Is Canon EOS Rebel XT and Canon EF 90-300mm F4.5-5.6 USM compatible?

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

Canon EOS Rebel XT

Canon EOS Rebel XT
Released: 2005
Type: Digital SLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.6x)
8 Megapixels
3456 x 2304 pixels

Canon EF 90-300mm F4.5-5.6 USM

Canon EF 90-300mm F4.5-5.6 USM
Released: 2002
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Focal Length: 90-300 mm
Aperture: f/4,5-5,6

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: March 2024

This is the short answer:

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

Versitale lens

Canon EF 90-300mm F4.5-5.6 USM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS Rebel XT.

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:
90-300 mm

Since Canon EOS Rebel XT does not have a Full Frame sensor the experience focal length you will experience will be:
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 XT
540 gram

Canon EF 90-300mm F4.5-5.6 USM
420 gram

Together they have a total weight of 960 gram (equal to 2.12 lb).

Compatibility Check ID: 1300