Is Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Canon EF 28mm f/2,8 IS USM compatible?

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

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

	Canon EF 28mm f/2,8 IS USM Released: 2012 Wide Angle Lens (prime) Focal Length: 28 mm Aperture: f/2,8

Can you combine these two?

This is the short answer:

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

The possibility to combine these two products is great since both Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Canon EF 28mm f/2,8 IS USM are manufactured by Canon.

Canon EF 28mm f/2,8 IS USM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

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:
28 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
28 mm

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 28mm f/2,8 IS USM
260 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1110 gram (equal to 2,45 lb).