Is Nikon D3200 and Sigma EX 120-300mm f/2,8 APO DG HSM compatible?
Below you will find your chosen camera and lens. Click on the product name for more information.
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Nikon D3200
Released: 2012 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x) 24,2 Megapixels 6016 x 4000 pixels |
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Sigma EX 120-300mm f/2,8 APO DG HSM
Released: 2002 Telephoto Lens (zoom) Focal Length: 120-300 mm Aperture: f/2,8 |
Can you combine these two?
Last updated: September 2023
This is the short answer:
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 120-300mm f/2,8 APO DG HSM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of 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 EX 120-300mm f/2,8 APO DG 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.
Read more about Autofocus motor
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:
120-300 mm
Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
180-450 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 D3200
505 gram
Sigma EX 120-300mm f/2,8 APO DG HSM
2600 gram
Together they have a total weight of 3105 gram (equal to 6,85 lb).
Please note that Sigma EX 120-300mm f/2,8 APO DG HSM has a tripod mount which is great.
