Is Nikon D5000 and Nikon AF 80-400mm F4.5-5.6 D VR compatible?

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Buy	Nikon D5000 Released: 2009 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x) 12,3 Megapixels 4288 x 2848 pixels
Buy	Nikon AF 80-400mm F4.5-5.6 D VR Released: 2000 Telephoto Zoom Lens Focal Length: 80-400 mm Aperture: f/4,5-5,6

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: October 2024

This is the short answer:

The camera and lens you have chosen can be used together but you will only have manual focus.

Lack of Autofocus

The lens supports autofocus but neither the camera nor the lens has a built-in autofocus (AF) motor. You as a photographer will not have the possibility to use autofocus to obtain a sharp image. Focusing manually will then be the only way to obtain sharpness.

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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:
80-400 mm

Since Nikon D5000 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
120-600 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 80-400mm F4.5-5.6 D VR
1340 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1930 gram (equal to 4.25 lb).

Please note that Nikon AF 80-400mm F4.5-5.6 D VR has a tripod mount which is great.

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Compatibility Check ID: 9999

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