Portrait lenses for Sony E mount
51 portrait options that fit Sony a7/a9/a1 (full-frame) and a6000-series (APS-C) — flattering compression and subject separation — the classic portrait focal lengths. Every spec from the manufacturer's own product name and catalog.
Shooting a specific body? Per-camera fits: Sony a1 · Sony a1 II · Sony a6000 · Sony a6100 · Sony a6400 · Sony a6500 · Sony a6600 · Sony a6700 · Sony a7 II · Sony a7 III · Sony a7 IV · Sony a7C · Sony a7C II · Sony a7CR · Sony a7R III · Sony a7R IV · Sony a7R V · Sony a7S III · Sony a9 III · Sony ZV-E1 · Sony ZV-E10 · Sony ZV-E10 II · Sony a7 V · Sony a7R VI.
Weight & weather sealing: which of these can you carry all day?
On long approaches the decision is often made by weight, not aperture. Published weights for 43 of the 51 lenses above (the other 8 have no verified weight in our dataset yet — omitted, never estimated):
| Lens | Weight | Weather sealing |
|---|---|---|
| Yongnuo YN 50mm f/1.8S DA DSM | 146g | Not verified (weight from the third-party E-mount list row Yongnuo 'YN50mm F1.8S DA DSM'; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS | 202g | Not verified (weight from Sony product code SEL-50F18; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Viltrox AF 50mm f/2.0 | 205g | None claimed |
| Samyang AF 75mm f/1.8 FE | 230g | None claimed (Samyang makes no weather-sealing claim) |
| TTArtisan AF 56mm f/1.8 E | 233g | Not verified (weight from the third-party E-mount list row 'AF 56mm F1.8'; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary | 280g | None claimed (Sigma's sealed mount is L, X and Nikon Z only, not Sony E) |
| Tokina atx-m 33mm f/1.4 E | 285g | Not verified |
| Viltrox AF 56mm f/1.4 | 290g | Not verified |
| Tokina atx-m 56mm f/1.4 E | 315g | Not verified |
| Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 | 320g | Mount gasket only (Zeiss states a sealing ring at the bayonet only; manual focus) |
| Yongnuo YN 85mm f/1.8S DF DSM | 346g | Not verified (weight from the third-party E-mount list row Yongnuo 'YN85mm F1.8S DF DSM'; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Meike AF 85mm f/1.8 SE Mark II | 369g | Not verified (weight from the third-party E-mount list row '85mm F1.8 SE Mark II'; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 | 371g | Weather-sealed |
| Meike AF 85mm f/1.8 STM | 386g | Not verified (weight from the third-party E-mount list row '85mm F1.8 FF STM'; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Meike AF 85mm f/1.8 Pro | 389g | Not verified (weight from the third-party E-mount list row '85mm f1.8 Pro FF AF STM'; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Sirui Sniper 56mm f/1.2 | 422g | Not verified (weight from the third-party E-mount list row '56mm F1.2'; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Sirui Sniper 75mm f/1.2 | 466g | Not verified (weight from the third-party E-mount list row '75mm F1.2'; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 | 475g | Weather-sealed |
| Viltrox AF 85mm f/1.8 II | 484g | Not verified (weight from the third-party E-mount list row Viltrox 'AF 85mm F1.8 II'; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Samyang AF 85mm f/1.4 FE II | 509g | Not verified (weight from the third-party E-mount list row Samyang 'AF 85mm F1.4 FE II'; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM | 516g | Weather-sealed |
| Sirui Aurora 85mm f/1.4 | 540g | Not verified (weight from the third-party E-mount list row 'Aurora Series 85mm F1.4'; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS | 602g | Not verified |
| Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art | 625g | Weather-sealed |
| Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM II | 642g | Weather-sealed |
| Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 Macro GM OSS | 646g | Not verified (weight from Sony product code SEL-100M28GM; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO | 650g | None claimed |
| Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE II | 659g | Not verified (weight from the third-party E-mount list row Samyang 'AF 35mm F1.4 FE II'; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG DN Art | 660g | Weather-sealed |
| Viltrox AF 75mm f/1.2 PRO | 675g | Not verified (weight from the third-party E-mount list row Viltrox 'AF 75mm F1.2 Pro'; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM OSS | 700g | Not verified (weight from Sony product code SEL-100F28GM; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Meike AF 85mm f/1.4 MIX | 735g | Not verified (weight from the third-party E-mount list row '85mm F1.4 AF'; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Samyang AF 135mm f/1.8 FE | 772g | Weather-sealed (rated for light rain, snow and dust) |
| Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM | 778g | Not verified (weight from Sony product code SEL-50F12GM; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Sony Planar T* FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA | 778g | Not verified (weight from Sony product code SEL-50F14Z; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM | 848g | Not verified (weight from Sony product code SEL-85F14GM; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 | 855g | Weather-sealed |
| Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM | 953g | Weather-sealed |
| 7Artisans AF 135mm f/1.8 | 1014g | Not verified (weight from the third-party E-mount list row 7Artisans 'AF 135mm F1.8'; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II | 1045g | Weather-sealed |
| Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD | 1165g | Weather-sealed |
| Sony FE 50-150mm f/2 GM | 1340g | Not verified (weight from Sony product code SEL50150GM; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS | 1480g | Not verified (weight from Sony product code SEL-70200GM; sealing not stated on the source page) |
Packing light? The lightest here is the Yongnuo YN 50mm f/1.8S DA DSM at 146g. The lightest weather-sealed option is the Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 at 371g.
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