Compatibility Check: Is Sony a850 and Sony DT 55-200mm F4-5.6 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

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

Sony DT 55-200mm F4-5.6 SAM

Released: 2009
Focal Length: 55-200 mm
Aperture: f/4-5,6
Image Stabilization: No
Weight: 305 gram

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: November 2024

This is the short answer:

Yes! This combination might work

The camera and lens you have chosen might work but in a cropped mode since the lens is constructed for a smaller APS-C sensor.

Cropped Mode and Lower Resolution

This lens has focal length:
55-200 mm

You will experience:
82-300 mm

Using a lens constructed for an APS-C sensor can result in the resolution being lower than the 25 MP that the Sony a850 has.

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:
55-200 mm

Since Sony a850 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experienced focal length you will experience will be:
82-300 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 a850
895 gram

Sony DT 55-200mm F4-5.6 SAM
305 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1200 gram (equal to 2.65 lb).

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Sony a850

Sony DT 55-200mm F4-5.6 SAM

Validation Status: Valid
Valid Camera: Yes
Valid Lens: Yes
Compatible: 3
Compatibility Check ID: 3101