Is Sony NEX-5 and Sony FE 600mm F4 GM OSS compatible?

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

Buy	Sony NEX-5 Released: 2010 Type: Mirrorless Sensor: APS-C (1.5x) 14 Megapixels 4592 x 3056 pixels
Buy	Sony FE 600mm F4 GM OSS Released: 2019 Telephoto Prime Lens Focal Length: 600 mm Aperture: f/4

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: April 2024

This is the short answer:

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

Versitale lens

Sony FE 600mm F4 GM OSS is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Sony NEX-5.

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:
600 mm

Since Sony NEX-5 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
900 mm

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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 NEX-5
287 gram

Sony FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
3040 gram

Together they have a total weight of 3327 gram (equal to 7.33 lb).

Please note that Sony FE 600mm F4 GM OSS has a tripod mount which is great.

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Compatibility Check ID: 3402

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