Is Nikon D6 and Sigma EX 4.5mm F2.8 DC HSM Fisheye compatible?

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

Nikon D6

Nikon D6
Released: 2020
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: FX (Full frame)
21 Megapixels
5568 x 3712 pixels

Sigma EX 4.5mm F2.8 DC HSM Fisheye

Sigma EX 4.5mm F2.8 DC HSM Fisheye
Released: 2007
Wide Angle Prime Lens & Fisheye
Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors
Focal Length: 4 mm
Aperture: f/2,8

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: February 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:
4 mm

You will experience:
6 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 D6 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:
4 mm

Since Nikon D6 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
6 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 D6
1270 gram

Sigma EX 4.5mm F2.8 DC HSM Fisheye
470 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1740 gram (equal to 3.84 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 2101