Is Nikon D5100 and Nikon AF-S 500mm F4 D IF-ED II compatible?

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Buy	Nikon D5100 Released: 2011 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x) 16,2 Megapixels 4928 x 3264 pixels
Buy	Nikon AF-S 500mm F4 D IF-ED II Released: 2001 Telephoto Prime Lens Focal Length: 500 mm Aperture: f/4

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.

Versitale lens

Nikon AF-S 500mm F4 D IF-ED 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:
500 mm

Since Nikon D5100 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
750 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 500mm F4 D IF-ED II
3800 gram

Together they have a total weight of 4411 gram (equal to 9.72 lb).

Please note that Nikon AF-S 500mm F4 D IF-ED II has a tripod mount which is great.

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Compatibility Check ID: 2200

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