Is Canon EOS 1000D and Sigma EX 70-200mm F2.8 APO HSM DG Macro compatible?

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

Canon EOS 1000D

Canon EOS 1000D
Released: 2008
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.6x)
10,1 Megapixels
3888 x 2592 pixels

Sigma EX 70-200mm F2.8 APO HSM DG Macro

Sigma EX 70-200mm F2.8 APO HSM DG Macro
Released: 2006
Telephoto Zoom Lens & Macro
Focal Length: 70-200 mm
Aperture: f/2,8

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 70-200mm F2.8 APO HSM DG Macro is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS 1000D.

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:
70-200 mm

Since Canon EOS 1000D does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
112-320 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 1000D
502 gram

Sigma EX 70-200mm F2.8 APO HSM DG Macro
1380 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1882 gram (equal to 4.15 lb).

Please note that Sigma EX 70-200mm F2.8 APO HSM DG Macro has a tripod mount which is great.

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