Is Canon EOS 5D and Canon EF 8-15mm f/4 L USM Fisheye compatible?

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

Canon EOS 5D

Canon EOS 5D
Released: 2005
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: Full frame
12,7 Megapixels
4368 x 2912 pixels

Canon EF 8-15mm f/4 L USM Fisheye

Canon EF 8-15mm f/4 L USM Fisheye
Released: 2010
Wide Angle (zoom) & Fisheye
Focal Length: 8-15 mm
Aperture: f/4

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: September 2023

This is the short answer:

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 and Canon EF 8-15mm f/4 L USM Fisheye are manufactured by Canon.

Versitale lens

Canon EF 8-15mm f/4 L USM Fisheye is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS 5D.

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:
8-15 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
8-15 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
895 gram

Canon EF 8-15mm f/4 L USM Fisheye
540 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1435 gram (equal to 3,16 lb).