Is Nikon D810 and Tokina AT-X Pro 35/2.8 DX Macro compatible?

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

Nikon D810

Nikon D810
Released: 2014
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: FX (Full frame)
36 Megapixels
7360 x 4912 pixels

Tokina AT-X Pro 35/2.8 DX Macro

Tokina AT-X Pro 35/2.8 DX Macro
Released: 2007
Standard Prime Lens & Macro
Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors
Focal Length: 35 mm
Aperture: f/2,8

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: February 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:
35 mm

You will experience:
52 mm

Using a lens constructed for a APS-C sensor can result in that the resolution becomes lower that the 36 MP that the Nikon D810 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:
35 mm

Since Nikon D810 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
52 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 D810
980 gram

Tokina AT-X Pro 35/2.8 DX Macro
340 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1320 gram (equal to 2.91 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 2101