Is Nikon D3500 and Nikon AF-S DX 55-300mm f/4,5-5,6 G ED VR compatible?
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Nikon D3500
Released: 2018 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x) 24 Megapixels 6000 x 4000 pixels |
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Nikon AF-S DX 55-300mm f/4,5-5,6 G ED VR
Released: 2010 Telephoto Lens (zoom) Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors Focal Length: 55-300 mm Aperture: f/4,5-5,6 |
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 D3500 and Nikon AF-S DX 55-300mm f/4,5-5,6 G ED VR are manufactured by Nikon.
Optimized for each other
Some lenses are optimized for a smaller APS-C sensor. Nikon AF-S DX 55-300mm f/4,5-5,6 G ED VR is such a lens, requiring an APS-C sensor, and this is exactly the sensor you will find inside Nikon D3500.
Autofocus in lens
To obtain autofocus there has to be an Autofocus motor in either the camera or the lens. This specific lens, Nikon AF-S DX 55-300mm f/4,5-5,6 G ED VR has a built-in autofocus (AF) motor and in this case this is critical since Nikon D3500 does not have a built-in autofocus (AF) motor. In this case, the autofocus (AF) motor in the lens is what makes it possible to use autofocus.
Read more about Autofocus motor
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:
55-300 mm
Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
82-450 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 D3500
365 gram
Nikon AF-S DX 55-300mm f/4,5-5,6 G ED VR
530 gram
Together they have a total weight of 895 gram (equal to 1,97 lb).
