Is Nikon D3200 and Nikon PC 85mm f/2,8 D Micro compatible?

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

Nikon D3200

Nikon D3200
Released: 2012
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x)
24,2 Megapixels
6016 x 4000 pixels

Nikon PC 85mm f/2,8 D Micro

Nikon PC 85mm f/2,8 D Micro
Released: 1999
Telephoto Lens (prime) & Tilt Shift
Focal Length: 85 mm
Aperture: f/2,8

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: December 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 D3200 and Nikon PC 85mm f/2,8 D Micro are manufactured by Nikon.

Versitale lens

Nikon PC 85mm f/2,8 D Micro is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D3200.

Lens does not support Autofocus

Nikon PC 85mm f/2,8 D Micro does not support autofocus but this is not because of the camera in any way since this lens only support manual focus.

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:
85 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
128 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 D3200
505 gram

Nikon PC 85mm f/2,8 D Micro
770 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1275 gram (equal to 2,81 lb).