Is Nikon D850 and Sigma 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM compatible?

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Nikon D850

Nikon D850
Released: 2017
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: FX (Full frame)
46 Megapixels
8256 x 5504 pixels

Sigma 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM

Sigma 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
Released: 2009
Superzoom
Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors
Focal Length: 18-250 mm
Aperture: f/3,5-6,3

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: December 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:
18-250 mm

You will experience:
27-375 mm

Using a lens constructed for a APS-C sensor can result in that the resolution becomes lower that the 46 MP that the Nikon D850 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:
18-250 mm

Since Nikon D850 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
27-375 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 D850
1005 gram

Sigma 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
630 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1635 gram (equal to 3.6 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 2101

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