Is Nikon D2Xs and Nikon AF-S DX 18-300mm f/3,5-5,6 G ED VR compatible?

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Nikon D2Xs

Nikon D2Xs
Released: 2006
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x)
12,2 Megapixels
4288 x 2848 pixels

Nikon AF-S DX 18-300mm f/3,5-5,6 G ED VR

Nikon AF-S DX 18-300mm f/3,5-5,6 G ED VR
Released: 2012
Superzoom
Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors
Focal Length: 18-300 mm
Aperture: f/3,5-5,6

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 D2Xs and Nikon AF-S DX 18-300mm f/3,5-5,6 G ED VR are manufactured by Nikon.

Optimized for each other

Some lenses are optimized for a smaller APS-C sensor. Nikon AF-S DX 18-300mm f/3,5-5,6 G ED VR is such a lens, requiring an APS-C sensor, and this is exactly the sensor you will find inside Nikon D2Xs.

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:
18-300 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
27-450 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 D2Xs
1200 gram

Nikon AF-S DX 18-300mm f/3,5-5,6 G ED VR
830 gram

Together they have a total weight of 2030 gram (equal to 4,48 lb).