Is Sony a560 and Sony 20mm F2.8 compatible?

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

Buy	Sony a560 Released: 2010 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: APS-C (1.5x) 14 Megapixels 4592 x 3056 pixels
Buy	Sony 20mm F2.8 Released: 2006 Wide Angle Prime Lens Focal Length: 20 mm Aperture: f/2,8

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 20mm F2.8 is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Sony a560.

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:
20 mm

Since Sony a560 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
30 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 a560
599 gram

Sony 20mm F2.8
285 gram

Together they have a total weight of 884 gram (equal to 1.95 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 3200

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