Is Nikon Df and Tokina AT-X 16.5-135mm F3.5-5.6 DX compatible?

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

Nikon Df

Nikon Df
Released: 2013
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: FX (Full frame)
16 Megapixels
4928 x 3280 pixels

Tokina AT-X 16.5-135mm F3.5-5.6 DX

Tokina AT-X 16.5-135mm F3.5-5.6 DX
Released: 2009
Superzoom
Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors
Focal Length: 16-135 mm
Aperture: f/3,5-5,6

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: March 2024

This is the short answer:

The camera and lens you have chosen might work but in a cropped mode since the lens is constructed for a smaller APS-C sensor.

Cropped Mode and Lower Resolution

This lens has focal length:
16-135 mm

You will experience:
24-202 mm

Using a lens constructed for a APS-C sensor can result in that the resolution becomes lower that the 16 MP that the Nikon Df has.

Focal Length

The Nikon camera has a sensor of type Full frame which means that your experienced Focal length will be same as the lens specification tells us.

This lens has focal length:
16-135 mm

Since Nikon Df does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
24-202 mm

Read more about Crop factor

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 Df
760 gram

Tokina AT-X 16.5-135mm F3.5-5.6 DX
610 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1370 gram (equal to 3.02 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 2101