Is Canon EOS Rebel SL2 and Sigma EX 135-400mm F4.5-5.6 DG APO compatible?

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

Canon EOS Rebel SL2

Canon EOS Rebel SL2
Released: 2017
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.6x)
24 Megapixels
6000 x 4000 pixels

Sigma EX 135-400mm F4.5-5.6 DG APO

Sigma EX 135-400mm F4.5-5.6 DG APO
Released: 2004
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Focal Length: 135-400 mm
Aperture: f/4,5-5,6

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: February 2024

This is the short answer:

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

Versitale lens

Sigma EX 135-400mm F4.5-5.6 DG APO is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS Rebel SL2.

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:
135-400 mm

Since Canon EOS Rebel SL2 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
216-640 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 SL2
453 gram

Sigma EX 135-400mm F4.5-5.6 DG APO
1245 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1698 gram (equal to 3.74 lb).

Please note that Sigma EX 135-400mm F4.5-5.6 DG APO has a tripod mount which is great.

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