Is Canon EOS 300D and Sigma 120-400mm f/4,5-5,6 DG APO HSM OS 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

Sigma 120-400mm f/4,5-5,6 DG APO HSM OS

Sigma 120-400mm f/4,5-5,6 DG APO HSM OS
Released: 2008
Telephoto Lens (zoom)
Focal Length: 120-400 mm
Aperture: f/4,5-5,6

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 Sigma 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

Sigma 120-400mm f/4,5-5,6 DG APO HSM OS 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:
120-400 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
192-640 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 300D
645 gram

Sigma 120-400mm f/4,5-5,6 DG APO HSM OS
1750 gram

Together they have a total weight of 2395 gram (equal to 5,28 lb).

Please note that Sigma 120-400mm f/4,5-5,6 DG APO HSM OS has a tripod mount which is great.

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