Is Canon EOS 300D and Tamron AF 70-200/2,8 LD IF Di Macro compatible?

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

Canon EOS 300D

Canon EOS 300D
Released: 2003
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.6x)
6,3 Megapixels
3072 x 2048 pixels

Tamron AF 70-200/2,8 LD IF Di Macro

Tamron AF 70-200/2,8 LD IF Di Macro
Released: 2008
Telephoto Lens (zoom) & Macro
Focal Length: 70-200 mm
Aperture: f/2,8

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: October 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.

Versitale lens

Tamron AF 70-200/2,8 LD IF Di Macro is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS 300D.

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:
70-200 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
112-320 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 300D
645 gram

Tamron AF 70-200/2,8 LD IF Di Macro
1150 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1795 gram (equal to 3,96 lb).

Please note that Tamron AF 70-200/2,8 LD IF Di Macro has a tripod mount which is great.

Read more about Tripod mount