Is Canon EOS 7D and Tokina AT-X Pro 12-24mm f/4 AF DX 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

Tokina AT-X Pro 12-24mm f/4 AF DX

Tokina AT-X Pro 12-24mm f/4 AF DX
Released: 2004
Wide Angle (zoom)
Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors
Focal Length: 12-24 mm
Aperture: f/4

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 Tokina 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. Tokina AT-X Pro 12-24mm f/4 AF DX 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:
12-24 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
19-38 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

Tokina AT-X Pro 12-24mm f/4 AF DX
570 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1430 gram (equal to 3,15 lb).