Is Nikon D600 and Sigma EX 50-150mm F2.8 DC APO HSM compatible?

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

Nikon D600

Nikon D600
Released: 2012
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: FX (Full frame)
24,3 Megapixels
6016 x 4016 pixels

Sigma EX 50-150mm F2.8 DC APO HSM

Sigma EX 50-150mm F2.8 DC APO HSM
Released: 2006
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors
Focal Length: 50-150 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 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:
50-150 mm

You will experience:
75-225 mm

Using a lens constructed for a APS-C sensor can result in that the resolution becomes lower that the 24,3 MP that the Nikon D600 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:
50-150 mm

Since Nikon D600 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
75-225 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 D600
760 gram

Sigma EX 50-150mm F2.8 DC APO HSM
770 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1530 gram (equal to 3.37 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 2101