Is Canon EOS 30D and Tamron 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di Macro compatible?

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

Canon EOS 30D

Canon EOS 30D
Released: 2006
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.6x)
8,2 Megapixels
3504 x 2336 pixels

Tamron 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di Macro

Tamron 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di Macro
Released: 2006
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Focal Length: 70-300 mm
Aperture: f/4-5,6

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

Tamron 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di Macro is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS 30D.

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:
70-300 mm

Since Canon EOS 30D does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
112-480 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 30D
784 gram

Tamron 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di Macro
435 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1219 gram (equal to 2.69 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 1300