Is Nikon D5000 and Nikon AF-S DX 18-300mm F3.5-5.6 G ED VR compatible?

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

Buy	Nikon D5000 Released: 2009 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x) 12,3 Megapixels 4288 x 2848 pixels
Buy	Nikon AF-S DX 18-300mm F3.5-5.6 G ED VR Released: 2012 Superzoom Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors Focal Length: 18-300 mm Aperture: f/3,5-5,6

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: November 2024

This is the short answer:

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

Made for each other

This lens is part of the Nikon APS-C (DX) range of products and is ideal for this APS-C camera as well as other cameras with Nikon APS-C (DX) sensor.

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:
18-300 mm

Since Nikon D5000 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
27-450 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 D5000
590 gram

Nikon AF-S DX 18-300mm F3.5-5.6 G ED VR
830 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1420 gram (equal to 3.13 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 2201

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