Is Nikon D5100 and Nikon AF-S 70-200mm F2.8 G IF-ED VR II compatible?

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

Nikon D5100

Nikon D5100
Released: 2011
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x)
16,2 Megapixels
4928 x 3264 pixels

Nikon AF-S 70-200mm F2.8 G IF-ED VR II

Nikon AF-S 70-200mm F2.8 G IF-ED VR II
Released: 2009
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Focal Length: 70-200 mm
Aperture: f/2,8

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: March 2024

This is the short answer:

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

Versitale lens

Nikon AF-S 70-200mm F2.8 G IF-ED VR II is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D5100.

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:
70-200 mm

Since Nikon D5100 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
105-300 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 D5100
611 gram

Nikon AF-S 70-200mm F2.8 G IF-ED VR II
1540 gram

Together they have a total weight of 2151 gram (equal to 4.74 lb).

Please note that Nikon AF-S 70-200mm F2.8 G IF-ED VR II has a tripod mount which is great.

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