Is Nikon D5500 and Nikon AF-S 300mm f/4 E PF ED VR compatible?

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

Buy	Nikon D5500 Released: 2015 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x) 24 Megapixels 6000 x 4000 pixels
Buy	Nikon AF-S 300mm f/4 E PF ED VR Released: 2015 Telephoto Prime Lens Focal Length: 300 mm Aperture: f/4

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: December 2024

This is the short answer:

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

Versitale lens

Nikon AF-S 300mm f/4 E PF ED VR is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D5500.

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:
300 mm

Since Nikon D5500 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
450 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 D5500
420 gram

Nikon AF-S 300mm f/4 E PF ED VR
755 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1175 gram (equal to 2.59 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 2200

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