Is Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Canon EF 600mm f/4 L IS II USM compatible?

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Released: 2008
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: Full frame
21,1 Megapixels
5616 x 3744 pixels

Canon EF 600mm f/4 L IS II USM

Canon EF 600mm f/4 L IS II USM
Released: 2011
Telephoto Lens (prime)
Focal Length: 600 mm
Aperture: f/4

Can you combine these two?

This is the short answer:

Yes! This combination is compatible

The camera and lens you have chosen can be used together. Here is a longer answer:

Canon all the way

The possibility to combine these two products is great since both Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Canon EF 600mm f/4 L IS II USM are manufactured by Canon.

Versitale lens

Canon EF 600mm f/4 L IS II USM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

Focal Length

The Canon camera has a sensor of type Full frame which means that your experienced Focal length will be exactly what the lens specification tells us:

Actual Focal Length for this lens:
600 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
600 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 5D Mark II
850 gram

Canon EF 600mm f/4 L IS II USM
3920 gram

Together they have a total weight of 4770 gram (equal to 10,52 lb).

Please note that Canon EF 600mm f/4 L IS II USM has a tripod mount which is great.

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