Is Canon EOS 1100D and Canon EF 100-300mm f/4,5-5,6 USM compatible?

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Buy	Canon EOS 1100D Released: 2011 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: APS-C (1.6x) 12,2 Megapixels 4272 x 2848 pixels
Buy	Canon EF 100-300mm f/4,5-5,6 USM Released: 1990 Telephoto Lens (zoom) Focal Length: 100-300 mm Aperture: f/4,5-5,6

Can you combine these two?

This is the short answer:

Yes! This combination is compatible

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 1100D and Canon EF 100-300mm f/4,5-5,6 USM are manufactured by Canon.

Versitale lens

Canon EF 100-300mm f/4,5-5,6 USM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS 1100D.

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:
100-300 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
160-480 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 1100D
495 gram

Canon EF 100-300mm f/4,5-5,6 USM
540 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1035 gram (equal to 2,28 lb).