Is Nikon D50 and Nikon AF-S 200mm f/2 G IF 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 D50
Released: 2005 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x) 6 Megapixels 3008 x 2000 pixels |
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Nikon AF-S 200mm f/2 G IF ED VR
Released: 2004 Telephoto Lens (prime) Focal Length: 200 mm Aperture: f/2 |
Can you combine these two?
Last updated: December 2023
This is the short answer:
The camera and lens you have chosen can be used together. Here is a longer answer:
Nikon all the way
The possibility to combine these two products is great since both Nikon D50 and Nikon AF-S 200mm f/2 G IF ED VR are manufactured by Nikon.
Versitale lens
Nikon AF-S 200mm f/2 G IF ED VR is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D50.
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.
Actual Focal Length for this lens:
200 mm
Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
300 mm
Read more about Crop factor on Nikon cameras
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 D50
620 gram
Nikon AF-S 200mm f/2 G IF ED VR
2900 gram
Together they have a total weight of 3520 gram (equal to 7,76 lb).
Please note that Nikon AF-S 200mm f/2 G IF ED VR has a tripod mount which is great.
