{"id":8610,"date":"2026-05-18T01:26:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T00:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=8610"},"modified":"2026-05-29T09:32:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T08:32:17","slug":"fe-lenses-sony-comprehensive-independent-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/fe-lenses-sony-comprehensive-independent-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony FE Lenses: The honest Guide for the A7\/A9\/A1 Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Choose the right lens for your Sony Alpha with the help of our independent knowledge gained by writing many in-depth reviews.<\/p>\n

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We have an in-depth knowledge of many of the lenses listed here not only because we have used them, but also because we have reviewed many of them in detail. We are also independent from any lens manufacturer and when you check our reviews you will see that we do not hesitate to name any shortcomings of a lens.
\nWe will also talk about lens aberrations, if you don’t know too much about these terms maybe have a look at our article Lens aberrations explained<\/em><\/a> first.<\/p>\n

Originally the idea of this guide was to include all<\/em> available fullframe E-mount lenses. The number of fullframe E-mount lenses has significantly grown over the years though, so that has become an impossible task.<\/p>\n

From now on this article will only include lenses that we find currently recommendable. That will make this article much easier to navigate and read and therefore more valuable. It should also make it easier for us to keep it up to date, as we don’t have to waste a lot of time adding uninteresting or mediocre lenses anymore. I also removed most of the super tele lenses, as we have too little experience with them. The aim is to generally keep this article below 10000 words, which is still a whole lot.<\/p>\n

We do also have guides for:
\n9-18mm ultra wideangle FE lenses<\/a>
\n20-28mm wide angle lenses<\/a>
\n35mm FE lenses<\/a>
\n50mm FE lenses<\/a>
\n85-200mm FE portrait lenses<\/a>
\nMacro lenses for the FE system<\/a>
\nThese guides often contain some older, discontinued or adapted lenses not listed here (anymore). <\/p>\n

If we have left any question unanswered please leave a comment or contact us on social media<\/a> and we will do our best to answer it.<\/p>\n

Last update: May 2026<\/strong><\/em>
\nseveral lenses added, prices updated, several further changes<\/em><\/p>\n

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If you purchase the lens or anything else through one of the affiliate-links in this article we get a small compensation with no additional cost to you. <\/em><\/p>\n

Table of Contents<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n\n

Prime lenses<\/h2>\n

9-16mm<\/h3>\n

Laowa 9mm 5.6 FF-RL <\/b>(manual focus, no electronic contacts)<\/p>\n

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Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n
Strengths<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nWeaknesses<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • unrivalled focal length<\/li>\n
  • sharpness and contrast<\/li>\n
  • minimum focus distance<\/li>\n
  • size\/weight<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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