Is Nikon D80 and Tamron AF SP 70-300mm f/4-5,6 Di VC USD compatible?

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

Buy	Nikon D80 Released: 2006 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x) 10 Megapixels 3872 x 2592 pixels
Buy	Tamron AF SP 70-300mm f/4-5,6 Di VC USD Released: 2010 Telephoto Lens (zoom) Focal Length: 70-300 mm Aperture: f/4-5,6

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: November 2023

This is the short answer:

The camera and lens you have chosen can be used together. Here is a longer answer:

Lens is available with Nikon mount

This lens is manufactured by Tamron but is available with a Nikon mount.
This lens is also available for Canon cameras, so before you buy the lens - make sure you get the right version.

Versitale lens

Tamron AF SP 70-300mm f/4-5,6 Di VC USD 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:
70-300 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
105-450 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

Tamron AF SP 70-300mm f/4-5,6 Di VC USD
765 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1433 gram (equal to 3,16 lb).