Is Nikon D3100 and Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2,8 Di Macro (motorized) compatible?
Below you will find your chosen camera and lens. Click on the product name for more information.
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Nikon D3100
Released: 2010 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x) 14,2 Megapixels 4608 x 3072 pixels |
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Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2,8 Di Macro (motorized)
Released: 2008 Telephoto Lens (prime) & Macro Focal Length: 90 mm Aperture: f/2,8 |
Can you combine these two?
This is the short answer:
Yes! This combination is compatible
The camera and lens you have chosen can be used together. Here is a longer answer:
Lens is available with Nikon mount
This lens is manufactured by Tamron but is available with a Nikon mount.
This lens is also available for Canon cameras, so before you buy the lens - make sure you get the right version.
Versitale lens
Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2,8 Di Macro (motorized) is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D3100.
Autofocus in lens
To obtain autofocus there has to be an Autofocus motor in either the camera or the lens. This specific lens, Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2,8 Di Macro (motorized) has a built-in autofocus (AF) motor and in this case this is critical since Nikon D3100 does not have a built-in autofocus (AF) motor. In this case, the autofocus (AF) motor in the lens is what makes it possible to use autofocus.
Read more about Autofocus motor
Focal Length
The Canon camera has a sensor of type DX, a smaller version compared to a Full frame sensor, which means that your experienced Focal length will be multiplied by 1.5x.
Actual Focal Length for this lens:
90 mm
Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
135 mm
Read more about Crop factor on Nikon cameras
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 D3100
505 gram
Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2,8 Di Macro (motorized)
405 gram
Together they have a total weight of 910 gram (equal to 2,01 lb).
