Compatibility Check: Is Canon EOS 550D and Sigma EX 50mm F2.8 DG 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 550D
Canon EOS 550D

Released: 2010
Camera Type: DSLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.6x)
Resolution: 18,7 Megapixels
5184 x 3456 pixels

Sigma EX 50mm F2.8 DG Macro
Sigma EX 50mm F2.8 DG Macro

Released: 2003
Focal Length: 50 mm
Aperture: f/2,8
Image Stabilization: No
Weight: 320 gram

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: November 2024

This is the short answer:

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

Versatile lens

Sigma EX 50mm F2.8 DG Macro is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS 550D.

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:
50 mm

Since Canon EOS 550D does not have a Full Frame sensor the experienced focal length you will experience will be:
80 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 550D
510 gram

Sigma EX 50mm F2.8 DG Macro
320 gram

Together they have a total weight of 830 gram (equal to 1.83 lb).

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

Written by Henrik Törner

Camera Expert and Founder of Cameraby


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