Is Nikon D90 and Nikon AF-S 500mm f/4 E FL ED VR compatible?

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

Nikon D90

Nikon D90
Released: 2008
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x)
12,3 Megapixels
4288 x 2848 pixels

Nikon AF-S 500mm f/4 E FL ED VR

Nikon AF-S 500mm f/4 E FL ED VR
Released: 2015
Telephoto Lens (prime)
Focal Length: 500 mm
Aperture: f/4

Can you combine these two?

This is the short answer:

Yes! This combination is compatible

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 500mm f/4 E FL ED VR are manufactured by Nikon.

Versitale lens

Nikon AF-S 500mm f/4 E FL ED VR is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D90.

Focal Length

The Canon 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:
500 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
750 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 D90
703 gram

Nikon AF-S 500mm f/4 E FL ED VR
3090 gram

Together they have a total weight of 3793 gram (equal to 8,36 lb).

Please note that Nikon AF-S 500mm f/4 E FL ED VR has a tripod mount which is great.

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