Is Canon EOS 500D and Canon MP-E65mm F2.8 1-5x compatible?

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

Buy	Canon EOS 500D Released: 2009 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: APS-C (1.6x) 15,1 Megapixels 4752 x 3168 pixels
Buy	Canon MP-E65mm F2.8 1-5x Released: 1999 Standard Prime Lens & Macro Focal Length: 65 mm Aperture: f/2,8

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: April 2024

This is the short answer:

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

Versitale lens

Canon MP-E65mm F2.8 1-5x is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS 500D.

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:
65 mm

Since Canon EOS 500D does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
104 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 500D
520 gram

Canon MP-E65mm F2.8 1-5x
710 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1230 gram (equal to 2.71 lb).

Please note that Canon MP-E65mm F2.8 1-5x has a tripod mount which is great.

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Compatibility Check ID: 1300

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