Is Canon EOS 60D and Sigma EX 300-800mm F5.6 DG APO HSM compatible?

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

Buy	Canon EOS 60D Released: 2010 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: APS-C (1.6x) 18 Megapixels 5184 x 3456 pixels
Buy	Sigma EX 300-800mm F5.6 DG APO HSM Released: 2003 Telephoto Zoom Lens Focal Length: 300-800 mm Aperture: f/5,6

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: November 2024

This is the short answer:

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

Versitale lens

Sigma EX 300-800mm F5.6 DG APO HSM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS 60D.

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:
300-800 mm

Since Canon EOS 60D does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
480-1280 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 60D
755 gram

Sigma EX 300-800mm F5.6 DG APO HSM
5880 gram

Together they have a total weight of 6635 gram (equal to 14.63 lb).

Please note that Sigma EX 300-800mm F5.6 DG APO HSM has a tripod mount which is great.

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Compatibility Check ID: 1300

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