Is Canon EOS 30D and Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3,5-6,3 XR Di II compatible?

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Buy	Canon EOS 30D Released: 2006 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: APS-C (1.6x) 8,2 Megapixels 3504 x 2336 pixels
Buy	Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3,5-6,3 XR Di II Released: 2005 Superzoom Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors Focal Length: 18-200 mm Aperture: f/3,5-6,3

Can you combine these two?

This is the short answer:

Yes! This combination is compatible

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 18-200mm f/3,5-6,3 XR Di II is such a lens, requiring an APS-C sensor, and this is exactly the sensor you will find inside Canon EOS 30D.

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:
18-200 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
29-320 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 30D
784 gram

Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3,5-6,3 XR Di II
398 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1182 gram (equal to 2,61 lb).