Is Nikon D3 and Sigma EX 18-50mm F2.8 DC HSM Macro compatible?
Below you will find your chosen camera and lens. Click on the product name for more information.
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Nikon D3
Released: 2007 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: FX (Full frame) 12,1 Megapixels 4256 x 2832 pixels |
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Sigma EX 18-50mm F2.8 DC HSM Macro
Released: 2006 Standard Zoom Lens & Macro Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors Focal Length: 18-50 mm Aperture: f/2,8 |
Can you combine these two?
Last updated: March 2024
This is the short answer:
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:
18-50 mm
You will experience:
27-75 mm
Using a lens constructed for a APS-C sensor can result in that the resolution becomes lower that the 12,1 MP that the Nikon D3 has.
Focal Length
The Nikon camera has a sensor of type Full frame which means that your experienced Focal length will be same as the lens specification tells us.
This lens has focal length:
18-50 mm
Since Nikon D3 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
27-75 mm
Read more about Crop factor
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 D3
1300 gram
Sigma EX 18-50mm F2.8 DC HSM Macro
535 gram
Together they have a total weight of 1835 gram (equal to 4.05 lb).
Compatibility Check ID: 2101