Is Nikon D800 and Sigma EX 30mm F1.4 DC HSM compatible?

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

Nikon D800

Nikon D800
Released: 2012
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: FX (Full frame)
36,3 Megapixels
7360 x 4912 pixels

Sigma EX 30mm F1.4 DC HSM

Sigma EX 30mm F1.4 DC HSM
Released: 2005
Standard Prime Lens
Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors
Focal Length: 30 mm
Aperture: f/1,4

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:
30 mm

You will experience:
45 mm

Using a lens constructed for a APS-C sensor can result in that the resolution becomes lower that the 36,3 MP that the Nikon D800 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:
30 mm

Since Nikon D800 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
45 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 D800
900 gram

Sigma EX 30mm F1.4 DC HSM
430 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1330 gram (equal to 2.93 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 2101