APS-C Lenses

23.6 x 15.7 mm image area · 106 interactive lens diagrams

Fujifilm X, Nikon DX, Canon crop-sensor, Sony E, Ricoh GR, and many compact digital systems | 23.6 x 15.7 mm reference area in this catalog; production sizes vary slightly by maker

APS-C sits between Four Thirds and full-frame in both image area and lens scale. The name comes from the smaller "Classic" frame idea in Advanced Photo System film, but digital APS-C is not one exact size: Nikon, Fujifilm, Sony, Canon, Sigma, and fixed-lens compact cameras all use slightly different dimensions. This catalog uses a 23.6 x 15.7 mm reference area so field comparisons stay consistent while still representing the broad APS-C class.

The format became the dominant consumer and enthusiast digital camera size because it offered a practical balance: sensors large enough for strong image quality and subject separation, but small enough to keep bodies, shutters, stabilization systems, and lenses more compact than 35 mm full-frame equivalents. It also made telephoto angles easier to package, since a shorter focal length gives the same framing.

Lens design for APS-C can take two paths. Some systems, such as Fujifilm X and many fixed-lens compacts, are built around dedicated APS-C image circles; others adapt or share full-frame mount families, where throat diameter and flange distance were chosen for a larger format. The catalog's APS-C pages make those choices visible by grouping dedicated mirrorless lenses, DSLR crop lenses, and fixed-lens compact-camera optics together.

