Compatibility Check: Is Sony a3500 and Sony 70-400mm F4-5.6 G SSM 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 a3500
Sony a3500

Released: 2014
Camera Type: Mirrorless
Sensor: APS-C (1.5x)
Resolution: 20 Megapixels
5456 x 3632 pixels

Sony 70-400mm F4-5.6 G SSM
Sony 70-400mm F4-5.6 G SSM

Released: 2008
Focal Length: 70-400 mm
Aperture: f/4-5,6
Image Stabilization: No
Weight: 1490 gram

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: December 2024

This is the short answer:

The camera and lens you have chosen can be used together* if you use the desired adapter.

You must use a Sony A-to-E adapter

This Sony lens does not have a Sony E mount but can still be used with Sony E cameras. To use this Sony lens on this Sony E mount camera you need an adapter.

Sony Lens Mount Adapter LA-EA5

* Please also read Sony's documentation around this carefully as some combinations might have limitations.

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:
70-400 mm

Since Sony a3500 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experienced focal length you will experience will be:
105-600 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 a3500
411 gram

Sony 70-400mm F4-5.6 G SSM
1490 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1901 gram (equal to 4.19 lb).

Please note that Sony 70-400mm F4-5.6 G SSM has a tripod mount which is great.

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Validation Status: Valid
Valid Camera: Yes
Valid Lens: Yes
Compatible: 2
Compatibility Check ID: 3400
Henrik Törner

Written by Henrik Törner

Camera Expert and Founder of Cameraby


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