Is Nikon D3s and Tokina AT-X Pro 35/2.8 DX Macro compatible?
Below you will find your chosen camera and lens. Click on the product name for more information.
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Nikon D3s
Released: 2009 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: FX (Full frame) 12,1 Megapixels 4256 x 2832 pixels |
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Tokina AT-X Pro 35/2.8 DX Macro
Released: 2007 Standard Prime Lens & Macro Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors Focal Length: 35 mm Aperture: f/2,8 |
Can you combine these two?
Last updated: February 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:
35 mm
You will experience:
52 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 D3s 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:
35 mm
Since Nikon D3s does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
52 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 D3s
1240 gram
Tokina AT-X Pro 35/2.8 DX Macro
340 gram
Together they have a total weight of 1580 gram (equal to 3.48 lb).
Compatibility Check ID: 2101