Is Nikon D3200 and Nikon AF-S 200-500mm F5.6 E ED VR compatible?

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

Nikon D3200

Nikon D3200
Released: 2012
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x)
24,2 Megapixels
6016 x 4000 pixels

Nikon AF-S 200-500mm F5.6 E ED VR

Nikon AF-S 200-500mm F5.6 E ED VR
Released: 2015
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Focal Length: 200-500 mm
Aperture: f/5,6

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: February 2024

This is the short answer:

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

Versitale lens

Nikon AF-S 200-500mm F5.6 E ED VR is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D3200.

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:
200-500 mm

Since Nikon D3200 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
300-750 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 D3200
505 gram

Nikon AF-S 200-500mm F5.6 E ED VR
2300 gram

Together they have a total weight of 2805 gram (equal to 6.18 lb).

Please note that Nikon AF-S 200-500mm F5.6 E ED VR has a tripod mount which is great.

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Compatibility Check ID: 2200