Is Canon EOS Rebel SL1 and Sigma EX 50-500mm f/4-6,3 DG APO OS HSM compatible?

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

Canon EOS Rebel SL1

Canon EOS Rebel SL1
Released: 2013
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.6x)
18 Megapixels
5184 x 3456 pixels

Sigma EX 50-500mm f/4-6,3 DG APO OS HSM

Sigma EX 50-500mm f/4-6,3 DG APO OS HSM
Released: 2010
Telephoto Lens (zoom)
Focal Length: 50-500 mm
Aperture: f/4-6,3

Can you combine these two?

This is the short answer:

Yes! This combination is compatible

The camera and lens you have chosen can be used together. Here is a longer answer:

Lens is available with Canon mount

This lens is manufactured by Sigma but is available with a Canon mount.
This lens is also available for Nikon cameras, so before you buy the lens - make sure you get the right version.

Versitale lens

Sigma EX 50-500mm f/4-6,3 DG APO OS HSM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS Rebel SL1.

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:
50-500 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
80-800 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 SL1
407 gram

Sigma EX 50-500mm f/4-6,3 DG APO OS HSM
1970 gram

Together they have a total weight of 2377 gram (equal to 5,24 lb).

Please note that Sigma EX 50-500mm f/4-6,3 DG APO OS HSM has a tripod mount which is great.

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