Compatibility Check: Is Nikon D300s and Nikon AF-S DX 55-300mm F4.5-5.6 G ED VR compatible?

Below you will find your chosen camera and lens with a short product summary. Further down you will see details around their compatibility, if they are compatible or not.

Nikon D300s

Released: 2009
Camera Type: DSLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.5x)
Resolution: 12,3 Megapixels
4288 x 2848 pixels

Nikon AF-S DX 55-300mm F4.5-5.6 G ED VR

Released: 2010
Focal Length: 55-300 mm
Aperture: f/4,5-5,6
Image Stabilization: Yes
Weight: 530 gram

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: November 2024

This is the short answer:

Yes! This combination is compatible

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:
55-300 mm

Since Nikon D300s does not have a Full Frame sensor the experienced focal length you will experience will be:
82-450 mm

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 D300s
938 gram

Nikon AF-S DX 55-300mm F4.5-5.6 G ED VR
530 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1468 gram (equal to 3.24 lb).

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Nikon D300s

Nikon AF-S DX 55-300mm F4.5-5.6 G ED VR

Validation Status: Valid
Valid Camera: Yes
Valid Lens: Yes
Compatible: 1
Compatibility Check ID: 2201