Is Canon EOS 60D and Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2,8 XR Di-II LD Asph IF compatible?
Below you will find your chosen camera and lens. Click on the product name for more information.
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Canon EOS 60D
Released: 2010 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: APS-C (1.6x) 18 Megapixels 5184 x 3456 pixels |
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Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2,8 XR Di-II LD Asph IF
Released: 2006 Normal Lens (zoom) Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors Focal Length: 17-50 mm Aperture: f/2,8 |
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:
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 SP AF 17-50mm f/2,8 XR Di-II LD Asph IF is such a lens, requiring an APS-C sensor, and this is exactly the sensor you will find inside Canon EOS 60D.
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:
17-50 mm
Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
27-80 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 60D
755 gram
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2,8 XR Di-II LD Asph IF
430 gram
Together they have a total weight of 1185 gram (equal to 2,61 lb).
