Is Nikon D90 and Nikon AF-S 500mm f/4 E FL ED VR compatible?
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Nikon D90
Released: 2008 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x) 12,3 Megapixels 4288 x 2848 pixels |
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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.