Is Nikon D40x and Canon EF TS-E 17mm f/4 L compatible?

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Buy	Nikon D40x Released: 2007 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x) 10 Megapixels 3872 x 2592 pixels
Buy	Canon EF TS-E 17mm f/4 L Released: 2009 Wide Angle Lens (prime) & Tilt Shift Focal Length: 17 mm Aperture: f/4

Can you combine these two?

This is the short answer:

No! This combination is not compatible

The camera and lens you have chosen cannot be combined. Here is a longer answer:

A non-Nikon lens on a Nikon camera

This is a Canon lens and unfortunately they are not constructed to work with Nikon cameras. If the lens would have been a Sigma, Tamron och Tokina it would perhaps be different since they are available with a compatible Nikon mount.