Compatibility Check: Is Sony a290 and Sony 16mm F2.8 Fisheye 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 a290

Released: 2010
Camera Type: DSLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.5x)
Resolution: 14 Megapixels
4592 x 3056 pixels

Sony 16mm F2.8 Fisheye

Released: 2006
Focal Length: 16 mm
Aperture: f/2,8
Image Stabilization: No
Weight: 400 gram

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: December 2024

This is the short answer:

Yes! This combination is compatible

The camera and lens you have chosen can be used together.

Versatile lens

Sony 16mm F2.8 Fisheye is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Sony a290.

Focal Length

The Sony camera has a sensor of type APS-C, a smaller version compared to a Full frame sensor, which means that your experienced Focal length will be multiplied by 1.5x.

This lens has focal length:
16 mm

Since Sony a290 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experienced focal length you will experience will be:
24 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 a290
549 gram

Sony 16mm F2.8 Fisheye
400 gram

Together they have a total weight of 949 gram (equal to 2.09 lb).

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Sony a290

Sony 16mm F2.8 Fisheye

Validation Status: Valid
Valid Camera: Yes
Valid Lens: Yes
Compatible: 1
Compatibility Check ID: 3200