Is Canon EOS Rebel T3 and Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5,6 IS USM compatible?
Below you will find your chosen camera and lens. Click on the product name for more information.
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Canon EOS Rebel T3
Released: 2011 Type: Digital SLR Sensor: APS-C (1.6x) 12,2 Megapixels 4272 x 2848 pixels |
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Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5,6 IS USM
Released: 2004 Normal Lens (zoom) Suited for cameras with APS-C sensors Focal Length: 17-85 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 Rebel T3 and Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5,6 IS USM are manufactured by Canon.
Optimized for each other
Some lenses are optimized for a smaller APS-C sensor. Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5,6 IS USM is such a lens, requiring an APS-C sensor, and this is exactly the sensor you will find inside 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:
17-85 mm
Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
27-136 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 Rebel T3
495 gram
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5,6 IS USM
475 gram
Together they have a total weight of 970 gram (equal to 2,14 lb).
