Is Canon EOS 60D and Canon EF 500mm F4 L IS USM compatible?

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

Canon EOS 60D

Canon EOS 60D
Released: 2010
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.6x)
18 Megapixels
5184 x 3456 pixels

Canon EF 500mm F4 L IS USM

Canon EF 500mm F4 L IS USM
Released: 1999
Telephoto Prime Lens
Focal Length: 500 mm
Aperture: f/4

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: March 2024

This is the short answer:

The camera and lens you have chosen can be used together.

Versitale lens

Canon EF 500mm F4 L IS USM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of 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.

This lens has focal length:
500 mm

Since Canon EOS 60D does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
800 mm

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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

Canon EF 500mm F4 L IS USM
3870 gram

Together they have a total weight of 4625 gram (equal to 10.2 lb).

Please note that Canon EF 500mm F4 L IS USM has a tripod mount which is great.

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