Is Canon EOS 400D and Canon EF 8-15mm f/4 L USM Fisheye compatible?

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

Canon EOS 400D

Canon EOS 400D
Released: 2006
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.6x)
10,1 Megapixels
3888 x 2592 pixels

Canon EF 8-15mm f/4 L USM Fisheye

Canon EF 8-15mm f/4 L USM Fisheye
Released: 2010
Wide Angle (zoom) & Fisheye
Focal Length: 8-15 mm
Aperture: f/4

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:

Canon all the way

The possibility to combine these two products is great since both Canon EOS 400D and Canon EF 8-15mm f/4 L USM Fisheye are manufactured by Canon.

Versitale lens

Canon EF 8-15mm f/4 L USM Fisheye is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS 400D.

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:
8-15 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
13-24 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 400D
556 gram

Canon EF 8-15mm f/4 L USM Fisheye
540 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1096 gram (equal to 2,42 lb).