Is Canon EOS 40D and Canon EF 600mm F4 L IS II USM compatible?

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

Buy	Canon EOS 40D Released: 2007 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: APS-C (1.6x) 10,1 Megapixels 3888 x 2592 pixels
Buy	Canon EF 600mm F4 L IS II USM Released: 2011 Telephoto Prime Lens Focal Length: 600 mm Aperture: f/4

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: April 2024

This is the short answer:

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

Versitale lens

Canon EF 600mm F4 L IS II USM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS 40D.

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:
600 mm

Since Canon EOS 40D does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
960 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 40D
822 gram

Canon EF 600mm F4 L IS II USM
3920 gram

Together they have a total weight of 4742 gram (equal to 10.45 lb).

Please note that Canon EF 600mm F4 L IS II USM has a tripod mount which is great.

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Compatibility Check ID: 1300

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