Sony E Lenses
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Sony E mount, introduced for APS-C in 2010 and full-frame in 2013 | APS-C E and full-frame FE mirrorless
Sony E mount began with compact APS-C NEX cameras in 2010 and expanded to full-frame Alpha bodies with FE lenses in 2013. The short 18 mm flange distance made it highly adaptable, while Sony's early full-frame mirrorless push attracted extensive third-party lens support. The full-frame expansion also proved that one mirrorless mount could support both small crop bodies and professional 36 x 24 mm cameras without changing the bayonet.
The mount's single mechanical standard spans small APS-C lenses, professional full-frame GM lenses, Zeiss-branded collaborations, cinema-oriented optics, and manual-focus specialty lenses. This catalog groups E and FE under the same mount family, with image-format metadata distinguishing full-frame FE lenses from APS-C E lenses. That distinction is important because an APS-C E lens can be mechanically native while still projecting a smaller image circle.
In this catalog, Sony E/FE designs are useful for comparing how the same mount handles both compactness and very high performance. The system also shows how quickly a short-register mirrorless mount can accumulate native and adapted optical traditions, especially once third-party autofocus support becomes broad.
Mount interface
Flange focal distance 18 mm, bayonet mount. 0° at 12 o'clock from the camera front; the lens-side view is the horizontal mirror. Dotted strokes mark photo-scaled or schematic (not-to-scale) dimensions.
Throat / openingMount ringBayonet lug / slotLock pin / notchIndex markElectrical contactScrews / sealsDatum & axis
CARL ZEISS TOUIT MAKRO-PLANAR T* 50mm f/2.8 Macro— 14 elements / 11 groups, f' = 51.52 mm patent design, FNo. = 2.88 patent designLAOWA 15mm f/2 Zero-D— Patent Example 1, 12 elements / 9 groups, f = 15.505 mm designLAOWA 15mm f/4 Wide Angle 1:1 Macro— 12 ELEMENTS / 9 GROUPS, f = 16.00 mm, F/4.1LAOWA 24mm f/14 2× Macro Probe— 27 ELEMENTS / 19 GROUPS, f ≈ 23.7 mm, F/14LAOWA 58mm f/2.8 2× Ultra-Macro APO— 14 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS, f ≈ 59.2 mm, F/2.9LAOWA 65mm f/2.8 2× Ultra Macro APO— 14 ELEMENTS / 10 GROUPS, f ≈ 66.0 mm (design) / 65 mm (marketed), F/2.9 (design) / F/2.8 (marketed)SAMYANG AF 14mm f/2.8 FE— 14 ELEMENTS / 10 GROUPS, MARKETED 14mm f/2.8, PARAXIAL EFL 14.5408 mmSAMYANG AF 18mm f/2.8 FE— 9 elements / 8 groups, f = 18.541 mm patent; 18.548 mm computed, Fno = 2.85 design; f/2.8 marketedSAMYANG AF 24mm f/1.8 FE— 11 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS, 24mm f/1.8 (MARKETED), PATENT EFL 24.8004 mm / F1.86SAMYANG AF 24mm f/2.8 FE— 7 ELEMENTS / 7 GROUPS, 24 mm MARKETING / 25.026 mm DESIGN, f/2.8 MARKETING / f/2.892 DESIGNSAMYANG AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8 FE / L— 21 physical elements / 18 groups, Patent EFL 35.989-146.969 mm, Marketed f/2-2.8; patent F2.07-F2.90SAMYANG AF 35mm f/2.8 FE— 7 ELEMENTS / 6 GROUPS, f ≈ 35.183 mm (MODELED), F/2.899 (DESIGN)SAMYANG AF 50mm f/1.4 FE— 9 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS, 50mm f/1.4 MARKETED; 51.0386mm f/1.44 DESIGN, 47.0° FULL-FRAME FIELDSAMYANG AF 85mm f/1.4 FE— 11 elements / 8 groups, f = 83.996 mm design / 85 mm marketed, F/1.47 design / f/1.4 marketedSIGMA 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary— 13 elements / 10 groups, 10.30-17.50 mm design EFL, F2.8 marketed; F2.92 patentSIGMA 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM | Art— 17 elements / 12 groups, f = 101.85 mm design, F1.46 design / f/1.4 nominalSIGMA 16mm f/1.4 DC DN | Contemporary— 16 elements / 13 groups, f = 16.446 mm