Is Nikon D40 and Nikon AF 80-200mm F2.8 D IF ED compatible?

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

Nikon D40

Nikon D40
Released: 2006
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x)
6 Megapixels
3008 x 2000 pixels

Nikon AF 80-200mm F2.8 D IF ED

Nikon AF 80-200mm F2.8 D IF ED
Released: 1992
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Focal Length: 80-200 mm
Aperture: f/2,8

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 but you will only have manual focus.

Lack of Autofocus

The lens supports autofocus but neither the camera nor the lens has a built-in autofocus (AF) motor. You as a photographer will not have the possibility to use autofocus to obtain a sharp image. Focusing manually will then be the only way to obtain sharpness.

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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:
80-200 mm

Since Nikon D40 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
120-300 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 D40
522 gram

Nikon AF 80-200mm F2.8 D IF ED
1580 gram

Together they have a total weight of 2102 gram (equal to 4.63 lb).

Please note that Nikon AF 80-200mm F2.8 D IF ED has a tripod mount which is great.

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Compatibility Check ID: 9999