Compatibility Check: Is Sony a1 and Sony E 10-18mm F4 OSS compatible?

Below you will find your chosen camera and lens with a short product summary. Further down you will see details around their compatibility, if they are compatible or not.

Sony a1

Released: 2021
Camera Type: Mirrorless
Sensor: Full frame
Resolution: 50 Megapixels
8640 x 5760 pixels

Sony E 10-18mm F4 OSS

Released: 2012
Focal Length: 10-18 mm
Aperture: f/4
Image Stabilization: Yes
Weight: 225 gram

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: December 2024

This is the short answer:

Yes! This combination might work

The camera and lens you have chosen might work but in a cropped mode since the lens is constructed for a smaller APS-C sensor.

Cropped Mode and Lower Resolution

This lens has focal length:
10-18 mm

You will experience:
15-27 mm

Using a lens constructed for an APS-C sensor can result in the resolution being lower than the 50 MP that the Sony a1 has.

Focal Length

The Sony camera has a sensor of type Full frame which means that your experienced Focal length will be the same as the lens specification tells us.

This lens has focal length:
10-18 mm

Since Sony a1 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experienced focal length you will experience will be:
15-27 mm

Total weight

When you are looking at a combination of a camera and a lens you must always consider the total weight. Each product weighs in at:

Sony a1
737 gram

Sony E 10-18mm F4 OSS
225 gram

Together they have a total weight of 962 gram (equal to 2.12 lb).

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Sony a1

Sony E 10-18mm F4 OSS

Validation Status: Valid
Valid Camera: Yes
Valid Lens: Yes
Compatible: 3
Compatibility Check ID: 3303