Is Canon EOS 80D and Sigma 170-500mm F5-6.3 DG APO compatible?

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

Canon EOS 80D

Canon EOS 80D
Released: 2016
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.6x)
24 Megapixels
6000 x 4000 pixels

Sigma 170-500mm F5-6.3 DG APO

Sigma 170-500mm F5-6.3 DG APO
Released: 2005
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Focal Length: 170-500 mm
Aperture: f/5-6,3

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: March 2024

This is the short answer:

The camera and lens you have chosen can be used together.

Versitale lens

Sigma 170-500mm F5-6.3 DG APO is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS 80D.

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.

This lens has focal length:
170-500 mm

Since Canon EOS 80D does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
272-800 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 80D
730 gram

Sigma 170-500mm F5-6.3 DG APO
1345 gram

Together they have a total weight of 2075 gram (equal to 4.57 lb).

Please note that Sigma 170-500mm F5-6.3 DG APO has a tripod mount which is great.

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