Is Nikon D3100 and Nikon AF-S 300mm F2.8 G IF-ED VR compatible?

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Buy	Nikon D3100 Released: 2010 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x) 14,2 Megapixels 4608 x 3072 pixels
Buy	Nikon AF-S 300mm F2.8 G IF-ED VR Released: 2004 Telephoto Prime Lens Focal Length: 300 mm Aperture: f/2,8

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: December 2024

This is the short answer:

The camera and lens you have chosen can be used together.

Versitale lens

Nikon AF-S 300mm F2.8 G IF-ED VR is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D3100.

Focal Length

The Nikon 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.

This lens has focal length:
300 mm

Since Nikon D3100 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
450 mm

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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

Nikon AF-S 300mm F2.8 G IF-ED VR
2870 gram

Together they have a total weight of 3375 gram (equal to 7.44 lb).

Please note that Nikon AF-S 300mm F2.8 G IF-ED VR has a tripod mount which is great.

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Compatibility Check ID: 2200

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