CANON EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM— Canon EF-MCANON EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM— Canon EF-MCANON EF-M 22mm f/2 STM— Canon EF-MCANON EF-M 28mm f/3.5 Macro IS STM— Canon EF-MCANON EF-M 32mm f/1.4 STM— Canon EF-MCANON EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM— Canon EF-SCANON EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM— Canon EF-SCANON EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM— Canon EF-SCANON EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM— Canon EF-SCANON EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS— Canon EF-SCANON EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM— Canon EF-SCANON EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS— Canon EF-SCANON EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM— Canon EF-SCANON RF-S 18-45mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM— Canon RFCANON ZOOM LENS 15-45mm f/2.8-5.6 (PowerShot G1 X Mark III)— Fixed-lens CameraCARL ZEISS TOUIT MAKRO-PLANAR T* 50mm f/2.8 Macro— Sony E, Fujifilm XFUJIFILM FUJINON 18.5mm f/2.8 (Fujifilm X70)— Fixed-lens CameraFUJIFILM FUJINON 23mm f/2 (Fujifilm X100)— Fixed-lens CameraFUJIFILM FUJINON 23mm f/2 (Fujifilm X100V)— Fixed-lens CameraFUJIFILM FUJINON XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR— Fujifilm XFUJIFILM FUJINON XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR II— Fujifilm XFUJIFILM FUJINON XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR— Fujifilm XFUJIFILM FUJINON XF 18mm f/2 R— Fujifilm XFUJIFILM FUJINON XF 200mm f/2 R LM OIS WR— Fujifilm XFUJIFILM FUJINON XF 23mm f/1.4 R— Fujifilm XFUJIFILM FUJINON XF 23mm f/1.4 R LM WR— Fujifilm XFUJIFILM FUJINON XF 23mm f/2 R WR— Fujifilm XFUJIFILM FUJINON XF 23mm f/2.8 R WR— Fujifilm XFUJIFILM FUJINON XF 33mm f/1.4 R LM WR— Fujifilm XFUJIFILM FUJINON XF 35mm f/1.4 R— Fujifilm XFUJIFILM FUJINON XF 50-140mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR— Fujifilm XFUJIFILM FUJINON XF 50mm f/1.0 R WR— Fujifilm XFUJIFILM FUJINON XF 56mm f/1.2 R— Fujifilm XFUJIFILM FUJINON XF 56mm f/1.2 R WR— Fujifilm XFUJIFILM FUJINON XF 60mm f/2.4 R Macro— Fujifilm XFUJIFILM FUJINON XF 80mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR Macro— Fujifilm XFUJIFILM FUJINON XF 90mm f/2 R LM WR— Fujifilm XFUJIFILM TCL-X100 33mm f/2 (Fujifilm X100)— Fixed-lens CameraHD PENTAX-DA 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6 ED DC WR— Pentax KHD PENTAX-DA 18-50mm f/4-5.6 DC WR RE— Pentax KHD PENTAX-DA 20-40mm f/2.8-4 ED Limited DC WR— Pentax KLAOWA 65mm f/2.8 2× Ultra Macro APO— Fujifilm X, Sony E, Canon EF-M, Nikon Z, Canon RF, L-MountLEICA APO-MACRO-ELMARIT-TL 60mm f/2.8 ASPH.— L-MountLEICA ELMARIT-TL 18mm f/2.8 ASPH.— L-MountNIKON AF DX FISHEYE-NIKKOR 10.5mm f/2.8G ED— Nikon FNIKON AF-P DX NIKKOR 10-20mm f/4.5-5.6 G VR— Nikon FNIKON AF-P DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 G VR— Nikon FNIKON AF-P DX NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 G ED VR— Nikon FNIKON AF-S DX MICRO-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G— Nikon FNIKON AF-S DX MICRO-NIKKOR 85mm f/3.5G ED VR— Nikon FNIKON AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-200mm f/4-5.6 G ED VR II— Nikon FNIKON AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G ED VR— Nikon FNIKON AF-S DX VR ZOOM-NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED— Nikon FNIKON AF-S DX ZOOM-NIKKOR 12-24mm f/4 G IF-ED— Nikon FNIKON AF-S DX ZOOM-NIKKOR 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED— Nikon FNIKON AF-S DX ZOOM-NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II— Nikon FNIKON AF-S DX ZOOM-NIKKOR 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED— Nikon FNIKON NIKKOR Z DX 12-28mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ VR— Nikon ZNIKON NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR— Nikon ZNIKON NIKKOR Z DX 18-140mm f/3.5-6.3 VR— Nikon ZNIKON NIKKOR Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR— Nikon ZPENTAX DA 21mm f/3.2 AL Limited— Pentax KPENTAX DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited— Pentax KPENTAX DA 70mm f/2.4 Limited— Pentax KPENTAX DA* 16-50mm f/2.8 ED AL[IF] SDM— Pentax KPENTAX DA* 50-135mm f/2.8 ED [IF] SDM— Pentax KPENTAX HD DA* 11-18mm f/2.8 ED DC AW— Pentax KPENTAX SMC DA 16-45mm f/4 ED AL— Pentax KPENTAX SMC DA 17-70mm f/4 AL [IF] SDM— Pentax KPENTAX SMC DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL— Pentax KRICOH GR LENS 18.3mm f/2.8 (Ricoh GR / GR II)— Fixed-lens CameraRICOH GR LENS 18.3mm f/2.8 (Ricoh GR III)— Fixed-lens CameraRICOH GR LENS 18.3mm f/2.8 (Ricoh GR IV)— Fixed-lens CameraRICOH GR LENS 26.1mm f/2.8 (Ricoh GR IIIx)— Fixed-lens CameraRICOH GR LENS A12 28mm f/2.5 (Ricoh GXR A12)— Fixed-lens CameraRICOH LENS A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5— Fixed-lens CameraSAMSUNG 20mm f/2.8— Samsung NXSAMSUNG 30mm f/2— Samsung NXSAMSUNG 45mm f/1.8— Samsung NXSIGMA 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary— L-Mount, Canon RF, Fujifilm X, Sony ESIGMA 14mm f/4 (Sigma dp0 Quattro)— Fixed-lens CameraSIGMA 16.6mm f/4 (Sigma DP1x)— Fixed-lens CameraSIGMA 16mm f/1.4 DC DN | Contemporary— L-Mount, Canon EF-M, Canon RF, Fujifilm X, Micro Four Thirds, Nikon Z, Sony ESIGMA 17-40mm f/1.8 DC | Art— L-Mount, Canon RF, Fujifilm X, Sony ESIGMA 23mm f/1.4 DC DN | Contemporary— L-Mount, Canon RF, Fujifilm X, Sony ESIGMA 24mm f/2.8 (Sigma DP2x)— Fixed-lens CameraSIGMA 30mm f/1.4 DC HSM | Art— Sigma SA, Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K, Sony ASIGMA 30mm f/2.8 (Sigma DP2 Merrill)— Fixed-lens CameraSIGMA 50mm f/2.8 (Sigma DP3 Merrill)— Fixed-lens CameraSIGMA 60mm f/2.8 DN | Art— Micro Four Thirds, Sony ESONY DT 16-50mm f/2.8 SSM— Sony ASONY E 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS LE— Sony ESONY E 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS— Sony ESONY E 20mm f/2.8— Sony ESONY E 30mm f/3.5 Macro— Sony ESONY E 35mm f/1.8 OSS— Sony ESONY E 50mm f/1.8 OSS— Sony ESONY E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS— Sony ESONY SONNAR T* E 24mm f/1.8 ZA— Sony ESONY VARIO-SONNAR T* DT 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 ZA— Sony ASONY VARIO-TESSAR T* E 16-70mm f/4 ZA OSS— Sony ETAMRON 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III VC (B011)— Sony E, Canon EF-MTAMRON 18-400mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD— Canon EF, Nikon FTAMRON SP AF 60mm f/2 Di II LD [IF] MACRO 1:1 (G005)— Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony AVOIGTLÄNDER NOKTON 50mm f/1.2 X-Mount— Fujifilm XVOIGTLÄNDER ULTRON 27mm f/2— Fujifilm X