Is a sufficient statistic for a parameter $\lambda$ in the exponential family also sufficient for the reciprocal of $\lambda$?

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If $\{E(\lambda)\}_{\lambda > 0}$ denotes the exponential family, then $E(\frac{1}{\theta}), \theta > 0$ is an alternative parameterization. I think a sufficient statistic for $\lambda$ is also sufficient for $\theta = \frac{1}{\lambda}$.

Do I prove this using contradiction? My thinking is if the statistic were not sufficient for $\theta$, then it wouldn't have been sufficient for $\lambda$ in the first place. If that's right, I'd like to answer my own question.