Is Canon EOS 7D and Tamron AF 55-200mm f/4-5.6 Di II LD Macro compatible?

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

Buy	Canon EOS 7D Released: 2009 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: APS-C (1.6x) 18 Megapixels 5184 x 3456 pixels
Buy	Tamron AF 55-200mm f/4-5.6 Di II LD Macro Released: 2005 Telephoto Lens (zoom) & Macro Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors Focal Length: 55-200 mm Aperture: f/4-5,6

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: November 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 Tamron 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.

Optimized for each other

Some lenses are optimized for a smaller APS-C sensor. Tamron AF 55-200mm f/4-5.6 Di II LD Macro is such a lens, requiring an APS-C sensor, and this is exactly the sensor you will find inside 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:
55-200 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
88-320 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

Tamron AF 55-200mm f/4-5.6 Di II LD Macro
300 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1160 gram (equal to 2,56 lb).