Is Nikon D3200 and Sigma EX 30mm f/1,4 DC HSM compatible?

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Nikon D3200

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

Sigma EX 30mm f/1,4 DC HSM

Sigma EX 30mm f/1,4 DC HSM
Released: 2005
Normal Lens (prime)
Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors
Focal Length: 30 mm
Aperture: f/1,4

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.

Optimized for each other

Some lenses are optimized for a smaller APS-C sensor. Sigma EX 30mm f/1,4 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 EX 30mm f/1,4 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.

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:
30 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
45 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 30mm f/1,4 DC HSM
430 gram

Together they have a total weight of 935 gram (equal to 2,06 lb).