Is Nikon D90 and Nikon AF-S 200-400mm f/4 G IF-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 200-400mm f/4 G IF-ED VR

Nikon AF-S 200-400mm f/4 G IF-ED VR
Released: 2003
Telephoto Lens (zoom)
Focal Length: 200-400 mm
Aperture: f/4

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:

Nikon all the way

The possibility to combine these two products is great since both Nikon D90 and Nikon AF-S 200-400mm f/4 G IF-ED VR are manufactured by Nikon.

Versitale lens

Nikon AF-S 200-400mm f/4 G IF-ED VR 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:
200-400 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
300-600 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 200-400mm f/4 G IF-ED VR
3275 gram

Together they have a total weight of 3978 gram (equal to 8,77 lb).

Please note that Nikon AF-S 200-400mm f/4 G IF-ED VR has a tripod mount which is great.

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