Is Canon EOS Rebel T3 and Canon EF 90-300mm f/4,5-5,6 DC compatible?

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

Canon EOS Rebel T3

Canon EOS Rebel T3
Released: 2011
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.6x)
12,2 Megapixels
4272 x 2848 pixels

Canon EF 90-300mm f/4,5-5,6 DC

Canon EF 90-300mm f/4,5-5,6 DC
Released: 2003
Telephoto Lens (zoom)
Focal Length: 90-300 mm
Aperture: f/4,5-5,6

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 Rebel T3 and Canon EF 90-300mm f/4,5-5,6 DC are manufactured by Canon.

Versitale lens

Canon EF 90-300mm f/4,5-5,6 DC is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS Rebel T3.

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:
90-300 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
144-480 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 Rebel T3
495 gram

Canon EF 90-300mm f/4,5-5,6 DC
420 gram

Together they have a total weight of 915 gram (equal to 2,02 lb).