Compatibility Check: Is Canon EOS 50D and Tamron SP AF 180mm F3.5 Di LD IF Macro 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 50D

Released: 2008
Camera Type: DSLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.6x)
Resolution: 15,1 Megapixels
4752 x 3168 pixels

Tamron SP AF 180mm F3.5 Di LD IF Macro

Released: 2003
Focal Length: 180 mm
Aperture: f/3,5
Image Stabilization: No
Weight: 920 gram

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: December 2024

This is the short answer:

Yes! This combination is compatible

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

Versatile lens

Tamron SP AF 180mm F3.5 Di LD IF Macro is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS 50D.

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:
180 mm

Since Canon EOS 50D does not have a Full Frame sensor the experienced focal length you will experience will be:
288 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 50D
822 gram

Tamron SP AF 180mm F3.5 Di LD IF Macro
920 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1742 gram (equal to 3.84 lb).

Please note that Tamron SP AF 180mm F3.5 Di LD IF Macro has a tripod mount which is great.

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Canon EOS 50D

Tamron SP AF 180mm F3.5 Di LD IF Macro

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