Is Nikon D7000 and Sigma 170-500mm F5-6.3 DG APO compatible?

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

Nikon D7000

Nikon D7000
Released: 2010
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x)
16,2 Megapixels
4928 x 3264 pixels

Sigma 170-500mm F5-6.3 DG APO

Sigma 170-500mm F5-6.3 DG APO
Released: 2005
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Focal Length: 170-500 mm
Aperture: f/5-6,3

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: March 2024

This is the short answer:

The camera and lens you have chosen can be used together.

Versitale lens

Sigma 170-500mm F5-6.3 DG APO is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D7000.

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.

This lens has focal length:
170-500 mm

Since Nikon D7000 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
255-750 mm

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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 D7000
780 gram

Sigma 170-500mm F5-6.3 DG APO
1345 gram

Together they have a total weight of 2125 gram (equal to 4.68 lb).

Please note that Sigma 170-500mm F5-6.3 DG APO has a tripod mount which is great.

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Compatibility Check ID: 2200