Compatibility Check: Is Nikon D3000 and Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4.5 DC HSM Macro compatible?

Below you will find your chosen camera and lens with a short product summary. Further down you will see details around their compatibility, if they are compatible or not.

Nikon D3000

Released: 2009
Camera Type: DSLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.5x)
Resolution: 10,2 Megapixels
3872 x 2592 pixels

Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4.5 DC HSM Macro

Released: 2008
Focal Length: 17-70 mm
Aperture: f/2,8-4,5
Image Stabilization: No
Weight: 490 gram

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: November 2024

This is the short answer:

Yes! This combination is compatible

The camera and lens you have chosen can be used together.

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:
17-70 mm

Since Nikon D3000 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experienced focal length you will experience will be:
25-105 mm

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 D3000
536 gram

Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4.5 DC HSM Macro
490 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1026 gram (equal to 2.26 lb).

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Nikon D3000

Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4.5 DC HSM Macro

Validation Status: Valid
Valid Camera: Yes
Valid Lens: Yes
Compatible: 1
Compatibility Check ID: 2201