Is Nikon D800 and Nikon AF-S DX 55-300mm F4.5-5.6 G ED VR compatible?
Below you will find your chosen camera and lens. Click on the product name for more information.
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Nikon D800
Released: 2012 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: FX (Full frame) 36,3 Megapixels 7360 x 4912 pixels |
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Nikon AF-S DX 55-300mm F4.5-5.6 G ED VR
Released: 2010 Telephoto Zoom Lens Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors Focal Length: 55-300 mm Aperture: f/4,5-5,6 |
Can you combine these two?
Last updated: March 2024
This is the short answer:
The camera and lens you have chosen might work but in a cropped mode since the lens is constructed for a smaller APS-C sensor.
Cropped Mode and Lower Resolution
This lens has focal length:
55-300 mm
You will experience:
82-450 mm
Using a lens constructed for a APS-C sensor can result in that the resolution becomes lower that the 36,3 MP that the Nikon D800 has.
Focal Length
The Nikon camera has a sensor of type Full frame which means that your experienced Focal length will be same as the lens specification tells us.
This lens has focal length:
55-300 mm
Since Nikon D800 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
82-450 mm
Read more about Crop factor
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 D800
900 gram
Nikon AF-S DX 55-300mm F4.5-5.6 G ED VR
530 gram
Together they have a total weight of 1430 gram (equal to 3.15 lb).
Compatibility Check ID: 2101