Is Nikon D3200 and Sigma 55-200mm f/4-5,6 DC HSM compatible?

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	Nikon D3200 Released: 2012 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x) 24,2 Megapixels 6016 x 4000 pixels

	Sigma 55-200mm f/4-5,6 DC HSM Released: 2007 Telephoto Lens (zoom) Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors Focal Length: 55-200 mm Aperture: f/4-5,6

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: December 2023

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 55-200mm f/4-5,6 DC HSM is such a lens, requiring an APS-C sensor, and this is exactly the sensor you will find inside Nikon D3200.

Autofocus in lens

To obtain autofocus there has to be an Autofocus motor in either the camera or the lens. This specific lens, Sigma 55-200mm f/4-5,6 DC HSM has a built-in autofocus (AF) motor and in this case this is critical since Nikon D3200 does not have a built-in autofocus (AF) motor. In this case, the autofocus (AF) motor in the lens is what makes it possible to use autofocus.

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:
55-200 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
82-300 mm

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 D3200
505 gram

Sigma 55-200mm f/4-5,6 DC HSM
310 gram

Together they have a total weight of 815 gram (equal to 1,8 lb).