Compatibility Check: Is Canon EOS 5D Mark III and Canon EF 85mm F1.8 USM 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 5D Mark III

Released: 2012
Camera Type: DSLR
Sensor: Full frame
Resolution: 22,3 Megapixels
5760 x 3840 pixels

Canon EF 85mm F1.8 USM

Released: 1992
Focal Length: 85 mm
Aperture: f/1,8
Image Stabilization: No
Weight: 425 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.

This Canon EF lens is fully compatible with this Canon's full-frame DSLR camera.

Made for each other

This lens is part of the Canon EOS EF range of products and is ideal for this camera as well as other cameras in the Canon EOS EF series.

Focal Length

The Canon camera has a sensor of type Full frame which means that your experienced Focal length will be the same as the lens specification tells us.

This lens has focal length:
85 mm

Since Canon EOS 5D Mark III has a Full Frame sensor this is also the focal length you will experience.

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 5D Mark III
950 gram

Canon EF 85mm F1.8 USM
425 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1375 gram (equal to 3.03 lb).

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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Canon EF 85mm F1.8 USM

Validation Status: Valid
Valid Camera: Yes
Valid Lens: Yes
Compatible: 1
Compatibility Check ID: 1100