If you’re shooting with one of Sony’s latest full-frame mirrorless cameras this season, these are among the top five Sony lenses for wedding photography.
As any experienced photographer knows, weddings pose unique challenges and offer rare opportunities to test your skills, talent and gear in ways that eclipse most other event-shooting scenarios. You’re there to capture someone’s special day – and keep it memorable for years to come – in totally fluid and often unpredictable situations, ranging from tightly intimate close-ups to wider shots involving a cast of dozens, hundreds or perhaps more.
You may have your favourite tried-and-true go-to lens but, needless to say, it pays to have other available options on hand to meet the fast-shifting demands of the day. In no particular order, here’s our roundup of the top five Sony lenses for today’s busy wedding photographer.
Sony SEL FE 50mm f/1.2 GM E-Mount Lens
You can’t go wrong with a classic all-purpose standard prime, and with the FE 50mm f/1.2 GM lens in your arsenal, you’ll be well equipped with a popular and versatile focal length and a generously wide aperture that’s useful in low-light situations, both indoors and out. It also boasts Sony’s topline GM build quality and renowned bokeh effects – perfect for capturing unforgettable eye-catching portraits and more. It’s also compact, lightweight and unobtrusive.
Sony SEL FE 24mm f/1.4 GM E-Mount Lens
When a wider shot is called for, whether it’s a high-ceiling interior filled with celebrants or an expansive landscape with the newlyweds as its main subject, nothing beats the 24mm focal length of this dependable wide-angle prime. It too features solid GM build quality and an ample aperture, allowing you to isolate your subject from both the foreground and background, with Sony’s exclusive Nano AR Coating to reduce lens flare and ghosting. It’s also dust- and moisture-resistant and well suited to outdoor use.
Sony SEL FE 85mm f/1.4 GM E-Mount Lens
Sony has dubbed this lens “the ultimate portrait prime” – and with good reason. Renowned for its ability to deliver shallow depth of field with spectacular sharpness and to isolate a given subject, that 85mm focal length is also perfect for capturing flattering portraiture, free of unwelcome distortions. It also features a rounded 11-blade diaphragm to render exceptional bokeh. Autofocus is not only fast and precise but also nice and quiet – a boon to situations like weddings where distracting sounds can ruin the moment in an instant.
Sony SEL FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS E-Mount Lens
Macro photography isn’t always top of mind when it comes to wedding photography, but if you want to get creative with your close-ups and keep every little detail perfectly sharp, this superb 90mm f/2.8 macro belongs in your kit. It’s the first E-mount medium-telephoto macro lens with built-in image stabilization, making it possible to get sharp macro images even when shooting handheld, free of a tripod. Designed to deliver outstanding resolution at up to 1:1 magnification, it also features a floating focus mechanism to eliminate close-focus aberrations. This is the lens you need to make those product-style wedding-ring shots truly shine.
Sony SEL FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II E-Mount Lens
No kit is complete without a high-performance zoom, and this well-reviewed model spans the most practical focal-length range, not only for general photography but for weddings too. It’s a second-generation G Master model, considerably smaller and lighter than its predecessor, with trademark build quality and noteworthy upgrades in all the right places. For those shooting video, it also features an advanced lens design to help reduce focus breathing, focus shift and axial shift when zooming. If you only had room (and the budget) for one lens at your next wedding assignment, this highly useful tool makes an ideal choice.
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