Is Canon EOS 70D and Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5,6 III USM compatible?

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

Canon EOS 70D

Canon EOS 70D
Released: 2013
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.6x)
20,2 Megapixels
5472 x 3648 pixels

Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5,6 III USM

Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5,6 III USM
Released: 1999
Telephoto Lens (zoom)
Focal Length: 75-300 mm
Aperture: f/4-5,6

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:

Canon all the way

The possibility to combine these two products is great since both Canon EOS 70D and Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5,6 III USM are manufactured by Canon.

Versitale lens

Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5,6 III USM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS 70D.

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:
75-300 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
120-480 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 70D
755 gram

Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5,6 III USM
480 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1235 gram (equal to 2,72 lb).