Is the Sony 90mm macro on A7RV a good all-rounder?

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Having an incoming A7RV in the mail from Sony and would like to get some pointers on lenses.

Some background on planned usage: I bought the A7RV mainly as upgrade to my current underwater rig, which I will build out over the next few months. I have about 7 years of underwater macro photography experience but very little surface photography skills.

For the scuba setup, I will be using the Sony 90mm macro for the foreseeable future with a possible extension to underwater wide-angle photography later on - if budget permits.

Now, for surface photography I am mainly looking to use the A7RV as 'standard' camera for family pictures, vacations, and the usual city and some landscaping. However, this is purely meant for fun and not for portfolios or business purposes.

Given my use case, could I leverage the 90mm macro for surface photography as well or should I look for a smaller prime (perhaps a 50mm) or go with something similar to the Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 as an all-purpose fun/travel lens?

TIA - any advice is super appreciated!
 
Having an incoming A7RV in the mail from Sony and would like to get some pointers on lenses.

Some background on planned usage: I bought the A7RV mainly as upgrade to my current underwater rig, which I will build out over the next few months. I have about 7 years of underwater macro photography experience but very little surface photography skills.

For the scuba setup, I will be using the Sony 90mm macro for the foreseeable future with a possible extension to underwater wide-angle photography later on - if budget permits.

Now, for surface photography I am mainly looking to use the A7RV as 'standard' camera for family pictures, vacations, and the usual city and some landscaping. However, this is purely meant for fun and not for portfolios or business purposes.

Given my use case, could I leverage the 90mm macro for surface photography as well or should I look for a smaller prime (perhaps a 50mm) or go with something similar to the Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 as an all-purpose fun/travel lens?

TIA - any advice is super appreciated!
Sony 90/2.8 G macro is a magnificent short tele,but not the best option as an allrounder.It is simply too bulky and hefty for sneaky photography.If you prefer short tele for all roung photography, there are some other,more compact and optically excellent options like Sigma 90/2.8 DG DN,Zeiss Batis 85/1.8 or Zeiss Loxia 85/2.4 for manual experience.Most of the people (not me :)) however prefer something like small 50-40-35mm for casual use.
 

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