Is Sony a1 and Sony E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS compatible?

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

Buy	Sony a1 Released: 2021 Type: Mirrorless Sensor: Full frame 50 Megapixels 8640 x 5760 pixels
Buy	Sony E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS Released: 2018 Superzoom Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors Focal Length: 18-135 mm Aperture: f/3,5-5,6

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: November 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:
18-135 mm

You will experience:
27-202 mm

Using a lens constructed for a APS-C sensor can result in that the resolution becomes lower that the 50 MP that the Sony a1 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:
18-135 mm

Since Sony a1 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
27-202 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 a1
737 gram

Sony E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
325 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1062 gram (equal to 2.34 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 3303

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