The First Sony E-Mount Lenses You Should Buy

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Sony has been making mirrorless cameras since 2010, and the company now has — counting both E-mount (APS-C) and FE-mount (full-frame) — nearly 80 lenses to choose from. Combine that with the seemingly endless options from an ever-growing number of third-party manufacturers, and your head will spin trying to figure out which lenses make sense for your kit.We’ve taken on the arduous task of sorting through all of the lenses made for this camera system to provide recommendations for a basic first lens that everyone should have, plus picks for an everyday zoom, a telephoto zoom, a wide-angle zoom, a portrait lens, and a macro lens. If you don’t shoot with a Sony mirrorless camera but still want to invest in some great starter lenses, take a look at our lens guides for Canon EF- and RF-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Nikon F-mount, and Nikon Z-mount bodies.