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layout: post
title: "Smallest Lenses on the Sony a7"
tags: [Photography]
summary: The smallest lenses adaptable to the Sony a7-series.
date: 2016-04-15
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The Sony a7 series cameras are so wonderfully small; it would be nice to pair them with a small lens. But what's out there?

In a quest to answer that question, I did a lot of research. Here are the smallest lenses that don't crop or heavily vignette.

### Smallest Lenses

<sub>Lengths shown include adapters.</sub>

Lens | FL<br></br><sub>(mm)</sub> | Ap<br></br><sub>(max)</sub> | Cost<br></br><sub>(~$)</sub> | Mass<br></br><sub>(g)</sub> | Filter<br></br><sub>(mm)</sub> | Length<br></br><sub>(mm)</sub> | Review
:--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | ---: | :---:
**Body Cap Pinhole** | NA | 320 | 12 | 25 | NA | 5
**<NAME>** | 40 | 2.8 | 350 | 132 | 37 | 31.2 | [1](http://www.cosina.co.jp/seihin/voigt/english/heliar40mm.html) [2](http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2014/11/11/the-voigtlander-40-2-8-heliar-aspherical-lens-for-sony-fe-review/) [3](http://www.dpreview.com/articles/1280772188/and-now-for-something-different-voigtlander-40mm-f-2-8-heliar-samples-and-impressions)
**<NAME> (CL/CLE)** | 40 | 2 | 450 | 125 | 40.5 | 32.3 | [1](http://rickyopaterny.com/blog/2010/07/30/40mm-leica-summicron-c-the-best-cheap-leica-lens/)[2](https://askmeboy.com/trainspotting-with-the-40mm-m-rokkor-and-sony-a7r/)[3](http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/tag/leica-rokkor-40mm-f2/)[4](https://www.flickr.com/groups/958519@N24/discuss/72157622409116529/)[5](http://chadwadsworth.blogspot.com/2013/12/sony-a7-modern-leica-cl-sony-a7-with.html)
**Voigtlander Color-Skopar** | 35 | 2.5 | 400 | 134 | 39 | 32.8 | [1](http://photographsbypeter.com/category/voigtlander-color-skopar-35mm-f2-5-pancake-ii/) [2](http://soundvisionpassion.com/2010/10/review-voigtlander-35mm-color-skopar-leica/)
**Leica Summicron**	| 40 | 2 | 600 | 126 | 39 | 33.3 | [1](http://slrlensreview.com/web/reviews/leica-lenses/leica-standard/787-leica-c-summicron-40mm-f2-m) [2](http://chadwadsworth.blogspot.com/2013/12/sony-a7-modern-leica-cl-sony-a7-with.html) [3](http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/tag/leica-rokkor-40mm-f2/) [4](https://www.flickr.com/groups/958519@N24/discuss/72157622409116529/)
**<NAME>-ASPH** | 35 | 2 | 3000 | 254 | 39 | 34.4 | [1](http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/the-leica-35-summicron-asph-lens-review/) [2](http://www.kenrockwell.com/leica/35mm-f2-asph.htm) [3](http://www.paulcoatesphoto.com/2013/05/leica-35mm-summicron-f2-asph-lens-review.html)
**<NAME>** | 21 | 4 | 350 | 132 | 38 | 35.2 | [1](http://www.kenrockwell.com/voigtlander/21mm.htm)
**<NAME>** | 35 | 2 | 2200 | 156 | 39 | 36.2 | [1](http://www.kenrockwell.com/leica/35mm-f2-m.htm)
**<NAME>** | 35 | 2.8 | 600 | 120 | 49 | 36.5 | [1](http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/carl_zeiss_sonnar_t_fe_35mm_f2_8_za_review/) [2](http://alikgriffin.com/zeiss-sonnar-fe-35mm-f28-review-and-sample-photos)  [3](http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/sony-fe-35-2-8)
**Konica UC** | 35 | 2 | 2000 | 132 | 43 | 37.1 | [1](http://kenrockwell.com/konica/hexar-rf/35mm-uc.htm)
**<NAME>** | 35 | 1.4 | 4500 | 184 | 41 | 37.9 | [1](http://www.kenrockwell.com/leica/35mm-f14-asph.htm)
**<NAME>** | 35 | 1.4 | 629 | 198 | 43 | 38.3 | [1](http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2013/09/24/the-voigtlander-35-1-4-sc-nokton-classic-sc-on-the-leica-m-240/) [2](http://www.kenrockwell.com/voigtlander/35mm-f14.htm)
**<NAME>** | 35 | 2.8 | 820 | 178 | 43 | 39.6 | [1](http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2009/12/17/zeiss-zm-35-c-biogon-2-8-lens-review/) [2](http://www.kenrockwell.com/zeiss/zm/35mm-f28.htm)
**<NAME>** | 28 | 2.8 | 2000 | 173 | 39 | 39.8 | [1](http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/the-leica-28-elmarit-lens-review-the-small-and-sharp-wonder-for-your-m/) [2](http://www.kenrockwell.com/leica/28mm-f28.htm)
**<NAME>** | 40 | 1.4 | 529 | 197 | 43 | 40 | [1](http://bartwronski.com/2014/08/08/voigtlander-nokton-classic-40mm-f1-4-m-on-sony-a7-review/) [2](http://jonasraskphotography.com/2013/10/04/voigtlander-nokton-40mm-f1-4-review/) [3](http://www.kenrockwell.com/voigtlander/40mm-f14.htm)
**<NAME>** | 15 | 4.5 | 480 | 155 | 52 | 41.5 | [1](http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/very-first-voigtlander-heliar-15mm-iii-review-on-the-a7r-and-a7ii/) [2](http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2014/02/04/the-sony-a7-meets-the-voigtlander-15mm-heliar-by-steven-norquist/) [3](http://www.kenrockwell.com/voigtlander/15mm.htm)
**Canon FL P** | 38 | 2.8 | 800 | 210 | 48 | 45 | [1](http://allphotolenses.com/lenses/item/c_2292.html)
**<NAME>** | 45 | 2.8 | 200 | 90 | 49 | 45.3 | [1](http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic.php?t=58480)
**SMC Pentax M 40mm 2.8** | 40 | 2.8 | 120 | 111 | 49 | 45.5 | [1](http://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/SMC-Pentax-M-40mm-F2.8-Pankake-Lens.html)
**Nikon P** | 45 | 2.8 | 350 | 120 | 52 | 45.5 | [1](http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/45.htm) [2](http://joshmadison.com/2001/09/02/review-nikkor-45mm/)
**<NAME> ASPH II** | 15 | 4.5 | 600 | 155 | 52 | 48.4 | [1](http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/very-first-voigtlander-heliar-15mm-iii-review-on-the-a7r-and-a7ii/) [2](http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2014/02/04/the-sony-a7-meets-the-voigtlander-15mm-heliar-by-steven-norquist/) [3](http://www.kenrockwell.com/voigtlander/15mm-m.htm)
**Canon EF** | 40 | 2.8 | 200 | 124 | 52 | 48.8 | [1](http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/canon-ef-40mm-f2-8-stm) [2](http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/lenses/40mm-stm.htm)
**Konica Hexanon AR** | 40 | 1.8 | 60 | 140 | 55 | 49.5 | [1](http://www.d2gallery.com/lens-konica_hexanon_40f18.php) [2](http://blog.bkspicture.com/review_Konica_Hexanon_AR_40mm_f1.8.html)
**<NAME>** | 40 | 2 | 410 | 180 | 52 | 50.5 | [1](https://fstoppers.com/portraits/better-pancake-voigtlander-ultron-40mm-f2-sl-ii-5346) [2](http://www.kenrockwell.com/voigtlander/40mm-f2.htm)
**<NAME>** | 45 | 2 | 30 | 125 | 49 | 50.8 | [1](http://allphotolenses.com/lenses/item/c_529.html)<commit_msg>trying to fix table header<commit_after>---
layout: post
title: "Smallest Lenses on the Sony a7"
tags: [Photography]
summary: The smallest lenses adaptable to the Sony a7-series.
date: 2016-04-15
---
{% include JB/setup %}

The Sony a7 series cameras are so wonderfully small; it would be nice to pair them with a small lens. But what's out there?

