New Camera lens

[CactusXY]

I’m getting a Sony a7 V and I’ve been looking for a lens to get and I cannot decide on a lens. I had a Sony a6000 with a SEL18200. I mostly use it for landscape and occasionally for my school’s concerts. Could anyone recommend me something, price isn’t too big of a deal.

 

[iamdlewis]

24-105 F4 G. This retails new around 1k USD but there should be lots in the used market that are in great shape. This is a wonderful lens that covers about 1/3 the zoom range of your previous, so it might not be the best for anything that needs reach but it is light, sharp and has good speed. If you know that what you are going to do needs some reach you can pair it with the 100-400 F4.5-5.5 GM or 100-400 F4 GM or 70-200 F2.8 GMii or 70-200 F4 Gii.

Moving from APS-C to Full Frame generally means you need more types of lens.

 

[Krashman3]

Hugo,
It's like David says, depends what you are going to shoot first. I sure enjoy my 100-400 gm 4.0-5.6. It is fast and very versatile...
Krashman

 

[Richard A]

To be honest, if budget isn't a big deal, I'd be getting a 24-70mm F2.8 GM II Lens. It's a great starting point to build a lens system around and then you can decide if the next lens you need is wider or telephoto.

 

[Chris 3754]

I have to agree with David and Richard. I have and use the 24-105 and 24-70 all the time. The 24-70 is always on my camera and my everyday go-to lens. I take the 24-105 if I know I am going to be outdoors or in good light, and only want to carry one lens. Here is my lens lineup. After years of buying and selling lenses, I finally found a happy place... for now.

Sigma 14-24 f2.8 for landscape and indoor architecture (I rarely use this lens)
Sony 24-70 f2.8 is my everyday lens
Sony 24-105 f4 is my carry only one travel lens
Sony 100 f2.8 Macro for portraits and of course macro
Sony 70-200 f2.8 for indoor sports, my go-to ice hockey lens
Sony 200-600 f5.6-6.3 for outdoor sports and wildlife
Sony 35 f1.8 for street photography, family snapshots, when I want to carry something light
Viltrox Chip 28 f4.5 a fun lens for street photography when you want to make the camera small, and also serves as my camera body cap
Sony 1.4 and 2.0 teleconverters which give me more options especially when I only want to carry one or two lenses
A bunch of legacy glass from my old film days which work great on mirrorless cameras with an adapter