Is Canon EOS 300D and Canon EF 800mm F5.6 L IS USM compatible?

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

Buy	Canon EOS 300D Released: 2003 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: APS-C (1.6x) 6,3 Megapixels 3072 x 2048 pixels
Buy	Canon EF 800mm F5.6 L IS USM Released: 2008 Telephoto Prime Lens Focal Length: 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

Canon EF 800mm F5.6 L IS USM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS 300D.

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:
800 mm

Since Canon EOS 300D does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
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 300D
645 gram

Canon EF 800mm F5.6 L IS USM
4500 gram

Together they have a total weight of 5145 gram (equal to 11.34 lb).

Please note that Canon EF 800mm F5.6 L IS USM has a tripod mount which is great.

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Compatibility Check ID: 1300

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