Best Sony E-mount lenses

Start here: the Sony FE 24–70mm F2.8 GM II. It's the one lens that covers most of what people shoot — wide enough for rooms and landscapes, tight enough for portraits — with fast, quiet autofocus and weather sealing. If you own one lens, own this.

Who the others suit:

• Sigma 18–50mm f/2.8 DC DN — the small, light everyday zoom for APS-C bodies; the value pick.
• Tamron 17–70mm f/2.8 VC — APS-C shooters who want more reach and stabilization.
• Tamron 70–180mm f/2.8 G2 — sports, events and portraits on full frame without GM money.
• Tamron 70–300mm — a light, affordable first telephoto.
• Sony FE 16–35mm F2.8 GM II — landscapes and interiors.
• Sigma 56mm f/1.4 — the portrait prime for APS-C.
• Sony E 11mm F1.8 — vlogging and tight interiors on APS-C.