design; 16 mm marketed, F/1.46 design; F1.4 marketedSIGMA 17-40mm f/1.8 DC | Art— 17 elements / 11 groups, 4 SLD / 4 aspherical elements, f = 17.55–38.70 mm designSIGMA 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM | Art— 15 elements / 11 groups, Patent f = 20.69 mm, Patent F1.46; marketed F1.4SIGMA 23mm f/1.4 DC DN | Contemporary— 13 elements / 10 groups, f = 22.31 mm design; 23 mm marketed, F1.46 design; F1.4 marketedSIGMA 24mm f/1.4 DG DN | Art— 17 elements / 14 groups, f = 23.86 mm patent / 24 mm nominal, F1.46 design / F1.4 nominalSIGMA 28-45mm f/1.8 DG DN | Art— 18 elements / 15 groups, 28.84-43.66 mm design EFL, F1.8 marketed; F1.86 patent designSIGMA 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM | Art— 13 elements / 11 groups, f = 35.16 mm design, F1.45 design / F1.4 marketedSIGMA 45mm f/2.8 DG DN | Contemporary— 8 elements / 7 groups, f = 43.93 mm design / 45 mm marketed, F2.90 design / F2.8 marketedSIGMA 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM | Art— 13 elements / 8 groups, f = 49.58 mm design, F1.4 nominal / F1.46 designSIGMA 60mm f/2.8 DN | Art— 8 elements / 6 groups, f = 60.00 mm patent design, F2.8 marketed; F2.92 designSONY E 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS LE— 17 PHYSICAL LENS PIECES / 13 PATENT AIR-SPACED GROUPS, MARKETED 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3, PATENT f = 18.4671 / 69.9995 / 193.7966 mmSONY E 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS— 11 elements / 9 groups, 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 marketed, Patent EFL 18.49 / 27.38 / 53.51mmSONY E 20mm f/2.8— 6 ELEMENTS / 6 GROUPS, 4 POWER GROUPS (+/−/+/−), f = 20.421 mm (DESIGN)SONY E 30mm f/3.5 Macro— 30 mm f/3.5 APS-C E-mount, JP 2012-159613 A Example 1, 7 elements / 6 groups; 9 modeled optical mediaSONY E 35mm f/1.8 OSS— 8 elements / 6 groups, f = 34.914 mm, F1.861 designSONY E 50mm f/1.8 OSS— 9 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS, 50mm MARKETED / 51.30mm DESIGN, f/1.8 MARKETED / f/1.85 DESIGNSONY E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS— 9 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS, 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 (MARKETED), 16.48-48.50mm f/3.61-5.77 (PATENT)SONY FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM— 17 elements / 14 groups, f = 12.36-23.28 mm design, F/2.91 design, f/2.8 marketedSONY FE 135mm f/1.8 GM— 13 ELEMENTS / 10 GROUPS, f ≈ 131.0 mm, F/1.854SONY FE 14mm f/1.8 GM— 14 elements / 11 groups, f = 14.42 mm design, F/1.85 design (marketed F/1.8)SONY FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II— 15 elements / 12 groups, 6 zoom groups: - + + + - +, f = 16.49-33.95 mm designSONY FE 20-70mm f/4 G— 16 ELEMENTS / 13 GROUPS, f = 20.71–67.56 mm, F/4.12 (constant)SONY FE 20mm f/1.8 G— 14 ELEMENTS / 12 GROUPS, 20 mm (scaled from 19.5069 mm paraxial), f/1.8 marketed / f/1.85 patentSONY FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II— 20 ELEMENTS / 15 GROUPS, f = 24.72–67.90 mm, F/2.91 (constant)SONY FE 24mm f/1.4 GM— 13 elements / 10 groups, f = 23.66 mm patent design, F/1.44 design apertureSONY FE 24mm f/2.8 G— 8 ELEMENTS / 7 GROUPS, Patent f = 24.710 mm, F/2.8 marketed; F/2.884 designSONY FE 28-70mm f/2 GM— 20 ELEMENTS / 14 GROUPS, f = 28.86–67.87 mm, F/2.06SONY FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS— 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6, 9 elements / 8 groups, 3 aspherical elements / 5 aspherical surfacesSONY FE 28mm f/2— 9 elements / 8 groups, f = 28.23 mm patent design, F2.0 marketed / F2.06 patentSONY FE 400-800mm f/6.3-8 G OSS— 27 ELEMENTS / 17 AIR-SEPARATED GROUPS, 7 FUNCTIONAL ZOOM GROUPS, PATENT f = 399.99–775.96 