Is Canon EOS 7D and Sigma EX 70-200mm f/2,8 APO HSM DG Macro compatible?

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

Canon EOS 7D

Canon EOS 7D
Released: 2009
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.6x)
18 Megapixels
5184 x 3456 pixels

Sigma EX 70-200mm f/2,8 APO HSM DG Macro

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

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: December 2023

This is the short answer:

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

Lens is available with Canon mount

This lens is manufactured by Sigma but is available with a Canon mount.
This lens is also available for Nikon cameras, so before you buy the lens - make sure you get the right version.

Versitale lens

Sigma EX 70-200mm f/2,8 APO HSM DG Macro is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS 7D.

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.

Actual Focal Length for this lens:
70-200 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
112-320 mm

Read more about Crop factor on Canon cameras

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 7D
860 gram

Sigma EX 70-200mm f/2,8 APO HSM DG Macro
1380 gram

Together they have a total weight of 2240 gram (equal to 4,94 lb).

Please note that Sigma EX 70-200mm f/2,8 APO HSM DG Macro has a tripod mount which is great.

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