Is Nikon D90 and Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1,8 G SE (Special Edition) compatible?

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Buy	Nikon D90 Released: 2008 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x) 12,3 Megapixels 4288 x 2848 pixels
Buy	Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1,8 G SE (Special Edition) Released: 2013 Normal Lens (prime) Focal Length: 50 mm Aperture: f/1,8

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 D90 and Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1,8 G SE (Special Edition) are manufactured by Nikon.

Versitale lens

Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1,8 G SE (Special Edition) is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D90.

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:
50 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
75 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 D90
703 gram

Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1,8 G SE (Special Edition)
190 gram

Together they have a total weight of 893 gram (equal to 1,97 lb).