Is Nikon D5500 and Tamron SP AF 90mm F2.8 Di Macro (motorized) compatible?

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

Nikon D5500

Nikon D5500
Released: 2015
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x)
24 Megapixels
6000 x 4000 pixels

Tamron SP AF 90mm F2.8 Di Macro (motorized)

Tamron SP AF 90mm F2.8 Di Macro (motorized)
Released: 2008
Telephoto Prime Lens & Macro
Focal Length: 90 mm
Aperture: f/2,8

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: March 2024

This is the short answer:

The camera and lens you have chosen can be used together.

Versitale lens

Tamron SP AF 90mm F2.8 Di Macro (motorized) is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D5500.

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:
90 mm

Since Nikon D5500 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
135 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 D5500
420 gram

Tamron SP AF 90mm F2.8 Di Macro (motorized)
405 gram

Together they have a total weight of 825 gram (equal to 1.82 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 2200