In a quest to answer that question, I did a lot of research. Here are the smallest lenses that don't crop or heavily vignette.

### Smallest Lenses

<sub>Lengths shown include adapters.</sub>

Lens | FL<br/><sub>(mm)</sub> | Ap<br/><sub>(max)</sub> | Cost<br/><sub>(~$)</sub> | Mass<br/><sub>(g)</sub> | Filter<br/><sub>(mm)</sub> | Length<br/><sub>(mm)</sub> | Review
:--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | ---: | :---:
**Body Cap Pinhole** | NA | 320 | 12 | 25 | NA | 5
**<NAME>** | 40 | 2.8 | 350 | 132 | 37 | 31.2 | [1](http://www.cosina.co.jp/seihin/voigt/english/heliar40mm.html) [2](http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2014/11/11/the-voigtlander-40-2-8-heliar-aspherical-lens-for-sony-fe-review/) [3](http://www.dpreview.com/articles/1280772188/and-now-for-something-different-voigtlander-40mm-f-2-8-heliar-samples-and-impressions)
**<NAME> (CL/CLE)** | 40 | 2 | 450 | 125 | 40.5 | 32.3 | [1](http://rickyopaterny.com/blog/2010/07/30/40mm-leica-summicron-c-the-best-cheap-leica-lens/)[2](https://askmeboy.com/trainspotting-with-the-40mm-m-rokkor-and-sony-a7r/)[3](http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/tag/leica-rokkor-40mm-f2/)[4](https://www.flickr.com/groups/958519@N24/discuss/72157622409116529/)[5](http://chadwadsworth.blogspot.com/2013/12/sony-a7-modern-leica-cl-sony-a7-with.html)
**Voigtlander Color-Skopar** | 35 | 2.5 | 400 | 134 | 39 | 32.8 | [1](http://photographsbypeter.com/category/voigtlander-color-skopar-35mm-f2-5-pancake-ii/) [2](http://soundvisionpassion.com/2010/10/review-voigtlander-35mm-color-skopar-leica/)
**Leica Summicron**	| 40 | 2 | 600 | 126 | 39 | 33.3 | [1](http://slrlensreview.com/web/reviews/leica-lenses/leica-standard/787-leica-c-summicron-40mm-f2-m) [2](http://chadwadsworth.blogspot.com/2013/12/sony-a7-modern-leica-cl-sony-a7-with.html) [3](http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/tag/leica-rokkor-40mm-f2/) [4](https://www.flickr.com/groups/958519@N24/discuss/72157622409116529/)
**Leica Summicron-ASPH** | 35 | 2 | 3000 | 254 | 39 | 34.4 | [1](http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/the-leica-35-summicron-asph-lens-review/) [2](http://www.kenrockwell.com/leica/35mm-f2-asph.htm) [3](http://www.paulcoatesphoto.com/2013/05/leica-35mm-summicron-f2-asph-lens-review.html)
**Voigtlander Color-Skopar** | 21 | 4 | 350 | 132 | 38 | 35.2 | [1](http://www.kenrockwell.com/voigtlander/21mm.htm)
**Leica Summicron** | 35 | 2 | 2200 | 156 | 39 | 36.2 | [1](http://www.kenrockwell.com/leica/35mm-f2-m.htm)
**<NAME>** | 35 | 2.8 | 600 | 120 | 49 | 36.5 | [1](http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/carl_zeiss_sonnar_t_fe_35mm_f2_8_za_review/) [2](http://alikgriffin.com/zeiss-sonnar-fe-35mm-f28-review-and-sample-photos)  [3](http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/sony-fe-35-2-8)
**Konica UC** | 35 | 2 | 2000 | 132 | 43 | 37.1 | [1](http://kenrockwell.com/konica/hexar-rf/35mm-uc.htm)
**<NAME>** | 35 | 1.4 | 4500 | 184 | 41 | 37.9 | [1](http://www.kenrockwell.com/leica/35mm-f14-asph.htm)
