Is Nikon D7100 and Sigma EX 500mm f/4,5 HSM APO DG compatible?
Below you will find your chosen camera and lens. Click on the product name for more information.
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Nikon D7100
Released: 2013 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x) 24,1 Megapixels 6000 x 4000 pixels |
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Sigma EX 500mm f/4,5 HSM APO DG
Released: 2005 Telephoto Lens (prime) Focal Length: 500 mm Aperture: f/4,5 |
Can you combine these two?
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.
Versitale lens
Sigma EX 500mm f/4,5 HSM APO DG is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D7100.
Focal Length
The Canon 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:
500 mm
Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
750 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 D7100
675 gram
Sigma EX 500mm f/4,5 HSM APO DG
3150 gram
Together they have a total weight of 3825 gram (equal to 8,43 lb).
Please note that Sigma EX 500mm f/4,5 HSM APO DG has a tripod mount which is great.
