Is Nikon D500 and Nikon AF-S 80-400mm 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 D500
Released: 2016 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x) 21 Megapixels 5568 x 3712 pixels |
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Nikon AF-S 80-400mm F4.5-5.6 G ED VR
Released: 2013 Telephoto Zoom Lens Focal Length: 80-400 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 can be used together.
Versitale lens
Nikon AF-S 80-400mm F4.5-5.6 G ED VR is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D500.
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:
80-400 mm
Since Nikon D500 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
120-600 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 D500
860 gram
Nikon AF-S 80-400mm F4.5-5.6 G ED VR
1570 gram
Together they have a total weight of 2430 gram (equal to 5.36 lb).
Please note that Nikon AF-S 80-400mm F4.5-5.6 G ED VR has a tripod mount which is great.
Compatibility Check ID: 2200