Is Nikon D5600 and Nikon AF-S DX 85mm F3.5 G ED Micro VR 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

Nikon AF-S DX 85mm F3.5 G ED Micro VR

Nikon AF-S DX 85mm F3.5 G ED Micro VR
Released: 2009
Telephoto Prime Lens & Macro
Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors
Focal Length: 85 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.

Made for each other

This lens is part of the Nikon APS-C (DX) range of products and is ideal for this APS-C camera as well as other cameras with Nikon APS-C (DX) sensor.

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:
85 mm

Since Nikon D5600 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
128 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

Nikon AF-S DX 85mm F3.5 G ED Micro VR
355 gram

Together they have a total weight of 820 gram (equal to 1.81 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 2201