Lenses and Filters

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Full Frame

E-mount (Sony)

  • primes
    • cheaper (49mm)
      • 35mm: Sony ZEISS Sonnar FE 35mm f2.8 ZA
      • 50mm: Sony ZEISS Sonnar FE 55mm f1.8 ZA
    • standard: Sony 35mm (55mm) or 50mm (49mm) or 85mm (67mm) f1.8
    • compact G trio (49mm)
      • 24mm: Sony 24mm f2.8 G
      • 40mm: Sony 40mm f2.5 G
      • 50mm: Sony 50mm f2.5 G
    • ultrawide
      • standard: Sony 16mm f1.8 G (67mm)
      • upgrade: Sony 14mm f1.4 GM (no filter thread)
  • zoom
    • standard: Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 DG DN (67mm)
    • compact: Sony 24-50mm f2.8 G (67mm)

L-mount (Panasonic Lumix)

  • primes
    • all 67mm filter thread: Lumix 18/24/35/50/85mm f1.8
    • varying filter threads: Sigma 20/24/35/50/85mm f1.4 DG DN
      • more compact: Sigma 20/24/35/50/65mm f2 DG DN
  • zooms: Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 DG DN (67mm)

RF mount (Canon)

  • primes
    • standard: Canon 35mm f1.8 Macro (52mm) / 85mm f2 Macro (67mm)
    • compact: Canon 16mm f2.8 / 50mm f1.8 (43mm)
    • pancake: Canon 28mm f2.8 (55mm)
  • zooms
    • compact trio (77mm)
      • standard: Canon 24-105mm f4L
      • wide: Canon 14-35mm f4L
      • telephoto: Canon 70-200mm f4L
    • standard trio
      • standard: Canon 24-70mm f2.8L (82mm)
      • wide: Canon 15-35mm f2.8L (82mm)
      • telephoto: Canon 70-200mm f2.8L (77mm)

Z-mount (Nikon)

  • primes
    • standard: Nikon 35/50mm (62mm) or 85mm (67mm) f1.8S
    • brighter apertures: Nikon 35mm (67mm) or 50mm (62mm) f1.4
    • compact: Nikon 28mm f2.8 / Nikon 40mm f2 (52mm)
  • zooms
    • standard: Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 Di III VXD G2 (67mm)
    • better: Nikon 24-70mm f2.8 (77mm)
    • versatile: Tamron 35-150mm f2-2.8 Di III VXD (82mm)

APS-C

Lenses for All Mounts

  • cheapest: TTArtisan 23/35/56mm f1.8 (52mm)
  • cheaper: Viltrox 25/35/56mm f1.7 Air (52mm)
  • better: Sigma 16mm (67mm) or 23/30mm (52mm) or 56mm (55mm) f1.4 DC DN
  • portrait: Viltrox 75mm f1.2 (77mm)
  • pancake: TTArtisan 27mm f2.8 (39mm)

Meike 33mm (52mm) or 55mm (58mm) f1.4 is a bit more expensive than the Viltrox lenses but have a wider aperture

Sigma has announced the 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS, which looks like an ultra versatile zoom lens with a zoom range of 18.8x, the largest in any APS-C mirrorless lens!

E-mount (Sony)

  • primes
    • standard: Sony 35/50mm f1.8 OSS (49mm)
    • ultrawide: Sony 11mm f1.8 (55mm)

The Sony 15mm f1.4 G is a bit better Sigma 16mm f1.4, but is also more expensive

  • zooms
    • standard: Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 DC DN (55mm)
    • ultrawide: Sigma 10-18 mm f2.8 DC DN / Tamron 11-20mm f2.8 Di III-A RXD (67mm)
    • small telephoto: Sony 55-210mm f4.5-6.3

X-mount (Fujifilm)

  • primes
    • standard: Fuji XC 23/35mm (43mm) or 50mm (46mm) f2
    • better: Fuji XF 16/23/35mm f1.4 (varying filter threads)
    • ultrawide: Fuji XF 8mm f3.5 (62mm)
  • zooms
    • standard: Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 DC DN (55mm)
    • ultrawide: Sigma 10-18 mm f2.8 DC DN / Tamron 11-20mm f2.8 Di III-A RXD (67mm)

Z-mount (Nikon)

  • nice compact prime: Nikon 24mm f1.7 DX (46mm)
  • cheap + versatile zoom: Nikon Z DX 18-140mm f3.5-6.3 (62mm)

M4/3

  • primes
    • standard
      • Olympus M.Zuiko 17/25mm (46mm) or 45mm (37mm) f1.8
      • OR Panasonic Lumix 15/20mm (46mm) or 42.5mm (37mm) f1.7
    • wide: Panasonic Lumix 9mm f1.7 (55mm)
  • zooms
    • standard: Olympus M.Zuiko 12-45mm f4 Pro / Panasonic Lumix 12-60mm f3.5-5.6 (58mm)
    • pancake: Panasonic Lumix 12-32mm f3.5-5.6 (37mm)

Filters

  • filter sets
    • standard: K&F Concept Nano-X
    • magnetic: K&F Concept Nano-X Magnetic
  • filter pouch: (holds 8 filters) ThinkTank MindShift Filter Nest