Compatibility Check: Is Nikon D40x and Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG APO HSM OS 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 D40x

Released: 2007
Camera Type: DSLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.5x)
Resolution: 10 Megapixels
3872 x 2592 pixels

Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG APO HSM OS

Released: 2008
Focal Length: 150-500 mm
Aperture: f/5-6,3
Image Stabilization: Yes
Weight: 1910 gram

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: December 2024

This is the short answer:

Yes! This combination is compatible

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

Versatile lens

Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG APO HSM OS is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Nikon D40x.

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:
150-500 mm

Since Nikon D40x does not have a Full Frame sensor the experienced focal length you will experience will be:
225-750 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 D40x
522 gram

Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG APO HSM OS
1910 gram

Together they have a total weight of 2432 gram (equal to 5.36 lb).

Please note that Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG APO HSM OS has a tripod mount which is great.

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Nikon D40x

Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG APO HSM OS

Validation Status: Valid
Valid Camera: Yes
Valid Lens: Yes
Compatible: 1
Compatibility Check ID: 2200