Is Nikon D3500 and Sigma EX 85mm f/1,4 DG HSM compatible?

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Buy	Nikon D3500 Released: 2018 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x) 24 Megapixels 6000 x 4000 pixels
Buy	Sigma EX 85mm f/1,4 DG HSM Released: 2010 Telephoto Lens (prime) Focal Length: 85 mm Aperture: f/1,4

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 85mm f/1,4 DG HSM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D3500.

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 85mm f/1,4 DG HSM has a built-in autofocus (AF) motor and in this case this is critical since Nikon D3500 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 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:
85 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
128 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 D3500
365 gram

Sigma EX 85mm f/1,4 DG HSM
725 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1090 gram (equal to 2,4 lb).