| Best Lenses combining sharpness and speed | Speed | Rating |
| Sony 14mm F1.8 GM | 30fps | Outstanding |
| Sony 20mm F1.8 G | 30fps | Outstanding |
| Sony 24mm F1.4 GM | 30fps | Outstanding |
| Sony 35mm F1.4 GM | 30fps | Outstanding |
| Sony 50mm F1.2 GM | 30fps | Outstanding |
| Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG DN | 15fps | Outstanding |
| Sony 100mm F2.8 STF GM OSS | 30fps | Excellent |
| Sigma 105mm F2.8 DG DN Macro | 15fps | Outstanding |
| Sony 135mm F1.8 GM | 30fps | Outstanding |
| Sony 400mm F2.8 GM OSS OSS (including with TC) | 30fps | Outstanding |
| Sony 600mm F4 GM OSS OSS (including with TC) | 30fps | Outstanding |
| Sony 12-24mm F2.8 GM | 30fps | Excellent |
| Sony 16-35mm F2.8 GM | 30fps | Excellent |
| Sigma 24-70 F2.8 DG DN | 15fps | Excellent |
| Tamron 70-180mm F2.8 | 15fps | Excellent |
| Sony 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (including with TC) | 30fps | Excellent |
| Sony 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS (including with TC) | 30fps | Excellent |
The Sony Alpha 1 is certainly a monster of a camera that is drawing in lots of new photographers to the Sony ecosystem, but if you’re new to Sony there are a lot of lenses to pick from and you might wonder which would pair best with your new body. Thankfully SonyAlphaBlog posted a very lengthy review/comparison that should help you pick. Above is a list of some of the best lenses to take advantage of the new Sony A1, but if AF performance isn’t a priority to you then you might want to look over the full comparison to find out which lenses have the best optical performance on the new megapixel monster.
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