Is Sony a390 and Sony 500mm F8 Reflex compatible?

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

Buy	Sony a390 Released: 2010 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: APS-C (1.5x) 14 Megapixels 4592 x 3056 pixels
Buy	Sony 500mm F8 Reflex Released: 2006 Telephoto Prime Lens Focal Length: 500 mm Aperture: f/8

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: November 2024

This is the short answer:

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

Versitale lens

Sony 500mm F8 Reflex is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Sony a390.

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:
500 mm

Since Sony a390 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
750 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 a390
549 gram

Sony 500mm F8 Reflex
665 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1214 gram (equal to 2.68 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 3200

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