Is Canon EOS Rebel XSi and Tokina AT-X 840 AF D 80-400mm F4.5-5.6 compatible?

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

Canon EOS Rebel XSi

Canon EOS Rebel XSi
Released: 2008
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.6x)
12,2 Megapixels
4272 x 2848 pixels

Tokina AT-X 840 AF D 80-400mm F4.5-5.6

Tokina AT-X 840 AF D 80-400mm F4.5-5.6
Released: 2006
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Focal Length: 80-400 mm
Aperture: f/4,5-5,6

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: March 2024

This is the short answer:

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

Versitale lens

Tokina AT-X 840 AF D 80-400mm F4.5-5.6 is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS Rebel XSi.

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:
80-400 mm

Since Canon EOS Rebel XSi does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
128-640 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 Rebel XSi
524 gram

Tokina AT-X 840 AF D 80-400mm F4.5-5.6
1020 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1544 gram (equal to 3.4 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 1300