Compatibility Check: Is Sony a850 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 a850
Sony a850

Released: 2009
Camera Type: DSLR
Sensor: Full frame
Resolution: 25 Megapixels
6048 x 4032 pixels

Sony 85mm F2.8 SAM
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:

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

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:
85 mm

Since Sony a850 has a Full Frame sensor this is also the focal length you will experience.

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 a850
895 gram

Sony 85mm F2.8 SAM
175 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1070 gram (equal to 2.36 lb).

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Validation Status: Valid
Valid Camera: Yes
Valid Lens: Yes
Compatible: 1
Compatibility Check ID: 3100
Henrik Törner

Written by Henrik Törner

Camera Expert and Founder of Cameraby


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