Is Nikon Df and Sigma EX 4.5mm F2.8 DC HSM Fisheye compatible?

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

Nikon Df

Nikon Df
Released: 2013
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: FX (Full frame)
16 Megapixels
4928 x 3280 pixels

Sigma EX 4.5mm F2.8 DC HSM Fisheye

Sigma EX 4.5mm F2.8 DC HSM Fisheye
Released: 2007
Wide Angle Prime Lens & Fisheye
Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors
Focal Length: 4 mm
Aperture: f/2,8

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:
4 mm

You will experience:
6 mm

Using a lens constructed for a APS-C sensor can result in that the resolution becomes lower that the 16 MP that the Nikon Df 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:
4 mm

Since Nikon Df does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
6 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 Df
760 gram

Sigma EX 4.5mm F2.8 DC HSM Fisheye
470 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1230 gram (equal to 2.71 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 2101