Compatibility Check: Is Sony a3500 and Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II 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 FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II

Released: 2021
Focal Length: 70-200 mm
Aperture: f/2,8
Image Stabilization: Yes
Weight: 1045 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.

Versatile lens

Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Sony a3500.

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:
70-200 mm

Since Sony a3500 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experienced focal length you will experience will be:
105-300 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 FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
1045 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1456 gram (equal to 3.21 lb).

Please note that Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II has a tripod mount which is great.

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Validation Status: Valid
Valid Camera: Yes
Valid Lens: Yes
Compatible: 1
Compatibility Check ID: 3402
Henrik Törner

Written by Henrik Törner

Camera Expert and Founder of Cameraby


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