Is Nikon D5200 and Sigma EX 50-500mm F4-6.3 DG APO OS HSM compatible?

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

Nikon D5200

Nikon D5200
Released: 2012
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x)
24 Megapixels
6000 x 4000 pixels

Sigma EX 50-500mm F4-6.3 DG APO OS HSM

Sigma EX 50-500mm F4-6.3 DG APO OS HSM
Released: 2010
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Focal Length: 50-500 mm
Aperture: f/4-6,3

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: March 2024

This is the short answer:

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

Versitale lens

Sigma EX 50-500mm F4-6.3 DG APO OS HSM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D5200.

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:
50-500 mm

Since Nikon D5200 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
75-750 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 D5200
555 gram

Sigma EX 50-500mm F4-6.3 DG APO OS HSM
1970 gram

Together they have a total weight of 2525 gram (equal to 5.57 lb).

Please note that Sigma EX 50-500mm F4-6.3 DG APO OS HSM has a tripod mount which is great.

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Compatibility Check ID: 2200