Compatibility Check: Is Canon EOS Rebel T5 and Sigma EX 800mm F5.6 HSM APO DG 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 Rebel T5

Released: 2014
Camera Type: DSLR
Sensor: APS-C (1.6x)
Resolution: 18 Megapixels
5184 x 3456 pixels

Sigma EX 800mm F5.6 HSM APO DG

Released: 2004
Focal Length: 800 mm
Aperture: f/5,6
Image Stabilization: No
Weight: 4740 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

Sigma EX 800mm F5.6 HSM APO DG is constructed to work with all sorts of camera sensors including the one of Canon EOS Rebel T5.

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:
800 mm

Since Canon EOS Rebel T5 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experienced focal length you will experience will be:
1280 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 Rebel T5
480 gram

Sigma EX 800mm F5.6 HSM APO DG
4740 gram

Together they have a total weight of 5220 gram (equal to 11.51 lb).

Please note that Sigma EX 800mm F5.6 HSM APO DG has a tripod mount which is great.

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Canon EOS Rebel T5

Sigma EX 800mm F5.6 HSM APO DG

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