250+ E-Mount Lenses

Sony NEX-5R with Sony SELP1020G E-Mount Lens

Sony’s E-Mount has the widest range of third-party lenses of any camera system. It’s supported by all the major manufacturers, from long-established European brands such as Zeiss and Voigtländer, to renowned Japanese lens makers like Sigma and Tamron. Plus a handful of relatively new players from China.

Basically, you’re spoiled for choice. With E-Mount, you have more than a dozen alternatives for the classic prime focal lengths around 35mm and 50mm alone. Including both crop and full-frame E-Mount lenses (which can also be used on APS-C crop bodies), there are more than 250 autofocus lenses available.

In 2011, Sony released the technical specifications of the E-Mount system. In retrospect, this proved to be a visionary decision. Opening up the mount paved the way for third-party manufacturers to produce lenses for it, resulting in a lens ecosystem that is unparalleled in its breadth.

Note: The following lens catalog concentrates on autofocus lenses for the APS-C crop format only.

Sony E-Mount Zooms (Autofocus)

Wide Angle Zooms (Autofocus)

Brand Model OSS Weight Rating
Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 – 255g ***
Sony 10-18mm f/4.0 ✓ 225g **
Sony 10-20mm f/4.0 – 178g ***
Tokina 11-18mm f/2.8 – 335g ***
Tamron 11-20mm f/2.8 – 335g ***

Standard Zooms & Superzooms (Autofocus)

Brand Model OSS Weight Rating
Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 II ✓ 107g *
Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 ✓ 116g *
Sony 16-55mm f/2.8 – 494g ****
Sony Zeiss 16-70mm f/4.0 ✓ 308g **
Tamron 17-70mm f/4.0 ✓ 525g ***
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 – 290g ***
Sony 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ✓ 194g *
Sony 18-105mm f/4.0 ✓ 427g **
Sony 18-110mm f/4.0 ✓ 1105g ***
Sony 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 ✓ 325g **
Sony 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 LE ✓ 460g *
Sony 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 ✓ 524g *
Sony 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 PZ ✓ 649g **
Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 ✓ 460g *
Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 ✓ 620g **

Telephoto Zooms (Autofocus)

Brand Model OSS Weight Rating
Sony 55-210mm f/4.5-6.3 ✓ 345g *
Sony 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3 ✓ 625g ***
Sony E-Mount Primes (Autofocus)

Wide Angle Primes (Autofocus)

Brand Model OSS Weight Rating
Sony 11mm f/1.8 – 181g ***
Yongnuo 11mm f/1.8 – 260g **
Samyang 12mm f/2.0 – 213g **
Zeiss 12mm f/2.8 – 260g ***
Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 – 420g ***
TTArtisan 14mm f/3.5 – 98g *
Sony 15mm f/1.4 – 219g ****
Sirui 16mm f/1.2 – 384g **
Sigma 16mm f/1.4 – 405g ***
Yongnuo 16mm f/1.8 – 273g ***
Sony 16mm f/2.8 – 67g *
Sigma 19mm f/2.8 – 160g **
Sony 20mm f/2.8 – 69g *
Sirui 23mm f/1.2 – 380g **
Viltrox 23mm f/1.4 – 260g ***
Tokina 23mm f/1.4 – 276g ***
Sigma 23mm f/1.4 – 330g ****
Yongnuo 23mm f/1.4 – 360g ***
TTArtisan 23mm f/1.8 – 210g **
Sony Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 – 225g ***
Viltrox 25mm f/1.7 – 170g ***

Standard Primes (Autofocus)

Brand Model OSS Weight Rating
Viltrox 27mm f/1.2 – 565g ****
TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8 – 88g **
7Artisans 27mm f/2.8 – 173g **
Ulanzi 27mm f/2.8 – 182g **
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 – 265g ***
Sigma 30mm f/2.8 – 130g **
Sony 30mm f/3.5 – 138g **
Zeiss 32mm f/1.8 – 200g **
Sirui 33mm f/1.2 – 400g **
Viltrox 33mm f/1.4 – 270g **
Tokina 33mm f/1.4 – 285g **
Meike 33mm f/1.4 – 315g **
Yongnuo 33mm f/1.4 – 370g ***
Viltrox 35mm f/1.7 – 170g ***
Sony 35mm f/1.8 ✓ 154g **
TTArtisan 35mm f/1.8 II – 176g **
TTArtisan 35mm f/1.8 – 199g **

Telephoto Primes (Autofocus)

Brand Model OSS Weight Rating
Brightin Star 50mm f/1.4 – 450g **
Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8 II – 134g **
Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8 – 146g **
Sony 50mm f/1.8 ✓ 202g *
Zeiss 50mm f/2.8 – 290g ***
Meike 55mm f/1.4 – 286g ***
Sirui 56mm f/1.2 – 419g **
Sigma 56mm f/1.4 – 280g ****
Viltrox 56mm f/1.4 – 290g ***
Tokina 56mm f/1.4 – 315g ***
Yongnuo 56mm f/1.4 – 368g ***
Viltrox 56mm f/1.7 – 170g ***
TTArtisan 56mm f/1.8 – 233g ***
Sigma 60mm f/2.8 – 190g **
Sirui 75mm f/1.2 – 466g **
Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 – 670g ****
Bonus: Sony E-Mount Full-Frame Primes (Autofocus)

Some full-frame primes for the E-Mount system are light and compact enough to fit comfortably even on Sony’s relatively small rangefinder-style APS-C bodies.

Wide Angle Primes (Autofocus)

Brand Model OSS Weight Rating
Sigma 17mm f/4.0 – 220g ***
Samyang 18mm f/2.8 – 145g **
Viltrox 20mm f/2.8 – 157g **
Samyang 21mm f/3.5 – 71g *
Samyang 24mm f/1.8 – 230g ***
Samyang 24mm f/2.8 – 93g **
Sony 24mm f/2.8 – 162g ***
Sigma 24mm f/3.5 – 225g ***

Standard Primes (Autofocus)

Brand Model OSS Weight Rating
Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 – 60g *
Samyang 28mm f/3.5 – 71g *
Samyang 32mm f/2.8 – 67g *
Samyang 35mm f/1.8 – 210g ***
Samyang 35mm f/2.8 – 85g **
Sony Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 – 120g **
Viltrox 40mm f/2.5 – 167g **
Sony 40mm f/2.5 – 173g ***

Telephoto Primes (Autofocus)

Brand Model OSS Weight Rating
Samyang 45mm f/1.8 – 162g ***
Sigma 45mm f/2.8 – 215g ***
Sony 50mm f/1.8 – 186g *
Sony 50mm f/2.5 – 174g **
Sony 50mm f/2.8 – 236g ***
Sony Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 – 281g ***
Samyang 75mm f/1.8 – 230g **
TTArtisan 75mm f/2.0 – 328g **
Sigma 90mm f/2.8 – 295g ***

 

The star ratings in the last column of the tables above summarize the reviews you can find online. In the E-Mount system, OSS stands for Optical SteadyShot, Sony’s nomenclature for lens-based image stabilization. The abbreviation is also used here for third-party lenses, regardless of their manufacturer’s own terminology.

If you have any suggestions or corrections for this E-Mount APS-C lens catalog, please drop me a line using the contact form. Thank you! 

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