Is Nikon D70s and Sigma EX 180mm F2.8 HSM OS DG Macro compatible?

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

Nikon D70s

Nikon D70s
Released: 2005
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x)
6 Megapixels
3008 x 2000 pixels

Sigma EX 180mm F2.8 HSM OS DG Macro

Sigma EX 180mm F2.8 HSM OS DG Macro
Released: 2012
Telephoto Prime Lens & Macro
Focal Length: 180 mm
Aperture: f/2,8

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: February 2024

This is the short answer:

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

Versitale lens

Sigma EX 180mm F2.8 HSM OS DG Macro is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D70s.

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:
180 mm

Since Nikon D70s does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
270 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 D70s
679 gram

Sigma EX 180mm F2.8 HSM OS DG Macro
1640 gram

Together they have a total weight of 2319 gram (equal to 5.11 lb).

Please note that Sigma EX 180mm F2.8 HSM OS DG Macro has a tripod mount which is great.

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Compatibility Check ID: 2200