Is Sony a900 and Sony 50mm F2.8 Macro compatible?

Below you will find your chosen camera and lens. Click on the product name for more information.

Sony a900

Sony a900
Released: 2008
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: Full frame
25 Megapixels
6048 x 4032 pixels

Sony 50mm F2.8 Macro

Sony 50mm F2.8 Macro
Released: 2006
Standard Prime Lens & Macro
Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors
Focal Length: 50 mm
Aperture: f/2,8

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: December 2024

This is the short answer:

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:
50 mm

You will experience:
75 mm

Using a lens constructed for a APS-C sensor can result in that the resolution becomes lower that the 25 MP that the Sony a900 has.

Focal Length

The Sony camera has a sensor of type Full frame which means that your experienced Focal length will be same as the lens specification tells us.

This lens has focal length:
50 mm

Since Sony a900 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
75 mm

Read more about Crop factor

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 a900
895 gram

Sony 50mm F2.8 Macro
295 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1190 gram (equal to 2.62 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 3101

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