony A7\/A9\/A1 Series<\/a><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em> Mar 2025<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/guide-to-best-sony-e-mount-35mm-lenses-for-a7iii-a7ii-a7riv-a7riii\/\">35mm lenses for the Sony A7\/A9\/A1 Series<\/a> <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Mar<\/em><em> 2025<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/guide-to-the-best-50mm-lenses-for-full-frame-sony-e-mount-cameras-a7iii-a7ii-a7riv-a7riii-a9-a9ii\/\">50mm lenses for the Sony A7\/A9\/A1 Series<\/a> <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Mar 2025<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/user-guide-to-portrait-lenses-sony-a7-series\/\">85-200mm Portrait Lenses for the Sony A7\/A9\/A1 Series<\/a> <span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Mar 2025<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/the-best-fullframe-lenses-from-china\/\">The Best Fullframe lenses from China<\/a> <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Sept 2025<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/guide-to-macro-lenses-for-the-sony-a7-series\/\">Macro Lenses for the Sony A7\/A9\/A1 series<\/a> <span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>July 2020<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/best-astro-photography-lenses-for-the-sony-a7-series\/\">Lenses for landscape Astrophotography for the Sony A7 series<\/a> <span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Dec 2021<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/the-best-lenses-for-brenizer-bokehpanoramas\/\">Lenses for Brenizer\/Bokehpanorama for the Sony A7 series<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/building-a-lens-kit\/\">Building a lens kit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/used-lens-and-camera-shopping-guide-for-japan\/\">Used Lens and Camera Shopping Guide for Japan<\/a> <span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Dec 2023<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Affordable Lenses<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/affordable-manual-lenses-for-the-sony-alpha-77r7ii7rii-and-7s\/\">Affordable manual lenses below $99 for the Sony A7 series<\/a> <em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Nov 2015<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/best-lenses-499-sony-a7-series\/\">The best lenses below $499 for the Sony A7 series<\/a> <span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Nov 2019<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-a7-with-affordable-manual-lenses-full-frame-for-less-than-a-grand\/\">A $400 lens kit for your Sony A7 series camera<\/a> <em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Oct 2016<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>By mount or manufacturer<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/the-rated-list-of-the-fast-nikon-af-s-f-1-4-f-1-8-f-2-0-f-mount-primes\/\">Tha rated List of the Nikon f\/1.4, f\/1.8 and f\/2.0 AF-S F-mount prime lenses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/guide-canon-fd-lenses-digital-age-2\/\">The Guide to Canon FD lenses in the digital age<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/manual-minolta-lens-ratings\/\">The rated List of Minolta MD\/MC Lenses on the Sony A7 Series<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/guide-to-classic-olympus-om-zuiko-lenses-on-film-and-sony-full-frame\/\">Guide to Classic Olympus OM lenses on Film and 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