Is Nikon D610 and Sigma 50-200mm F4-5.6 DC OS HSM compatible?

Below you will find your chosen camera and lens. Click on the product name for more information.

Nikon D610

Nikon D610
Released: 2013
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: FX (Full frame)
24 Megapixels
6016 x 4016 pixels

Sigma 50-200mm F4-5.6 DC OS HSM

Sigma 50-200mm F4-5.6 DC OS HSM
Released: 2009
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors
Focal Length: 50-200 mm
Aperture: f/4-5,6

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:
50-200 mm

You will experience:
75-300 mm

Using a lens constructed for a APS-C sensor can result in that the resolution becomes lower that the 24 MP that the Nikon D610 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:
50-200 mm

Since Nikon D610 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
75-300 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 D610
850 gram

Sigma 50-200mm F4-5.6 DC OS HSM
420 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1270 gram (equal to 2.8 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 2101