Compatibility Check: Is Nikon D850 and Nikon AF-S DX 55-200mm F4-5.6 G ED 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 D850

Released: 2017
Camera Type: DSLR
Sensor: Full frame
Resolution: 46 Megapixels
8256 x 5504 pixels

Nikon AF-S DX 55-200mm F4-5.6 G ED

Released: 2005
Focal Length: 55-200 mm
Aperture: f/4-5,6
Image Stabilization: No
Weight: 255 gram

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: November 2024

This is the short answer:

Yes! This combination might work

The camera and lens you have chosen might work but in a cropped mode since the lens is constructed for a smaller APS-C sensor.

Cropped Mode and Lower Resolution

This lens has focal length:
55-200 mm

You will experience:
82-300 mm

Using a lens constructed for an APS-C sensor can result in the resolution being lower than the 46 MP that the Nikon D850 has.

Focal Length

The Nikon camera has a sensor of type Full frame which means that your experienced Focal length will be the same as the lens specification tells us.

This lens has focal length:
55-200 mm

Since Nikon D850 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experienced focal length you will experience will be:
82-300 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 D850
1005 gram

Nikon AF-S DX 55-200mm F4-5.6 G ED
255 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1260 gram (equal to 2.78 lb).

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Nikon D850

Nikon AF-S DX 55-200mm F4-5.6 G ED

Validation Status: Valid
Valid Camera: Yes
Valid Lens: Yes
Compatible: 3
Compatibility Check ID: 2101