Is Canon EOS Rebel XT and Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5,6 III 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 75-300mm f/4-5,6 III

Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5,6 III
Released: 1999
Telephoto Lens (zoom)
Focal Length: 75-300 mm
Aperture: f/4-5,6

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:

Canon all the way

The possibility to combine these two products is great since both Canon EOS Rebel XT and Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5,6 III are manufactured by Canon.

Versitale lens

Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5,6 III 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.

Actual Focal Length for this lens:
75-300 mm

Experienced Focal Length with this camera:
120-480 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 75-300mm f/4-5,6 III
480 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1020 gram (equal to 2,25 lb).