Identifying full frame lens

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I have a D7100 with three lens, a Nikon SWM VR ED IF 077, a Nikon SWM 058 and a Sigma DC 072. I am considering moving to a full frame Nikon and trying to identity if all or any of my lens are considered full frame ?. Any help would be appreciated

The numbers you have quoted only relate to the diameter of the lens. The letters you have quoted refer to lens features/characteristics. But nothing you've given here actually identifies a lens. You can find a full list of current Nikon DSLR lenses here. Notice that for every lens, the focal length (or focal length range) and the aperture are given. That's essential for identifying a lens. But provide the full name if you can. — osullic, Feb 20 '21 at 21:26
What do all those cryptic number and letter codes in a lens name mean? — xiota, Feb 21 '21 at 16:15
Voting to reopen so that it can be properly closed as a duplicate of What do all those cryptic number and letter codes in a lens name mean?, which seems to me to be much more helpful. — Michael C, Feb 22 '21 at 07:51

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 21 '21 at 09:25

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You need to turn the lens round ;)

SWM Ø58 is Silent Wave Motor, 58mm filter thread size. (some of these reverse descriptions are far more complex - eg DX SWM VR ED IF Aspherical… etc etc.) In either case the lens's full 'title' is on the other face.

In this case, SWM Ø58…

…is revealed as an AF-S NIKKOR 50mm 1:1.4G

That doesn't necessarily mean yours is the same, only that the filter size is the same.

However, the reverse description seems to always include DX if it's actually a DX lens, so if none of your Nikon lenses say DX, then they're good for a full frame Nikon. I don't own any Sigma lenses so I'm not certain if their descriptions follow the same pattern.

answered Feb 21 '21 at 09:25

Tetsujin

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For Sigma, DC lenses are APs-C only and DG lenses are full frame. – Michael C Feb 22 '21 at 07:49
Thanks very much for the responses I am still not quite sure what indicates the model name of the lens. My big lens has a gold plate on the lens that says Nikon ED followed by AF-s VR-NIKKOR 70-200mm 1:2.8G. So as there is no DX designation is that the model name and is that lens considered a full frame lens. Thanks again for your help. Its awesome – Alexh Feb 22 '21 at 16:38
Correct, no DX designation means it's FX (full-frame). – Tetsujin Feb 22 '21 at 16:45
My prime lens is a NIKON AF-S Nikkor 50mm 1:1.4G so can I assume this is also a full frame lens ? – Alexh Feb 22 '21 at 16:53

Identifying full frame lens

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