Is Nikon D300s and Sigma EX 200-500mm F2.8 APO HSM DG compatible?

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

Buy	Nikon D300s Released: 2009 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x) 12,3 Megapixels 4288 x 2848 pixels
Buy	Sigma EX 200-500mm F2.8 APO HSM DG Released: 2008 Telephoto Zoom Lens Focal Length: 200-500 mm Aperture: f/2,8

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: November 2024

This is the short answer:

The camera and lens you have chosen can be used together.

Versitale lens

Sigma EX 200-500mm F2.8 APO HSM DG is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D300s.

Focal Length

The Nikon 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.

This lens has focal length:
200-500 mm

Since Nikon D300s does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
300-750 mm

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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 D300s
938 gram

Sigma EX 200-500mm F2.8 APO HSM DG
15700 gram

Together they have a total weight of 16638 gram (equal to 36.68 lb).

Please note that Sigma EX 200-500mm F2.8 APO HSM DG has a tripod mount which is great.

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Compatibility Check ID: 2200

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