Is Nikon D70 and Sigma 18-125mm f/3,8-5,6 DC OS HSM compatible?

Below you will find your chosen camera and lens. Click on the product name for more information.

Nikon D70

Nikon D70
Released: 2004
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x)
6 Megapixels
3008 x 2000 pixels

Sigma 18-125mm f/3,8-5,6 DC OS HSM

Sigma 18-125mm f/3,8-5,6 DC OS HSM
Released: 2008
Normal Lens (zoom)
Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors
Focal Length: 18-125 mm
Aperture: f/3,8-5,6

Can you combine these two?

This is the short answer:

Yes! This combination is compatible

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 18-125mm f/3,8-5,6 DC OS HSM is such a lens, requiring an APS-C sensor, and this is exactly the sensor you will find inside Nikon D70.

Focal Length

The Canon 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:
18-125 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
27-188 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 D70
679 gram

Sigma 18-125mm f/3,8-5,6 DC OS HSM
505 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1184 gram (equal to 2,61 lb).