Is Nikon D810A and Sigma EX 18-50mm F2.8 DC HSM Macro compatible?

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Nikon D810A

Nikon D810A
Released: 2015
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: FX (Full frame)
36 Megapixels
7360 x 4912 pixels

Sigma EX 18-50mm F2.8 DC HSM Macro

Sigma EX 18-50mm F2.8 DC HSM Macro
Released: 2006
Standard Zoom Lens & Macro
Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors
Focal Length: 18-50 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:
18-50 mm

You will experience:
27-75 mm

Using a lens constructed for a APS-C sensor can result in that the resolution becomes lower that the 36 MP that the Nikon D810A 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:
18-50 mm

Since Nikon D810A does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
27-75 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 D810A
880 gram

Sigma EX 18-50mm F2.8 DC HSM Macro
535 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1415 gram (equal to 3.12 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 2101