Is Nikon Df and Sigma 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM compatible?
Below you will find your chosen camera and lens. Click on the product name for more information.
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Nikon Df
Released: 2013 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: FX (Full frame) 16 Megapixels 4928 x 3280 pixels |
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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: 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:
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 16 MP that the Nikon Df 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 Df 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 Df
760 gram
Sigma 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
630 gram
Together they have a total weight of 1390 gram (equal to 3.06 lb).
Compatibility Check ID: 2101