Is Nikon D80 and Nikon AF-S 300mm f/2,8 G IF-ED VR II compatible?
Below you will find your chosen camera and lens. Click on the product name for more information.
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Nikon D80
Released: 2006 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x) 10 Megapixels 3872 x 2592 pixels |
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Nikon AF-S 300mm f/2,8 G IF-ED VR II
Released: 2010 Telephoto Lens (prime) Focal Length: 300 mm Aperture: f/2,8 |
Can you combine these two?
Last updated: September 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 D80 and Nikon AF-S 300mm f/2,8 G IF-ED VR II are manufactured by Nikon.
Versitale lens
Nikon AF-S 300mm f/2,8 G IF-ED VR II is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D80.
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:
300 mm
Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
450 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 D80
668 gram
Nikon AF-S 300mm f/2,8 G IF-ED VR II
2900 gram
Together they have a total weight of 3568 gram (equal to 7,87 lb).
Please note that Nikon AF-S 300mm f/2,8 G IF-ED VR II has a tripod mount which is great.
