Is Nikon D5 and Sigma 8-16mm F4.5-5.6 DC HSM compatible?

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Nikon D5

Nikon D5
Released: 2016
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: FX (Full frame)
21 Megapixels
5588 x 3712 pixels

Sigma 8-16mm F4.5-5.6 DC HSM

Sigma 8-16mm F4.5-5.6 DC HSM
Released: 2010
Wide Angle Zoom Lens
Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors
Focal Length: 8-16 mm
Aperture: f/4,5-5,6

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:
8-16 mm

You will experience:
12-24 mm

Using a lens constructed for a APS-C sensor can result in that the resolution becomes lower that the 21 MP that the Nikon D5 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:
8-16 mm

Since Nikon D5 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
12-24 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 D5
1415 gram

Sigma 8-16mm F4.5-5.6 DC HSM
545 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1960 gram (equal to 4.32 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 2101