Is Nikon D50 and Sigma EX 30mm f/1,4 DC HSM compatible?
Below you will find your chosen camera and lens. Click on the product name for more information.
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Nikon D50
Released: 2005 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x) 6 Megapixels 3008 x 2000 pixels |
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Sigma EX 30mm f/1,4 DC HSM
Released: 2005 Normal Lens (prime) Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors Focal Length: 30 mm Aperture: f/1,4 |
Can you combine these two?
Last updated: December 2023
This is the short answer:
The camera and lens you have chosen can be used together. Here is a longer answer:
Lens is available with Nikon mount
This lens is manufactured by Sigma but is available with a Nikon mount.
This lens is also available for Canon cameras, so before you buy the lens - make sure you get the right version.
Optimized for each other
Some lenses are optimized for a smaller APS-C sensor. Sigma EX 30mm f/1,4 DC HSM is such a lens, requiring an APS-C sensor, and this is exactly the sensor you will find inside Nikon D50.
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.
Actual Focal Length for this lens:
30 mm
Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
45 mm
Read more about Crop factor on Nikon cameras
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 D50
620 gram
Sigma EX 30mm f/1,4 DC HSM
430 gram
Together they have a total weight of 1050 gram (equal to 2,31 lb).
