Sony Full-Frame Prime Lens Roundup

Introduction

Sony now offers the most extensive native lens lineup for mirrorless digital cameras in both absolute numbers and for Full-Frame cameras alone. Even though the NEX system which introduced the E-mount was launched with APS-C cameras lenses a decade ago, Sony rebranded the system as Alpha. and added full-frame cameras and lenses in 2013. Despite the three year head start of APS-C, Sony expanded into the full-frame market at an unprecedented pace and currently offer twice as many Sony E-mount Full-Frame lenses as APS-C ones.

Prime lenses in the Sony lineup of Full-Frame lenses cover ultra-wide to super-telephoto focal-lengths. The widest is currently the 20mm F/1.8G while the longest is the 600mm F/4 GM OSS. Most of these lenses fall between 24 and 100mm and offer an F/1.8 or F/1.8 maximum aperture, with F/2.8 reserved for macro and long telephoto lenses. Only the FE 600mm F/4 GM OSS is restricted to F/4 due to its extreme reach.

Sony Full-Frame Prime Lenses

This feature article contains reviews of three of these Full-Frame Prime lenses:

  • Sony FE 20mm F/1.8GSony FE 20mm F/1.8G
    Sony FE 20mm F/1.8G
    - The newest Sony FE lens is now the widest prime with an ultra-wide 94° field-of-view..
  • Sony FE 35mm F/1.8Sony FE 35mm F/1.8
    Sony FE 35mm F/1.8
    - A relatively new lens that offers ultra-light weatherproof construction with a bright aperture..
  • Sony FE 50mm F/2.8 MacroSony FE 50mm F/2.8 Macro
    Sony FE 50mm F/2.8 Macro
    - The lightest macro lens with infinity focus and Full-Frame coverage on any mount.

Detailed reviews covering the design, feature and optical performance of each of these lenses follow. The above links point to the specification pages of each lens, respectively. Next pages in this Sony Full-Frame Prime Lens Roundup provide detailed review of every one of those lenses.

Click on the Next button below to advance or use the menu below it to jump to a specific lens.

By on 2020-12-24

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