Is Canon EOS 1D Mark IIn and Sigma EX 300-800mm F5.6 DG APO HSM compatible?

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

Canon EOS 1D Mark IIn

Canon EOS 1D Mark IIn
Released: 2005
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: APS-H (1.3x)
8,2 Megapixels
3504 x 2336 pixels

Sigma EX 300-800mm F5.6 DG APO HSM

Sigma EX 300-800mm F5.6 DG APO HSM
Released: 2003
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Focal Length: 300-800 mm
Aperture: f/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

Sigma EX 300-800mm F5.6 DG APO HSM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS 1D Mark IIn.

Focal Length

The Canon camera has a sensor of type APS-H, a slightly smaller version compared to a Full Frame sensor, which means that your experienced Focal length will be multiplied by 1.3x.

This lens has focal length:
300-800 mm

Since Canon EOS 1D Mark IIn does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
390-1040 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 1D Mark IIn
1565 gram

Sigma EX 300-800mm F5.6 DG APO HSM
5880 gram

Together they have a total weight of 7445 gram (equal to 16.41 lb).

Please note that Sigma EX 300-800mm F5.6 DG APO HSM has a tripod mount which is great.

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