Sony FE 16mm F1.8 G
Lens for Sony E-mount · Announced February 2025
Official site on electronics.sony.com (opens the maker's site in a new tab)
- Full frame lens
- Ultra-wide
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- Focal length: 16mm, Full frame lens
- Max aperture: f/1.8
- Optical stabilisation: None
- Autofocus motor: XD Linear
- Weight: 304 g
- Weather sealing: Sealed
- Max magnification: 0.30×, Focuses to 0.13 m
FE 16mm F1.8 G overview
The Sony FE 16mm F1.8 G is a 16mm f/1.8 prime for full-frame cameras on Sony E-mount, announced by Sony in February 2025. 39 cameras we track take it without an adapter.
Going by its spec sheet, it suits landscapes and interiors as well as low light.
No store we track in Europe lists it today. It is listed in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Singapore.
Worth comparing it with the Sony FE 14mm F1.8 GM, Sigma 14mm F1.4 DG DN | Art and Sigma 20mm F2 DG DN | Contemporary.
Where to buy the FE 16mm F1.8 G in Europe
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Things to know
- 16mm prime, f/1.8.
- Full frame lens; it also fits the mount's APS-C bodies.
- Autofocus (XD Linear motor); no optical stabilisation.
- 304 g; 73.8 × 75 mm; 67mm filters.
- Focuses down to 0.13 m, up to 0.30× magnification.
- Weather sealed.
- No used body-only listings at the stores we track in Europe today: check eBay and the Used filter.
Good for
- Landscapes and interiors (16mm-equivalent wide end)
- Low light (f/1.8)
From the FE 16mm F1.8 G's published specs, not from a review.
Price history
Price around the world
Cheapest in the US. Not priced in Europe yet.
Prices are in each market's own currency. Under each: ≈ in EUR at today's exchange rate. Body only; where a market lists only kits, its cheapest kit is shown and marked.
| Market | Lowest new | Lowest used/refurb |
|---|---|---|
| United StatesCheapest | $894.99≈ €802 | $749.95≈ €672 |
| United Kingdom | £849≈ €1,018 | — |
| Europe(you) | — | — |
| Australia | A$1,456≈ €896 | — |
| Singapore | S$1,149≈ €803 | — |
Each price is in its own currency, as the store charges it. The ≈ figures are approximate, at today's exchange rate (ECB reference rates, 2026-11-06), rounded, and leave out shipping, import duty, GST/VAT and card fees. A camera bought abroad may not carry a local warranty: see grey-market cameras before you buy.
Used: what it should be worth
We've seen used FE 16mm F1.8 G prices on 5 days so far. A "should be worth" value appears after a week of used prices.
| Month | Cheapest | Typical | Highest | Days seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | €775 | €781.19 | €781.19 | 4 |
| Oct 2026 | €775 | €775 | €775 | 1 |
From used and refurbished asking prices at the stores we track, checked every few hours. Confirmed eBay sale prices will be added once eBay grants us access to its sold-listings data.
Videos
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FE 16mm F1.8 G specifications
Optics
- Focal length
- 16mm
- 35mm equivalent
- 16mm (full frame)
- Maximum aperture
- f/1.8
- Minimum aperture
- f/22
- Made for
- Full frame
- Elements / groups
- 15 / 12
- Aperture blades
- 11
- Closest focus
- 0.13 m
- Max magnification
- 0.30×
Focus & handling
- Autofocus
- Yes (XD Linear)
- Optical stabilisation
- No
- Weather sealed
- Yes
- Internal zoom
- —
- Aperture ring
- Yes
- Teleconverter compatible
- No
Size & weight
- Weight
- 304 g
- Diameter × length
- 73.8 × 75 mm
- Filter thread
- 67 mm
Cameras it fits
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α7 V
Full frame · 33 MP · 2025
- IBIS
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FX2
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- IBIS
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α1 II
Full frame · 50.1 MP · 2024
- IBIS
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ZV-E10 II
APS-C · 26 MP · 2024
- 4K 60p
- 11 fps