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16 Sony FE 16mm F1.8 G

The Sony FE 16mm F1.8 G is a prime lens for Sony E-mount (Full frame) that covers 16 mm at f/1.8, weighs 304 g and focuses as close as 0.15 m. Next to 4 other full frame Sony E-mount prime lenses in its focal range, it suits you if you carry it all day or travel light. If you shoot in low light or want a blurrier background, or you want a wider view at the short end, every other one that does better on brightness, or width gives up weight.

  • f/1.8widest aperture
  • 304 gweight
  • 51bodies it fits
To one scale. Sony FE 16mm F1.8 G: length 75 mm, diameter 73.8 mm, filter thread 67 mm.75 mmø73.8
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

Compare it with another lensAll Sony E-mount lenses

To one scale. Sony FE 16mm F1.8 G: length 75 mm, diameter 73.8 mm, filter thread 67 mm.75 mmø73.8
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

Where it sits

5 lenses

Full frame Sony E-mount prime lenses in its focal range that state each value, this one included. Each tick is one; the thick one is this one.

Bodies it fits

51 bodies

All cameras, by maker and mount

Specifications

Focal length
16 mm1
Widest aperture
f/1.81
Closest focus
0.15 m (AF mode)2
Maximum magnification
0.25x (AF mode)2
Stabilization
No
Mount
Sony E-mount2
Covers
Full frame
Type
Prime
Weight
304 g2
Length
75 mm2
Diameter
73.8 mm2
Filter thread
67 mm2
Elements
152
Groups
122
Aperture blades
112
Hood
ALC-SH1842
Announced
Feb 26, 20251

Sources

  1. Wikidata, checked Oct 9, 2026 (CC0 1.0)
  2. Sony Japan lens specifications (sony.jp), checked Oct 6, 2026

Worked out by code, not stated by a source

  • Read from the lens name: each maker marks the sensor size a lens covers (Sony FE/E, Canon RF/RF-S, Nikon DX, Tamron Di III/Di III-A, Sigma DG/DC); every Fujifilm X lens is APS-C and every Micro Four Thirds lens is Four Thirds.
  • Read from the lens name: Sony marks optically stabilized lenses OSS, Canon IS, Nikon VR, Fujifilm OIS, Panasonic O.I.S., Tamron VC and Sigma OS; a lens from these makers without the mark has no optical stabilization.
  • Prime or zoom, read from the focal length in the lens name.

Each value is checked automatically against the source it links, on the date shown. How we build these pages

† The makers' own tables, row by row, with labels in our plain words (translated where the maker's page isn't in English); each row's numbers are checked against the page it links.

Full specifications†

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Full specificationsSony FE 16mm F1.8 G2
Product nameFE 16mm F1.8 G
Model numberSEL16F18G
Lens mountSony E-mount
Supported sensor size35mm full-size
Focal length16 mm
Equivalent focal length24 mm (APS-C sensor)
Lens construction12 groups, 15 elements
Angle of view83° (APS-C)
Angle of view107° (35mm format)
Maximum aperture1.8
Minimum aperture22
Diaphragm blades11
Circular diaphragmyes
Minimum focusing distance0.15 m (AF mode)
Minimum focusing distance0.13 m (MF mode)
Maximum magnification ratio0.25 (AF mode)
Maximum magnification ratio0.3 (MF mode)
Filter size67 mm
1.4x teleconverter compatibilityno (1.4x teleconverter)
2.0x teleconverter compatibilityno (2.0x teleconverter)
Hood typepetal-shaped bayonet type
Dimensions73.8 x 75 mm
Weight304 g
Included hood modelALC-SH184
Included front cap modelALC-F67S
Included rear cap modelALC-R1EM

How the pick works

  1. Widest aperture3

    Lower wins once they are 0.3 apart.

  2. Weight2

    Lower wins from a 12% gap.

  3. Focal length (longest)2

    Higher wins from a 15% gap.

  4. Focal length (widest)2

    Lower wins once they are 2 mm apart.

  5. Optical stabilization1

    Having it wins.

  6. Closest focus, wide end1

    Lower wins from a 15% gap. Compared only between lenses of the same focal length (widest).

  7. Filter thread0.5

    Lower wins once they are 5 mm apart.

  8. Lead for a pick1

Our pick or our take adds up the importance of each real difference, with these importances and thresholds: a gap smaller than its row's threshold is too close to call and counts as the same. They are our editorial choice, not a measurement, the same on every page, and they never read prices, sales or who sells it.

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