Is Nikon D500 and Sigma EX 300-800mm F5.6 DG APO HSM compatible?

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

Nikon D500

Nikon D500
Released: 2016
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: DX / APS-C (1.5x)
21 Megapixels
5568 x 3712 pixels

Sigma EX 300-800mm F5.6 DG APO HSM

Sigma EX 300-800mm F5.6 DG APO HSM
Released: 2003
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Focal Length: 300-800 mm
Aperture: f/5,6

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 300-800mm F5.6 DG APO HSM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D500.

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:
300-800 mm

Since Nikon D500 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
450-1200 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 D500
860 gram

Sigma EX 300-800mm F5.6 DG APO HSM
5880 gram

Together they have a total weight of 6740 gram (equal to 14.86 lb).

Please note that Sigma EX 300-800mm F5.6 DG APO HSM has a tripod mount which is great.

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Compatibility Check ID: 2200