Is Nikon D700 and Tokina AT-X Pro 12-24mm F4 AF DX compatible?

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

Nikon D700

Nikon D700
Released: 2008
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: FX (Full frame)
12,1 Megapixels
4256 x 2832 pixels

Tokina AT-X Pro 12-24mm F4 AF DX

Tokina AT-X Pro 12-24mm F4 AF DX
Released: 2004
Wide Angle Zoom Lens
Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors
Focal Length: 12-24 mm
Aperture: f/4

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: March 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:
12-24 mm

You will experience:
18-36 mm

Using a lens constructed for a APS-C sensor can result in that the resolution becomes lower that the 12,1 MP that the Nikon D700 has.

Focal Length

The Nikon 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:
12-24 mm

Since Nikon D700 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
18-36 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:

Nikon D700
1074 gram

Tokina AT-X Pro 12-24mm F4 AF DX
570 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1644 gram (equal to 3.62 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 2101