Is Canon EOS 550D and Canon EF 100-300mm F4.5-5.6 USM compatible?

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

Buy	Canon EOS 550D Released: 2010 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: APS-C (1.6x) 18,7 Megapixels 5184 x 3456 pixels
Buy	Canon EF 100-300mm F4.5-5.6 USM Released: 1990 Telephoto Zoom Lens Focal Length: 100-300 mm Aperture: f/4,5-5,6

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: October 2024

This is the short answer:

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

Versitale lens

Canon EF 100-300mm F4.5-5.6 USM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS 550D.

Focal Length

The Canon camera has a sensor of type APS-C, a smaller version compared to a Full Frame sensor, which means that your experienced Focal length will be multiplied by 1.6x.

This lens has focal length:
100-300 mm

Since Canon EOS 550D does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
160-480 mm

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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:

Canon EOS 550D
510 gram

Canon EF 100-300mm F4.5-5.6 USM
540 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1050 gram (equal to 2.31 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 1300

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