Is Nikon D3s and Nikon AF-S DX 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 G ED VR compatible?

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

Buy	Nikon D3s Released: 2009 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: FX (Full frame) 12,1 Megapixels 4256 x 2832 pixels
Buy	Nikon AF-S DX 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 G ED VR Released: 2014 Superzoom Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors Focal Length: 18-300 mm Aperture: f/3,5-6,3

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: December 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:
18-300 mm

You will experience:
27-450 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:
18-300 mm

Since Nikon D3s does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
27-450 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

Nikon AF-S DX 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 G ED VR
550 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1790 gram (equal to 3.95 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 2101

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