Is Nikon D6 and Tokina AT-X Pro 12-24mm F4 AF DX compatible?

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

Buy	Nikon D6 Released: 2020 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: FX (Full frame) 21 Megapixels 5568 x 3712 pixels
Buy	Tokina AT-X Pro 12-24mm F4 AF DX Released: 2004 Wide Angle Zoom Lens Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors Focal Length: 12-24 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 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:
12-24 mm

You will experience:
18-36 mm

Using a lens constructed for a APS-C sensor can result in that the resolution becomes lower that the 21 MP that the Nikon D6 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:
12-24 mm

Since Nikon D6 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
18-36 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 D6
1270 gram

Tokina AT-X Pro 12-24mm F4 AF DX
570 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1840 gram (equal to 4.06 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 2101

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