Editor’s Choice! Sigma 70mm f/2.8 DG Macro Art

With Sigma bringing its Art line over to E-mount, Sony shooters finally have a chance to get their hands on the company’s lenses. The 70mm is the first macro in the Art lineup with a true 1:1 reproduction ratio. It uses a focus-by-wire system instead of an inner focusing system, which Sigma says results in better image quality. It is dust- and weather-resistant and sports nine rounded aperture blades that stop down to f/22. It’s compatible with Sigma’s 1.4x and 2x teleconverters.

Price: $569
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Fujifilm Fujinon XF8-16mm f/2.8 R LM WR

This wide-angle lens maintains a constant maximum aperture of f/2.8 as you zoom and has a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 12-24mm. According to Fujifilm, the lens sports a floating lens element that adjusts according to the position of the zoom, ensuring edge-to-edge sharpness while also correcting the field curvature typically found in ultra wide-angle lenses. The 8-16mm lens is weather-sealed and can operate in as low as 14°F/-10°C.

Price: $2,000
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Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D

One of the widest rectilinear f/2.8 lenses you can buy for APS-C mirrorless cameras, the 9mm has an optical design to minimize wide-angle distortion. Offering a 35mm-equivalent focal length of about 13mm, the 9mm f/2.8 weighs under .5 pounds and measures 2 inches long. It has seven aperture blades and can focus on objects as close as 12cm with a magnification of 1:75. It has a 49mm filter thread and accepts screw-in filters. It’s available in Sony E, Fuji X and Canon M mounts.

Price: $499
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Rokinon AF 24mm f/2.8

This wide-angle lens for Sony E-mount cameras is constructed with three aspherical and two high-refractive index elements, and it uses Rokinon’s Ultra Multi-Coating to minimize chromatic aberrations and light dispersion. You’ll enjoy a minimum focusing distance of 9.5 inches with a magnification ratio of 0.13x. There are seven aperture blades that stop down to f/22.

Price: $399
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Zeiss Loxia 2.4/25

The 25mm manual focus lens further rounds out Zeiss’s line of Sony E-mount lenses. According to Zeiss, the lens is largely distortion-free thanks to its optical design. It features electronic contacts to transfer lens metadata and focus movements to your camera body, so functions like focus peaking and zoom magnification work properly. The aperture can be de-clicked using a supplied tool for smooth exposure transitions during filmmaking. The Loxia stops down to f/22 and can focus on objects as close as 9.84 inches with a magnification of 1:6.4.

Price: $1,299
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Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD

Tamron’s first Sony E-mount lens boasts a new high-speed AF driving system. Its RXD (Rapid eXtra-silent stepping Drive) has been designed to “strike a balance” between speed and low noise. The lens can focus on objects as close as 7.5 inches at the wide-angle zoom setting with a maximum magnification of 1:2.9. At telephoto, you can focus on objects as close as 15.3 inches from the lens with a magnification of 1:4. It’s moisture-resistant with fluorine coating to make the front lens element easier to clean.

Price: $799
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Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS

According to Sony, this 23.4-ounce lens is the lightest in its class and maintains a constant f/4 aperture throughout the zoom range. It’s dust- and moisture-resistant, too. It uses four aspherical lens elements, two of which are high-precision AA (advanced aspherical) lenses, alongside three ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass elements to reduce aberrations. Nano AR coating helps minimize flare and ghosting, and fluorine coating on the front element makes it easier to clean.

Price: $1,300
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Lensbaby Burnside 35

This wide-angle variant on a Petzval lens creates a bright, central focus area surrounded by a swirly bokeh and vignette. The effect is controlled via an aperture slider on the exterior of the lens body. You can focus on objects as close as 6 inches from the front of the lens. The Burnside is sold in a variety of mounts, including Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony E and A, Pentax K, Micro Four Thirds and Fuji X.

Price: $500
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Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 50-200mm f/2.8-4 ASPH

With a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 100-400mm, this telephoto zoom is dust-, splash- and freeze-proof, with Panasonic’s Nano Surface coating to reduce flare and ghosting. The lens has a built-in image stabilization system and is compatible with Panasonic camera bodies that support the company’s dual stabilization technology (where the lens and camera body stabilizer work in tandem to deliver a sharper image). It has an inner focus drive system and a micro-step drive for aperture control.

Price: $1,700
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Olympus M.ZUIKO Digital ED 17mm F1.2 PRO

With a 34mm-equivalent focal length, this new PRO series lens delivers “feathered bokeh” when shooting with a shallow depth-of-field, Olympus promises. It uses Z Coating Nano technology to reduce flare and ghosting and is dust-, splash- and freeze-proof (down to 14°F/-10°C). You’ll find a programmable L-Fn button and a manual focus clutch, which lets you switch between auto and manual focusing by pulling the focusing ring toward the camera body. The lens has nine aperture blades and stops down to f/16.

Price: $1,200
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Leica APO-Summicron SL 90mm f/2 ASPH

According to Leica, “state-of-the-art, extremely precise manufacturing methods and measuring technologies” were developed for the 90mm SL full-frame lens. Autofocusing is driven by a new Dual Syncro Drive stepping motor system, which can travel the entire focusing range in 250 milliseconds, Leica says. This has an apochromatic design to minimize chromatic aberration and stops down to f/22. The 90mm f/2 can focus on objects as close as 23.6 inches with a magnification of 1:5.

Price: $5,150
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