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.

Sony E mount — camera-side front view (base)Sony E bayonet mount, camera-side front view. Flange focal distance 18 mm, nominal throat 46.1 mm. Profile sony-fe/base.
Camera-side front
Sony E mount — lens-side rear view (base)Sony E bayonet mount, lens-side rear view. Flange focal distance 18 mm, nominal throat 46.1 mm. Profile sony-fe/base.
Lens-side rear
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)SIGMA 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 18-55mm 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 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 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 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 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 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 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/1.8VOIGTLÄNDER 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/1.0