22 lenses (10 good, 10 maybe, 2 bad)

Zooms

IR Focal
Length		 Minimum
Aperture		 Lens Filter Weight Notes Images
Maybe 11-20mm ƒ/2.8 Tamron 11-20mm F2.8 Di 111-A RXD
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀67mm 335 g 11mm: Very mild hot spots from ƒ/9.
16mm: Very mild hot spots from ƒ/11.
20mm: Very mild hot spots from ƒ/11. Nathan D		  
Maybe 17-40mm ƒ/1.8 Sigma 17-40mm F1.8 DC Art
KEH Adorama 		⌀67mm 525 g This lens provides excellent picture quality with no hot spots from ƒ/1.8 to ƒ/5. From ƒ/5.6 onward minimal hot spots start to show up. From ƒ/8 onward hot spots are increasingly visible. However, one can get 99% of pictures shot with ƒ/1.8 to ƒ/5 without any hot spots. Zahnd Alex  
Good 17-28mm ƒ/2.8 Tamron 17-28mm F2.8 DI III RXD
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀67mm 420 g    
Maybe 18-55mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 Sony E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀49mm 214 g Hot spots mild at ƒ/8+ -Miles  
Good 20-40mm ƒ/2.8 Tamron 20-40mm F2.8 Di III VXD
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀67mm 365 g    
Good 28-75mm ƒ/2.8 Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 Di III VXD G2
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀67mm 540 g    
Good 28-200mm ƒ/2.8-5.6 Tamron 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 DI III RXD
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀67mm 575 g Good up to ƒ/11, weak hot spots at ƒ/16 and above.  
Bad 24-70mm ƒ/2.8 Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN Art
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀82mm 830 g At 50mm, very slight hotspot at ƒ/2.8. Visible at ƒ/4. Really bad from ƒ/5.6 onwards. View images
Maybe 12-24mm ƒ/2.8 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM
KEH Adorama B&H		 n/a1 847 g Weak spot at ƒ/16  
Maybe 17-70mm ƒ/2.8 Tamron 17-70mm ƒ/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD (Model B070)
Adorama 		⌀67mm   Hot spot starting at ƒ/5 and higher. Zahnd Alex  

Primes

IR Focal
Length		 Minimum
Aperture		 Lens Filter Weight Notes Images
Good 9mm ƒ/2.8 Nisi 9mm F2.8
 ⌀67mm 364 g No hot spots. Nathan Dent  
Good 11mm ƒ/1.8 Sony E 11mm F1.8
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀55mm 181 g Adriana Goldfeld  
Maybe 12mm ƒ/2.0 Rokinon 12mm F2.0 NCS CS
KEH 		⌀67mm   From ƒ/2 to ƒ/4 no hot spot at all. From ƒ/5.6 onward increased hot spot visible. Zahnd Alex  
Maybe 20mm ƒ/1.8 Sony FE 20mm F1.8 G
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀67mm 373 g Hot spots above f/4. Joe Scotto  
Good 30mm ƒ/3.5 Sony E 30mm F3.5 Macro
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀49mm 138 g Adriana Goldfeld  
Good 35mm ƒ/2 Voigtländer 35 mm / 1:2.0 APO-Lanthar aspherical E
KEH B&H		 ⌀49mm 352 g A truly impressive performer. No meaningful hotspots at any aperture and the visible red / IR color phasing is tighter than my other lenses, making 550nm/590nm-filtered false color much more usable when there are high contrast elements at the frame edges. Michael Piantedosi  
Maybe 40mm ƒ/2.5 Sony FE 40mm F2.5 G
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀49mm 173 g No hotspot at ƒ/2.5. Hotspot visible from ƒ/4 onwards. View images
Maybe 50mm ƒ/2 Voigtländer 50 mm / 1:2.0 APO-Lanthar E
B&H		 ⌀49mm 304 g First report: 720nm B&W ok. Mild central hot spot (blue channel after white balance) by ƒ/6.3-ƒ/8. More evident with false color mixing.
Second report: amazing no hotspot in IR from Pete.		  
Bad 50mm ƒ/1.2 Sigma 50mm F1.2 DG DN Art
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀72mm 740 g Slight hotspot visible already at ƒ/2. Really bad from ƒ/5.6 onwards. View images
Good 50mm ƒ/1.8 Sony FE 50mm F1.8
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀49mm 186 g Really good performance. Very slight hotspot appears at ƒ/8. View images
Good 55mm ƒ/1.8 Sonnar FE 55mm F1.8 ZA ZEISS
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀49mm 281 g No hot spots at any aperture. Best e-mount lens for Sony for infrared in my extensive experience. R Charles Curry Jr Confirmed great by Pete.  
Maybe 80mm ƒ/2.8 Lensbaby Sweet 80
 ⌀46mm   Tested on a Sony A7R II with an 830nm filter and a 590nm filter. Mild hotspots at the smallest apertures. (Tested on camera converted to Kolari Pro AR Anti-Smudge.) Stephen Sloan  

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  1. This lens does not support front lens threaded filters. ↩