Is Nikon D90 and Nikon AF 200mm f/4 ED-IF Micro compatible?

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Nikon D90

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

Nikon AF 200mm f/4 ED-IF Micro

Nikon AF 200mm f/4 ED-IF Micro
Released: 1993
Telephoto Lens (prime) & Macro
Focal Length: 200 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 200mm f/4 ED-IF Micro are manufactured by Nikon.

Versitale lens

Nikon AF 200mm f/4 ED-IF Micro is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D90.

Autofocus in camera

To obtain autofocus there has to be an Autofocus motor in either the camera or the lens. This specific lens, Nikon AF 200mm f/4 ED-IF Micro does not have a built-in autofocus (AF) motor but since Nikon D90 has a built-in autofocus (AF) motor there is still a possibility to use autofocus.

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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:
200 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
300 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 200mm f/4 ED-IF Micro
1190 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1893 gram (equal to 4,17 lb).

Please note that Nikon AF 200mm f/4 ED-IF Micro has a tripod mount which is great.

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