5.0 out of 5 stars Great little lens!

2026-01-23    -Cammie

I love this lens. It’s very light and compact. It produces great images. It’s great for travel and a general walk around lens. I pair it with my Sony A7C2.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Compact Marvel in Lens Technology

2025-12-31    -Andrew

I recently purchased the Sony FE 40mm F2.5 G lens and it has exceeded all my expectations. Its ultra-compact design, weighing just 173g, makes it incredibly convenient for both professional and recreational photography. The high-quality G Lens optical design with three aspherical elements ensures impeccable sharpness and corner-to-corner resolution, a true testament to Sony's craftsmanship.The F2.5 aperture is perfect for low-light conditions, providing excellent light gathering capabilities. The depth of field is shallow and artistic, with the 7-blade circular aperture contributing to a beautifully natural bokeh. This feature makes it an ideal lens for portrait photography.Image quality is astounding. The aspherical elements counter various aberrations, maintaining high-resolution performance even at wide apertures. The defocused light sources are perfectly round, adding an aesthetic quality to my shots.The autofocus, powered by two linear motors, is fast and precise, a crucial factor when tracking moving subjects. The Linear Response MF is particularly impressive, providing immediate and precise control, essential for both stills and video.Overall, the Sony FE 40mm F2.5 G lens is a stellar combination of portability, performance, and quality. It's a versatile lens that has become an indispensable part of my photography kit. Highly recommended for those who value quality and versatility in a compact form.

Expensive but worth it!

2026-02-17    -Gibson59

Excellent quality lens. The size is just perfect and the build quality is amazing. I really like the fact that this lens has an aperture ring and it clicks nicely in place. There's a button that allows the aperture to ring to be "clickless" - great for video work.Sharpness is fantastic, even wide open. Close up distance is also very good and comes in handy. At close up distances, things are a little soft at max aperture but sharpens up perfectly at F4.The included lens hood is a nifty design - it's small and doesn't get in the way.Very pleased overall.

Love this lens

2026-01-15    -Matt W.

Incredibly sharp, well built, fast focusing (+ the focus assist feature that works with this lens on A7 cameras) id definitely buy again.

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid performer and very nice light/compact form factor

2025-12-26    -Charles

40mm is my favorite focal length for a prime, it's a nice happy medium between 35 and 50. I often find 35mm too wide, and 50mm too narrow, so the 40mm hits a nice sweet spot which makes it very versatile (imo).Image quality is very good, not quite newer GM level, but close on any sensor ~42-50mp range and lower. 60mp does push it a bit past it's comfort zone, but still very usable and most would not know it unless they really pixel peep and/or compare to the bigger and more expensive GM/II lenses.Overall, very happy with the lens, I wish I would have bought it sooner.Side note: I do wish that Sony made a really good 40mm f/1.4 GM as well, but even if they did, I'd probably still want this lens. It's super nice to have something this small and light. Now if Sony would make an actually small/light full frame camera I could use this lens on that would be great (the current "compact" Sony's are too big and overpriced..)

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect prime lens

2026-01-24    -rptdc

Excellent street and family event lens. 40 mm is perfect on full frame camera.

Great lense with nice form factor.

2026-01-06    -Philippe

Great lense to use. Compact and lightweight. 40mm feels nice to shoot with.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good things do come in small packages

2026-02-27    -Frank

Nice travel lens for my A7C ii. It has excellent sharpness and depth of field regardless of size actually. 40mm is a fun focal length putting it close to 35mm. My only gripe is the LoCA is very bad in some situations, to point it may be difficult to save the pic in light room. Most cases it works well though. Great to pair with the 24mm, perfect travel companion.

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect prime lens

2026-01-06    -rptdc

Excellent street and family event lens. 40 mm is perfect on full frame camera.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great little lens!

2026-01-30    -Cammie

I love this lens. It’s very light and compact. It produces great images. It’s great for travel and a general walk around lens. I pair it with my Sony A7C2.