Is Nikon D5500 and Sigma EX 100-300mm F4 DG APO HSM compatible?

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Nikon D5500

Nikon D5500
Released: 2015
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x)
24 Megapixels
6000 x 4000 pixels

Sigma EX 100-300mm F4 DG APO HSM

Sigma EX 100-300mm F4 DG APO HSM
Released: 2004
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Focal Length: 100-300 mm
Aperture: f/4

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: December 2024

This is the short answer:

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

Versitale lens

Sigma EX 100-300mm F4 DG APO HSM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D5500.

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:
100-300 mm

Since Nikon D5500 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
150-450 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 D5500
420 gram

Sigma EX 100-300mm F4 DG APO HSM
1440 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1860 gram (equal to 4.1 lb).

Please note that Sigma EX 100-300mm F4 DG APO HSM has a tripod mount which is great.

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Compatibility Check ID: 2200

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