Is Nikon D4 and Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4.5 DC HSM Macro compatible?

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Nikon D4

Nikon D4
Released: 2012
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: FX (Full frame)
16,2 Megapixels
4928 x 3280 pixels

Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4.5 DC HSM Macro

Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4.5 DC HSM Macro
Released: 2008
Standard Zoom Lens
Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors
Focal Length: 17-70 mm
Aperture: f/2,8-4,5

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: March 2024

This is the short answer:

The camera and lens you have chosen might work but in a cropped mode since the lens is constructed for a smaller APS-C sensor.

Cropped Mode and Lower Resolution

This lens has focal length:
17-70 mm

You will experience:
26-105 mm

Using a lens constructed for a APS-C sensor can result in that the resolution becomes lower that the 16,2 MP that the Nikon D4 has.

Focal Length

The Nikon camera has a sensor of type Full frame which means that your experienced Focal length will be same as the lens specification tells us.

This lens has focal length:
17-70 mm

Since Nikon D4 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
26-105 mm

Read more about Crop factor

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 D4
1340 gram

Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4.5 DC HSM Macro
490 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1830 gram (equal to 4.03 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 2101