Is Canon EOS R50 and Canon RF 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 R50 Released: 2023 Type: Mirrorless Sensor: APS-C (1.6x) 24 Megapixels 6000 x 4000 pixels
Buy	Canon RF 800mm F5.6 L IS USM Released: 2022 Telephoto Prime Lens Focal Length: 800 mm Aperture: f/5,6

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: December 2024

This is the short answer:

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

Made for each other

This lens is part of the Canon EOS RF range of products and is ideal for this camera as well as other cameras in the Canon EOS RF series.

Versitale lens

Canon RF 800mm F5.6 L IS USM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS R50.

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 R50 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 R50
375 gram

Canon RF 800mm F5.6 L IS USM
3140 gram

Together they have a total weight of 3515 gram (equal to 7.75 lb).

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

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Compatibility Check ID: 1603

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