Is Canon EOS 1300D and Sigma EX 18-50mm f/2,8 DC Macro compatible?
Below you will find your chosen camera and lens. Click on the product name for more information.
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Canon EOS 1300D
Released: 2016 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: APS-C (1.6x) 18 Megapixels 5184 x 3456 pixels |
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Sigma EX 18-50mm f/2,8 DC Macro
Released: 2006 Normal Lens (zoom) & Macro Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors Focal Length: 18-50 mm Aperture: f/2,8 |
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.
Optimized for each other
Some lenses are optimized for a smaller APS-C sensor. Sigma EX 18-50mm f/2,8 DC Macro is such a lens, requiring an APS-C sensor, and this is exactly the sensor you will find inside Canon EOS 1300D.
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:
18-50 mm
Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
29-80 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 1300D
485 gram
Sigma EX 18-50mm f/2,8 DC Macro
450 gram
Together they have a total weight of 935 gram (equal to 2,06 lb).
