Best Lenses for Sony a9

recommended-lenses-for-sony-a9

The Sony Alpha a9 (Amazon/B&H Photo/Adorama) is Sony’s high-end full frame mirrorless camera released early this year. Sony Alpha a9 is designed for professional wedding, action and sports photographers. It features a 24MP, full-frame mirrorless camera that can shoot at 20 frames per second with full autofocus. And, just as importantly, with very low viewfinder lag and absolutely no blackout during continuous shooting. a9 features 693 on-sensor phase detection points, covering 93% of the frame. It also has five-axis image stabilization that offers 5 stops of correction. Below are recommended lenses for Sony Alpha a9, take a look at below:

Prime Portrait Lenses | Zoom Lenses | Wide-angle Lenses | Telephoto Lenses | Macro Lenses | Sports Lenses | All-in-one Zoom Lenses

Best Prime Portrait Lenses for Sony a9

Currently, the full frame prime portrait lenses for Sony Alpha a9 are more and more, not only Sony is developping new prime lenses every year, third part lens companies are also making new prime lenses. For standard & medium telephoto prime portrait lenses, the FE 50mm f/1.8 (Amazon/B&H/Adorama) & FE 85mm f/1.8 (Amazon/B&H/Adorama) lenses are cheap and good lenses for Sony a9, and if you are looking for a prime lens with better image quality, the FE 85mm f/1.4 GM lens (Amazon/B&H/Adorama) is one of the best choice.

Lens Check Price Now
Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Zeiss FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony FE 50mm f/1.8 Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Zeiss FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Rokinon AF 50mm f/1.4 FE Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 Amazon/B&H/Adorama

Best Zoom Lenses for Sony a9

In 2017, Sony has released several FE zoom lenses for Alpha mirrorless full frame cameras. From wide-angle zoom lenses to telephoto zoom lenses. Sony also released some high-end GM zoom lenses: FE 16-35mm GM (Amazon/B&H/Adorama), FE 24-70mm GM (Amazon/B&H/Adorama), FE 70-200mm GM (Amazon/B&H/Adorama), and FE 100-400mm GM (Amazon/B&H/Adorama) lenses.

Lens Check Price Now
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS Amazon/B&H/Adorama

Best Wide-angle Lenses for Sony a9

There are over 30+ wide angle prime and zoom lenses already available for Sony Alpha a9 mirrorless camera. For wide angle prime lenses, if you are looking for a budget lens, the Sony FE 28mm f/2 (Amazon/B&H/Adorama), FE 35mm f/2.8 and Rokinon wide-angle lenses are good choices. If you are looking for a lens with better image quality, the Batis wide-angle prime lenses and Zeiss FE 35mm f/1.4 lens (Amazon/B&H/Adorama) are good choices. For wide angle zoom lenses, the new announced FE 12-24mm f/4G (Amazon/B&H/Adorama) and FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM (Amazon/B&H/Adorama) lenses are best wide-angle zoom lenses for Sony a9.

Lens Check Price Now
Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony FE 28mm f/2 Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS Amazon/B&H/Adorama

Best Telephoto Lenses for Sony a9

Currently, there are no so much telephoto lenses for Sony alpha a9, but Sony is confirmed to release more telephoto lenses next. For telephoto prime lenses, there are some great lenses at 85mm, 105mm, and 135mm. For telephoto zoom lenses, FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM and FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM lenses are best telephoto zoom lenses for Sony a9.

Lens Check Price Now
Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM OSS Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 G Macro OSS Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8 Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS Amazon/B&H/Adorama

Best Macro Lenses for Sony a9

Below are top rated Macro lenses for Sony Alpha a9. The Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS lens (Amazon/B&H/Adorama) is the best choice.

Lens Check Price Now
Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 G Macro OSS Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony FE 50mm f/2.8 Macro Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Rokinon 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens Amazon/B&H/Adorama

Best Sports Lenses for Sony a9

Sony Alpha a9 is designed for sports photographers, so which lenses are for Sony a9 to shooting sports events. Take a look at below:

Lens Check Price Now
Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS Amazon/B&H/Adorama

Best All-in-One Zoom Lenses for Sony a9

Below are top all in one zoom lenses for Sony Alpha a9:

Lens Check Price Now
Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS Amazon/B&H/Adorama