Is Nikon D500 and Nikon AF-S 28mm f/1,8 G compatible?

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Nikon D500

Nikon D500
Released: 2016
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x)
21 Megapixels
5568 x 3712 pixels

Nikon AF-S 28mm f/1,8 G

Nikon AF-S 28mm f/1,8 G
Released: 2012
Wide Angle Lens (prime)
Focal Length: 28 mm
Aperture: f/1,8

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 D500 and Nikon AF-S 28mm f/1,8 G are manufactured by Nikon.

Versitale lens

Nikon AF-S 28mm f/1,8 G is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D500.

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:
28 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
42 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 D500
860 gram

Nikon AF-S 28mm f/1,8 G
330 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1190 gram (equal to 2,62 lb).