Comprehensive List of Sony E-mount Lenses: Marc Alhadeff, a professional photographer and Sony Ambassador based in Brussels, has developed a comprehensive listing of E-mount lenses for...

MDI Mainer

Marc Alhadeff, a professional photographer and Sony Ambassador based in Brussels, has developed a comprehensive listing of E-mount lenses for Sony mirrorless cameras, both full-frame as well as APS-C. I first became aware of Alhadeff's work in a post by UHH member gwilliams6, and found the information useful and encouraging. Useful because the list presents in one place a number of choices (from different manufacturers) in almost every focal length and maximum aperture range, and encouraging in that the list belies the claim that there is a limited selection of E-mount glass. The image quality rankings are based on Alhadeff's work and supporting images, which can be found on his web site "Sony Alpha Blog." The text is supplied in both English and French.

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melueth Loc: Central Florida

Thanks very much for this!

ML

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Thanks for sharing ! .....8-)

zug55 Loc: Naivasha, Kenya, and Austin, Texas

Keep in mind that the the list evaluates lenses on how they "maximise the potential of the Sony A7RIV." This is a 61 MP camera, and the point of this list is to identify lenses that provide enough resolution to be of use for a 61 MP camera. Some lenses don't give you a boost at 61 MP but still perform well on a 24 MP Sony A7 III.
https://sonyalpha.blog/2019/11/10/which-lenses-to-maximise-the-potential-of-the-sony-a7riv/

I prefer to rely on Brian Smith's lens guide for Sony E-mount (full frame):
https://briansmith.com/sony-a7-a7r-a7s-lens-guide/

Here is his APS-C list:
https://briansmith.com/aps-e-mount-lenses-for-sony-mirrorless-cameras/

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

zug55 wrote:

Keep in mind that the the list evaluates lenses on... (show quote)

Thanks for sharing ! ...

ORpilot Loc: Prineville, Or

Thanks.... Back in the film days, Lenses had full evaluations, Lines per mm, Chroma errors, Barrow and other errors. But now these evaluations are hard to find.

MDI Mainer

zug55 wrote:

Keep in mind that the the list evaluates lenses on... (show quote)

A valid observation. But Alhadeff also makes the point that the pixel density on a 24mp APS-C sensor is more than twice that of a 24mp full-frame sensor, so his emphasis on sharp image quality from a given lens is still well placed and useful, even on a camera with fewer megapixels.

zug55 Loc: Naivasha, Kenya, and Austin, Texas

MDI Mainer wrote:

A valid observation. But Alhadeff also makes the point that the pixel density on a 24mp APS-C sensor is more than twice that of a 24mp full-frame sensor, so his emphasis on image quality from a given lens used on a smaller sensor is still well placed and useful.

Fair enough. But how many of us use a full-frame lens on an APS-C body? I own a Sony A7III, A7RIII, and an a6000. Yet I never have used the a6000 with a full-frame lens--I always use the 18-135mm APS-C lens to make this a light-weight and portable kit.

The other point is that I had actually never seen Aldaheff's list of APS-C lenses. What are the criteria he used for that list? Could you post the original link?

MDI Mainer

zug55 wrote:

Fair enough. But how many of us use a full-frame lens on an APS-C body? I own a Sony A7III, A7RIII, and an a6000. Yet I never have used the a6000 with a full-frame lens--I always use the 18-135mm APS-C lens to make this a light-weight and portable kit.

The other point is that I had actually never seen Aldaheff's list of APS-C lenses. What are the criteria he used for that list? Could you post the original link?

Here's the link to the APS-C list:
https://sonyalpha.blog/2020/03/02/which-lenses-are-the-sharpest-for-a-a6xxx/

and the one for the full-frame (A7Riv) list:
https://sonyalpha.blog/2019/11/10/which-lenses-to-maximise-the-potential-of-the-sony-a7riv/

and the home page:
https://sonyalpha.blog/

I didn't post the links in the initial post as that tends to get the post moved to "Links and Resources" section where there are far fewer viewers.

PS I do actually use some of my FF lenses on my A6000, A6100 and A6300. Better than buying more lenses!

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

MDI Mainer wrote:

Marc Alhadeff, a professional photographer and Son... (show quote)

I would assume the Full Frame list could be equally used for APS-C sensors? In fact they may even be better on an APS-C sensor??

bwa

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bwana wrote:

I would assume the Full Frame list could be equally used for APS-C sensors? In fact they may even be better on an APS-C sensor??

bwa

I agree, since you're using the center and typically sharpest part of the lens, except for the size/weight issue zug55 mentions.