Compatibility Check: Is Canon EOS R3 and Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5.0-7.1 IS STM 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 R3

Released: 2021
Camera Type: Mirrorless
Sensor: Full frame
Resolution: 24 Megapixels
6000 x 4000 pixels

Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5.0-7.1 IS STM

Released: 2023
Focal Length: 55-210 mm
Aperture: f/5,0-7,1
Image Stabilization: No
Weight: 270 gram

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: February 2025

This is the short answer:

Yes! This combination might work

The camera and lens you have chosen might work but in a cropped mode since the lens is constructed for a smaller APS-C sensor.

Compatibility

An APS-C Canon RF-S lens is compatible with a full-frame Canon EOS RF camera, but it may activate Crop Mode or reduce resolution.

Cropped Mode and Lower Resolution

This lens has focal length:
55-210 mm

You will experience:
88-336 mm

Using a lens constructed for an APS-C sensor can result in the resolution being lower than the 24 MP that the Canon EOS R3 has.

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:
55-210 mm

Since Canon EOS R3 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experienced focal length you will experience will be:
88-336 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 R3
1015 gram

Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5.0-7.1 IS STM
270 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1285 gram (equal to 2.83 lb).

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Canon EOS R3

Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5.0-7.1 IS STM

Validation Status: Valid
Valid Camera: Yes
Valid Lens: Yes
Compatible: 3
Compatibility Check ID: 1504