Is Nikon D80 and Sigma EX 50mm f/1,4 DG HSM compatible?

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Buy	Nikon D80 Released: 2006 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x) 10 Megapixels 3872 x 2592 pixels
Buy	Sigma EX 50mm f/1,4 DG HSM Released: 2008 Normal Lens (prime) Focal Length: 50 mm Aperture: f/1,4

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.

Versitale lens

Sigma EX 50mm f/1,4 DG HSM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D80.

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:
50 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
75 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 D80
668 gram

Sigma EX 50mm f/1,4 DG HSM
505 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1173 gram (equal to 2,59 lb).