Is Sony a7R III and Sony E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS Vario-Tessar T compatible?

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Buy	Sony a7R III Released: 2017 Type: Mirrorless Sensor: Full frame 42 Megapixels 7952 x 5304 pixels
Buy	Sony E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS Vario-Tessar T Released: 2013 Standard Zoom Lens Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors Focal Length: 16-70 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 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:
16-70 mm

You will experience:
24-105 mm

Using a lens constructed for a APS-C sensor can result in that the resolution becomes lower that the 42 MP that the Sony a7R III 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:
16-70 mm

Since Sony a7R III does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
24-105 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 a7R III
657 gram

Sony E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS Vario-Tessar T
308 gram

Together they have a total weight of 965 gram (equal to 2.13 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 3303

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