Compatibility Check: Is Nikon D5100 and Nikon AF-S 500mm F5.6 E PF 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 D5100

Released: 2011
Camera Type: DSLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.5x)
Resolution: 16,2 Megapixels
4928 x 3264 pixels

Nikon AF-S 500mm F5.6 E PF ED VR

Released: 2018
Focal Length: 500 mm
Aperture: f/5,6
Image Stabilization: Yes
Weight: 1460 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.

Versatile lens

Nikon AF-S 500mm F5.6 E PF ED VR is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D5100.

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:
500 mm

Since Nikon D5100 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experienced focal length you will experience will be:
750 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 D5100
611 gram

Nikon AF-S 500mm F5.6 E PF ED VR
1460 gram

Together they have a total weight of 2071 gram (equal to 4.57 lb).

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Nikon D5100

Nikon AF-S 500mm F5.6 E PF ED VR

Validation Status: Valid
Valid Camera: Yes
Valid Lens: Yes
Compatible: 1
Compatibility Check ID: 2200