Is Nikon D5600 and Tamron SP AF 180mm F3.5 Di LD IF Macro compatible?

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

Nikon D5600

Nikon D5600
Released: 2016
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x)
24 Megapixels
6000 x 4000 pixels

Tamron SP AF 180mm F3.5 Di LD IF Macro

Tamron SP AF 180mm F3.5 Di LD IF Macro
Released: 2003
Telephoto Prime Lens & Macro
Focal Length: 180 mm
Aperture: f/3,5

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: February 2024

This is the short answer:

The camera and lens you have chosen can be used together but you will only have manual focus.

Lack of Autofocus

The lens supports autofocus but neither the camera nor the lens has a built-in autofocus (AF) motor. You as a photographer will not have the possibility to use autofocus to obtain a sharp image. Focusing manually will then be the only way to obtain sharpness.

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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.

This lens has focal length:
180 mm

Since Nikon D5600 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
270 mm

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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 D5600
465 gram

Tamron SP AF 180mm F3.5 Di LD IF Macro
920 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1385 gram (equal to 3.05 lb).

Please note that Tamron SP AF 180mm F3.5 Di LD IF Macro has a tripod mount which is great.

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Compatibility Check ID: 9999