Compatibility Check: Is Nikon D5000 and Tamron SP AF 180mm F3.5 Di LD IF Macro 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 D5000

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

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

Released: 2003
Focal Length: 180 mm
Aperture: f/3,5
Image Stabilization: No
Weight: 920 gram

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: November 2024

This is the short answer:

Yes! This combination is compatible (but with no Autofocus)

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.

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 D5000 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experienced focal length you will experience will be:
270 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 D5000
590 gram

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

Together they have a total weight of 1510 gram (equal to 3.33 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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Nikon D5000

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

Validation Status: Valid
Valid Camera: Yes
Valid Lens: Yes
Compatible: 4
Compatibility Check ID: 9999