Compatibility Check: Is Sony a330 and Sony 85mm F2.8 SAM 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 a330

Released: 2009
Camera Type: DSLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.5x)
Resolution: 10 Megapixels
3872 x 2592 pixels

Sony 85mm F2.8 SAM

Released: 2010
Focal Length: 85 mm
Aperture: f/2,8
Image Stabilization: No
Weight: 175 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 85mm F2.8 SAM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Sony a330.

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:
85 mm

Since Sony a330 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experienced focal length you will experience will be:
127 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 a330
529 gram

Sony 85mm F2.8 SAM
175 gram

Together they have a total weight of 704 gram (equal to 1.55 lb).

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Sony a330

Sony 85mm F2.8 SAM

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