Compatibility Check: Is Canon EOS 1100D and Sigma EX 300mm F2.8 APO DG HSM compatible?

Below you will find your chosen camera and lens with a short product summary. Further down you will see details around their compatibility, if they are compatible or not.

Canon EOS 1100D

Released: 2011
Camera Type: DSLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.6x)
Resolution: 12,2 Megapixels
4272 x 2848 pixels

Sigma EX 300mm F2.8 APO DG HSM

Released: 2005
Focal Length: 300 mm
Aperture: f/2,8
Image Stabilization: No
Weight: 2400 gram

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: November 2024

This is the short answer:

Yes! This combination is compatible

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

Versatile lens

Sigma EX 300mm F2.8 APO DG HSM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS 1100D.

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:
300 mm

Since Canon EOS 1100D does not have a Full Frame sensor the experienced focal length you will experience will be:
480 mm

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 1100D
495 gram

Sigma EX 300mm F2.8 APO DG HSM
2400 gram

Together they have a total weight of 2895 gram (equal to 6.38 lb).

Please note that Sigma EX 300mm F2.8 APO DG HSM has a tripod mount which is great.

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Canon EOS 1100D

Sigma EX 300mm F2.8 APO DG HSM

Validation Status: Valid
Valid Camera: Yes
Valid Lens: Yes
Compatible: 1
Compatibility Check ID: 1300