Is Canon EOS Rebel T5 and Sigma EX 300mm F2.8 APO DG HSM compatible?

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

Buy	Canon EOS Rebel T5 Released: 2014 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: APS-C (1.6x) 18 Megapixels 5184 x 3456 pixels
Buy	Sigma EX 300mm F2.8 APO DG HSM Released: 2005 Telephoto Prime Lens Focal Length: 300 mm Aperture: f/2,8

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 300mm F2.8 APO DG HSM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS Rebel T5.

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 mm

Since Canon EOS Rebel T5 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
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 Rebel T5
480 gram

Sigma EX 300mm F2.8 APO DG HSM
2400 gram

Together they have a total weight of 2880 gram (equal to 6.35 lb).

Please note that Sigma EX 300mm F2.8 APO DG HSM has a tripod mount which is great.

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Compatibility Check ID: 1300

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