mmSONY FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS— 22 ELEMENTS / 16 GROUPS, DESIGN f ≈ 388.15 mm, DESIGN F/2.91SONY FE 50-150mm f/2 GM— 19 ELEMENTS / 17 GROUPS, DESIGN 51.50-145.50 mm, DESIGN f/2.06SONY FE 50mm f/1.2 GM— 14 ELEMENTS / 10 GROUPS, MARKETED 50 mm f/1.2, DESIGN f = 53.90 mm / F1.21SONY FE 50mm f/1.4 GM— 14 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS, DESIGN EFL 51.495 mm, MODELED f/1.456SONY FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS— 23 elements / 18 groups, 70-200 mm marketed; 72.10-193.99 mm design, F2.8 marketed; F2.88 patent designSONY FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II— 17 ELEMENTS / 14 GROUPS, f = 72.1–194.0 mm, F/2.88SONY FE 70-200mm f/4 G OSS— 21 elements / 15 groups, 70–200mm f/4 marketed, 72.10–193.97mm patent EFLSONY FE 70-200mm f/4 Macro G OSS II— 19 ELEMENTS / 13 AIR-SEPARATED COMPONENTS / 7 FUNCTIONAL GROUPS, DESIGN f = 72.105-192.992 mm, DESIGN F/4.12 / 4.36 / 4.14SONY FE 8-14mm f/3.5 Fisheye G— 16 ELEMENTS / 13 GROUPS, DESIGN 7.55-12.59 mm, DESIGN F/2.90-F/2.89SONY FE 85mm f/1.4 GM II— 14 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS, f ≈ 82.5 mm, F/1.46SONY FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS— 15 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS, f ≈ 92.6 mm, F/2.8SONY FE PZ 16-35mm f/4 G— 13 ELEMENTS / 12 GROUPS, 16.48-33.96 mm PATENT ZOOM STATES, F/4.12 MODELEDSONY PLANAR T* FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA— 12 ELEMENTS / 9 GROUPS, f ≈ 50.3 mm, F/1.4SONY SONNAR T* E 24mm f/1.8 ZA— 8 ELEMENTS / 7 GROUPS, f ≈ 23.3 mm, F/1.8SONY SONNAR T* FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA— 7 ELEMENTS / 5 GROUPS, f ≈ 36.1 mm, F/2.8SONY SONNAR T* FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA— 7 ELEMENTS / 5 GROUPS, f ≈ 53.6 mm, F/1.8SONY VARIO-TESSAR T* E 16-70mm f/4 ZA OSS— 16 ELEMENTS / 12 PHYSICAL GROUPS, 6 FUNCTIONAL ZOOM GROUPS, 16.48-67.90 mm DESIGNSONY VARIO-TESSAR T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS— 12 ELEMENTS / 10 GROUPS, PATENT f = 16.48 / 24.07 / 33.95 mm, DESIGN FNO = 4.07 / 4.08 / 4.09TAMRON 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III VC (B011)— 17 ELEMENTS / 13 GROUPS, 18.50-194.00 mm PATENT EFL, f/3.56-6.47 PATENTTAMRON 50-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD— 19 ELEMENTS / 14 GROUPS, PATENT f = 51.509-290.867 mm, PATENT F/4.635-6.489TAMRON 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD— 19 ELEMENTS / 14 GROUPS, 70-180mm f/2.8 MARKETED, 72.102-174.600mm PUBLISHED DESIGN STATESVILTROX AF 14mm f/4 AIR— 12 ELEMENTS / 9 GROUPS, 14mm MARKETING / 14.192mm MODELED EFL, f/4 MODELED APERTUREVILTROX AF 33mm f/1.4 E— 10 ELEMENTS / 9 GROUPS, PATENT f = 33.21 mm, MODEL EFL ≈ 33.754 mmVILTROX AF 35mm f/1.8 FE— 10 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS, 35 mm MARKETED / 34.545 mm PATENT EFL, f/1.8VILTROX AF 50mm f/1.8 FE— 11 ELEMENTS / 10 GROUPS, 50 mm MARKETED / 49.0738 mm MODELED, f/1.8VILTROX AF 56mm f/1.4 E— 10 ELEMENTS / 9 GROUPS, 56 mm MARKETED / 55.90 mm PATENT, f/1.4 MARKETED / F/1.412 MODELVOIGTLÄNDER APO-LANTHAR 50mm f/2.0 Aspherical— 10 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS, f ≈ 49.3 mm, F/1.93VOIGTLÄNDER NOKTON 50mm f/1.0— 9 ELEMENTS / 7 GROUPS, f = 49.998 mm, F/1.0VOIGTLÄNDER PORTRAIT HELIAR 75mm f/1.8— 6 ELEMENTS / 3 GROUPS, 75 mm marketing · 73.356 mm sharp-state EFL, F/1.8 marketing · F/1.858 designZEISS BATIS 18mm f/2.8— 11 ELEMENTS / 10 GROUPS, 18.54 mm DESIGN / 18 mm MARKETED, F/2.88 DESIGN / f/2.8 MARKETEDZEISS BATIS 85mm f/1.8— 11 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS, 85 mm marketed / 82.87 mm patent, f/1.8 marketed / Fno 1.85 patent-model infinity