Compatibility Check: Is Canon EOS 80D and Canon EF 300mm F2.8 L IS 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 80D

Released: 2016
Camera Type: DSLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.6x)
Resolution: 24 Megapixels
6000 x 4000 pixels

Canon EF 300mm F2.8 L IS USM

Released: 1999
Focal Length: 300 mm
Aperture: f/2,8
Image Stabilization: Yes
Weight: 2550 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

Canon EF 300mm F2.8 L IS USM is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS 80D.

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 80D 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 80D
730 gram

Canon EF 300mm F2.8 L IS USM
2550 gram

Together they have a total weight of 3280 gram (equal to 7.23 lb).

Please note that Canon EF 300mm F2.8 L IS USM has a tripod mount which is great.

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Canon EOS 80D

Canon EF 300mm F2.8 L IS USM

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