**<NAME>** | 35 | 1.4 | 629 | 198 | 43 | 38.3 | [1](http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2013/09/24/the-voigtlander-35-1-4-sc-nokton-classic-sc-on-the-leica-m-240/) [2](http://www.kenrockwell.com/voigtlander/35mm-f14.htm)
**<NAME>** | 35 | 2.8 | 820 | 178 | 43 | 39.6 | [1](http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2009/12/17/zeiss-zm-35-c-biogon-2-8-lens-review/) [2](http://www.kenrockwell.com/zeiss/zm/35mm-f28.htm)
**<NAME>** | 28 | 2.8 | 2000 | 173 | 39 | 39.8 | [1](http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/the-leica-28-elmarit-lens-review-the-small-and-sharp-wonder-for-your-m/) [2](http://www.kenrockwell.com/leica/28mm-f28.htm)
**<NAME> Classic** | 40 | 1.4 | 529 | 197 | 43 | 40 | [1](http://bartwronski.com/2014/08/08/voigtlander-nokton-classic-40mm-f1-4-m-on-sony-a7-review/) [2](http://jonasraskphotography.com/2013/10/04/voigtlander-nokton-40mm-f1-4-review/) [3](http://www.kenrockwell.com/voigtlander/40mm-f14.htm)
**<NAME>** | 15 | 4.5 | 480 | 155 | 52 | 41.5 | [1](http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/very-first-voigtlander-heliar-15mm-iii-review-on-the-a7r-and-a7ii/) [2](http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2014/02/04/the-sony-a7-meets-the-voigtlander-15mm-heliar-by-steven-norquist/) [3](http://www.kenrockwell.com/voigtlander/15mm.htm)
**<NAME> P** | 38 | 2.8 | 800 | 210 | 48 | 45 | [1](http://allphotolenses.com/lenses/item/c_2292.html)
**<NAME>** | 45 | 2.8 | 200 | 90 | 49 | 45.3 | [1](http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic.php?t=58480)
**SMC Pentax M 40mm 2.8** | 40 | 2.8 | 120 | 111 | 49 | 45.5 | [1](http://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/SMC-Pentax-M-40mm-F2.8-Pankake-Lens.html)
**<NAME>** | 45 | 2.8 | 350 | 120 | 52 | 45.5 | [1](http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/45.htm) [2](http://joshmadison.com/2001/09/02/review-nikkor-45mm/)
**<NAME>** | 15 | 4.5 | 600 | 155 | 52 | 48.4 | [1](http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/very-first-voigtlander-heliar-15mm-iii-review-on-the-a7r-and-a7ii/) [2](http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2014/02/04/the-sony-a7-meets-the-voigtlander-15mm-heliar-by-steven-norquist/) [3](http://www.kenrockwell.com/voigtlander/15mm-m.htm)
**Canon EF** | 40 | 2.8 | 200 | 124 | 52 | 48.8 | [1](http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/canon-ef-40mm-f2-8-stm) [2](http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/lenses/40mm-stm.htm)
**Konica Hexanon AR** | 40 | 1.8 | 60 | 140 | 55 | 49.5 | [1](http://www.d2gallery.com/lens-konica_hexanon_40f18.php) [2](http://blog.bkspicture.com/review_Konica_Hexanon_AR_40mm_f1.8.html)
**<NAME>** | 40 | 2 | 410 | 180 | 52 | 50.5 | [1](https://fstoppers.com/portraits/better-pancake-voigtlander-ultron-40mm-f2-sl-ii-5346) [2](http://www.kenrockwell.com/voigtlander/40mm-f2.htm)
**<NAME>-X** | 45 | 2 | 30 | 125 | 49 | 50.8 | [1](http://allphotolenses.com/lenses/item/c_529.html)
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