Is Canon EOS Rebel T3 and Canon MP-E65mm f/2,8 1-5x 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 MP-E65mm f/2,8 1-5x
Released: 1999 Normal Lens (prime) & Macro Focal Length: 65 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:
Canon all the way
The possibility to combine these two products is great since both Canon EOS Rebel T3 and Canon MP-E65mm f/2,8 1-5x are manufactured by Canon.
Versitale lens
Canon MP-E65mm f/2,8 1-5x is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS Rebel T3.
Lens does not support Autofocus
Canon MP-E65mm f/2,8 1-5x does not support autofocus but this is not because of the camera in any way since this lens only support manual focus.
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:
65 mm
Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
104 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 MP-E65mm f/2,8 1-5x
710 gram
Together they have a total weight of 1205 gram (equal to 2,66 lb).
Please note that Canon MP-E65mm f/2,8 1-5x has a tripod mount which is great.
